Moussa Dembélé

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Moussa Dembélé
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Personal information
Full name Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé[1]
Date of birth 16 July 1987 (1987-07-16) (age 24)
Place of birth Wilrijk, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Playing position Attacking Midfielder, Winger, Striker
Club information
Current club Fulham
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2005 Germinal Beerschot 20 (1)
2005–2006 Willem II 33 (9)
2006–2010 AZ 118 (24)
2010– Fulham 45 (4)
National team‡
2006– Belgium 36 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:52, 17 December 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:58, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé (born 16 July 1987) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays as an Attacking Midfielder for Fulham in the English Premier League. He has a Malian father and a Belgian mother.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Dembélé played for K. Berchem Sport as a youth. He started his professional career playing for K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, a team in the Belgian Pro League. He played his first game when he was 16 years old. In 2005 he signed for the youth section of Willem II Tilburg, despite apparent interest from Ajax.

[edit] Willem II Tilburg

Dembélé spent the 2005-06 season in the Eredivisie with Willem II Tilburg. The team had a very bad season that year, but Dembele scored nine times. After this season for Willem II he attracted further interest from the bigger Eredivisie teams and was subsequently transferred to AZ in summer 2006.

[edit] AZ Alkmaar

In 2006-07 he was one of the most important players of Louis van Gaal's team. They were poised to win the championship but on the last day they lost the title to PSV Eindhoven and only finished third after losing 3-2 to Excelsior. AZ Alkmaar also lost the final of the KNVB Beker and the play-off final for qualification to the Champions League, both to Ajax. Dembélé scored six times that season.

The season of 2007-08 was a very disappointing season for AZ. They finished twelfth, and Dembele scored four times for them. The 2008-09 season started disappointingly as well for Dembélé's team after two defeats, but then AZ started to win more games and eventually won the championship. Dembélé was out injured from October until December with a knee injury, but on his return he was hailed as being one of the players of the season in the Eredivisie.[3]

[edit] Fulham

Dembélé was said to be 'edging closer' to join Birmingham City,[4] but on 12 August 2010, Dembélé declined a move to Birmingham in favour of Fulham. On 18 August 2010, Fulham announced that Dembele had joined from AZ Alkmaar on a three-year deal for a fee of £5 million and will see the player at the club until the summer of 2013.[5]

Dembélé made an excellent start to his career at Fulham. He made his debut on 22 August 2010, coming on as a substitute against Manchester United. He capped his first start for the club with a goal, scoring the second of six goals against Port Vale in the Carling Cup on 25 August. The same week, Dembélé made his first league start against Blackpool in which he provided two assists. The first of the two was a cross to a Bobby Zamora following a good run in the box, and the second gave Fulham a draw and a point; he dodged past a couple of Blackpool players before playing a good ball for an on-rushing Dickson Etuhu to make the score (and result) 2–2. Dembélé scored two league goals against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 11 September in a 2–1 win, his first league goals for Fulham.[6] He then scored a great solo goal against Tottenham Hotspur, running from the halfway line before powerfully placing his shot beyond Heurelho Gomes. This was voted the Fulham goal of the season by the Fulham fans.[7]

It took until 9 May in Fulham's home game against Liverpool for Dembélé to score his third Premier League goal, but the Cottagers were soundly beaten 5–2.[8]

[edit] International career

Dembélé made his first international appearance On 20 May 2006, against Slovakia coming on as a substitute for Luigi Pieroni.[9] He made his first international goal in October 2006 against Azerbaijan. Dembele participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he put on a remarkable show, being instrumental in Belgium's 3-2 win to Italy in the quarterfinals, scoring two goals, including the defining goal of the match. Belgium then progressed, losing to Nigeria in the semi-finals and Brazil in the third place play-offs. Dembélé played in all six of Belgium's games at the Olympics.[10]

Temporarily dropped by former Belgium coach Dick Advocaat, he has been recalled for the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign by current coach Georges Leekens.

Moussa Dembele: International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 2006 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Azerbaijan 3-0 3-0 Euro 2008 qualifying
2 22 August 2007 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Serbia 1-0 3-2 Euro 2008 qualifying
3 22 August 2007 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Serbia 3-1 3-2 Euro 2008 qualifying
4 17 October 2007 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Armenia 2-0 3-0 Euro 2008 qualifying
5 28 March 2009 Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-1 2-4 2010 WCQ

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Club

[11]

Club Season Competition European Cup Other Total
G Goals Cautions G Goals Cautions G Goals Cautions G Goals Cautions G Goals Cautions
Germinal Beerschot 2003–2004 1 0 0 − 0 0 0 − 1 0 0
2004–2005 19 1 0 − 3 1 0 − 22 2 0
Willem II 2005–2006 33 9 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 39 10 3
AZ 2006–2007 33 6 2 12 3 2 5 4 0 2 0 0 52 13 4
2007–2008 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 4 0
2008–2009 23 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 10 0
2009–2010 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 4 0
Fulham 2010–2011 24 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 28 5 0
2011–2012 21 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 1 2
Total Competition European Cup Other Total
G Goals Cautions G Goals Cautions G Goals Cautions G Goals Cautions G Goals Cautions
Germinal Beerschot 20 1 0 − 3 1 0 − 23 2 0
Willem II 33 9 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 39 10 3
AZ 118 24 2 12 3 2 5 4 0 2 0 0 147 31 4
Fulham 45 4 2 3 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 53 6 2
Total 210 37 7 17 3 2 13 7 0 5 1 0 245 48 9
As of 20:42, 26 January 2012.

2011-12 appearances includes match in Uefa Cup, away to Dnipro on 25/8/2011, which is currently not included on Soccerbase website.

[edit] Honours

[edit] AZ Alkmaar

[edit] References

This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.
  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2010 and 31/08/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/August%202010.ashx/August%202010.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-14. 
  2. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~35042,00.html. Retrieved 21 March 2011. 
  3. ^ IM Scouting Profile
  4. ^ http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2010/08/12/birmingham-city-latest-news-on-mauro-camoranesi-and-moussa-dembele-97319-27046878
  5. ^ "Dembele Joins Fulham". Fulham FC. http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2010/August/DembeleJoinsFulham.aspx. Retrieved 18 August 2010. 
  6. ^ "Fulham v Wolves". BBC Sport. 11 September 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8977069.stm. Retrieved 11 September 2010. 
  7. ^ "Goal of the Season". Fulham FC. http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/June/GoaloftheSeason.aspx. Retrieved 3 June 2011. 
  8. ^ "Fulham 2–5 Liverpool". Fulham FC. http://www.fulhamfc.com/MatchAndTeam/MatchCentre/Matches/1011/Premiership/LiverpoolHome.aspx. Retrieved 9 May 2011. 
  9. ^ http://www.ronaldzwiers.0catch.com/Clubs/B/Belgie/2006/slobel2006.htm
  10. ^ FIFA Statistics
  11. ^ "Moussa Dembélé Career Stats". Soccerbase. 11 September 2011. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=44788. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 

[edit] External links

Fulham F.C. – current squad
Belgium squad – 2008 Summer Olympics Fourth Place
Belgium
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