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On may 5th 2006, Dembele made his first international appearance, against [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] comming on as a substitute for [[Luigi Pieroni|Luigi Pieroni]]. He made his first international goal in October 2006 against [[Azerbaijan national football team|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 national football team|Italy]] in the quarterfinals, scoring two goals, including the defining goal of the match. Belgium then progressed, losing to Nigeria in the semifinals and Brazil in the third place play-offs. Dembele played in all six of Belgium's games at the Olympics.<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=290825/index.html FIFA Statistics]</ref> |
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Temporarily dropped by former [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] coach [[Dick Advocaat]], he has been recalled for the [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|Euro 2012 qualifying campaign]] by current coach [[Georges Leekens]]. |
Temporarily dropped by former [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] coach [[Dick Advocaat]], he has been recalled for the [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|Euro 2012 qualifying campaign]] by current coach [[Georges Leekens]]. |
Revision as of 23:52, 1 May 2011
This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. (November 2010) |
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mousa Sidi Yaya Dembélé[1] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) |
Forward Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | 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 | 23 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2006– | Belgium | 33 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2011 |
Mousa Sidi Yaya Dembélé (born 16 July 1987 in Wilrijk) is a Belgian football striker currently playing for Fulham in the English Premier League. He has a Malian father and a Belgian mother.
Club career
Youth
Moussa Dembele played for K. Berchem Sport in his youth.
K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot
Dembele 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.
Willem II Tilburg
Mousa Dembele 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 Alkmaar in summer 2006.
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. Dembele scored 6 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 Dembele's team after two defeats. But then AZ started to win more games. Eventually AZ won the championship. Dembele 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]
Fulham
Moussa Dembele was said to be 'edging closer' to join Birmingham City,[4] but on 12 August 2010, Dembele declined a move to Birmingham City in favour of a move to Fulham. On the 18 August 2010, Fulham announced that Dembele had joined from AZ Alkmaar on an three-year deal for a fee of £5 million and will see the player at the club until the summer of 2013.[5]
Dembele made an excellent start to his career at the London club. He made his Fulham 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. On the same week Dembele 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. Dembele scored two league goals against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 11 September 2010 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 Gomes.
International career
On may 5th 2006, Dembele made his first international appearance, against Slovakia comming on as a substitute for Luigi Pieroni. 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 semifinals and Brazil in the third place play-offs. Dembele played in all six of Belgium's games at the Olympics.[7]
Temporarily dropped by former Belgium coach Dick Advocaat, he has been recalled for the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign by current coach Georges Leekens.
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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 | Fenix Stadion, Genk, Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1-1 | 2-4 | 2010 WCQ
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