Dembélé with Rennes in 2015
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 May 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Vernon, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Borussia Dortmund | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2009 | Madeleine Évreux | ||
2009–2010 | Évreux | ||
2010–2015 | Rennes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Rennes II | 22 | (13) |
2015–2016 | Rennes | 26 | (12) |
2016– | Borussia Dortmund | 27 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2014 | France U17 | 8 | (4) |
2014–2015 | France U18 | 5 | (0) |
2015 | France U19 | 3 | (1) |
2016– | France U21 | 4 | (0) |
2016– | France | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 |
Ousmane Dembélé (born 15 May 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays for Borussia Dortmund and the France national team.
Dembélé made his senior debut in Rennes' reserves in the Championnat de France Amateur 2 on 6 September 2014. He came on as a 78th-minute substitute for Zana Allée and combined with fellow replacement Ambroise Gboho to set up Alseny Kourouma for the second goal of a 2–0 home win over the reserves of Breton rivals Guingamp. On 9 November, he scored his first goal, again coming off the bench in a game at the Stade de la Piverdière, this time against the reserves of Laval. He totalled 13 goals in 18 games in this first season, including a hat-trick on 16 May 2015 in a 6–1 rout of Hérouville.
On 22 November 2015, Dembélé scored on his professional debut for the first team in Ligue 1 against Bordeaux, opening a 2–2 draw at Roazhon Park. On 9 January, he scored the first for Les Rouges et Noirs as they came from 0–2 down to draw 2–2 against regional rivals Lorient at home. On 6 March, Dembélé scored his first hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over Nantes in the Derby Breton.
On 12 May 2016, Dembélé signed a five-year contract with German club Borussia Dortmund, effective 1 July. On 14 August 2016, Dembélé made his debut in 2–0 defeat against Bayern Munich in the DFL-Supercup.
Dembélé was called up to the senior France squad for the first time to face Italy and Belarus in August 2016 after Alexandre Lacazette and Nabil Fekir withdrew through injury. He made his debut on 1 September against the former at the Stadio San Nicola, replacing Antoine Griezmann for the final 27 minutes of a 3–1 friendly victory.