Moussa Dembele: Early Life, Clubs, Family, Net Worth, Career and Stats

Moussa Dembélé is a French football player who plays as a striker for Al Ettifaq. He made his professional debut in Fulham. He has accumulated 50 caps for France at the youth level. 

He debuted for Fulham in the premier league in November 2013. He scored 19 goals in 64 matches in Fulham. Later on, he joined Celtric in 2016. He is known for his ability of goal score with powerful shots and his ability to control a football.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Early Life

He was born in Pontoise, lle-de-france and he is of Malian descent.

Club career

Moussa Dembele made his professional debut in Fulham in the premier league in November 2013.

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Fulham 

Dembele joined Fulham at the age of 16 from Paris Saint Germain and became a regular in Fulham under 2 years and in his first season won the premier academy league. He signed his first contract with Fulham in July which lasted until the summer of 2015. He was an unused substitute for his team Fulham and one week later he made his competitive debut. By the end of the year, he scored ten goals for the season. 

Celtic 

Celtic signed Dembele on a four-year contract on 28 June 2016 and he made his debut on 12 July on his 20th Birthday. On 2 August, Dembele scored his 1st goal for the Citric and followed this up by scoring twice against Motherhood.

In the 2017-18 Scottish premiership season, Dembele suffered 3 injuries for a total of 82 days. After struggling for many days, he managed 16 goals in 39 appearances. 

Lyon 

In 2018, Dembele joined Lyon with a five-year contract and transfer and made his competitive debut on 15 September. On 26 September, he scored his first competitive goal for the club, and on 15 August 2020, he played as a substitute in the 75th minute scoring 2 goals against Manchester City.

Al-Ettifaq

Dembélé joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Ettifaq with a four-year contract on 26 July 2023 and he scored his first goal on 14 August for the club and won 2-1 against Al-Nassr.

International Career

Moussa Dembele was also a part of the France under 19 squad which reached the 2015 European Championship semi-finals and he also made his debut in the 2016 under 21 team in November 2017, Dembélé scored an 11-minute hat-trick for the France U21 team in a 3–1 away win over Slovenia.

Award Achievement 

Celtic

• Scottish Premiership: 2016–17, 2017–18
• Scottish Cup: 2016–17,2017–18
• Scottish League Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18

Lyon

• Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2019–20

Atletico Madrid

• La Liga: 2020–21

Individual

• London Football League Player of the Year: 2015–16
• Trophée Téléfoot du meilleur espoir français de l’année (France Under-21 Player of the Year): 2016
• Scottish Premiership Player of the Month: September 2016, February 2017
• PFA Scotland Team of the Year (Premiership): 2016–17
• PFA Scotland Goal of the Season: 2016–17
• Celtic Top Goalscorer: 2016–17
• Celtic Goal of the Season: 2016–17

Net worth

Moussa Dembélé’s net worth is valued at about approximately £15,901,600 as of 2023.

Family 

Moussa Dembele was born in Pontoise and his parents originally come from Mali, west Africa. He was born into a financial background family and his family emigrated to France in the early 1990s then settled down in Pontoise. Moussa Dembele also has a sister who is older than him and a brother.

Partner

Moussa Dembele has a very secretive personal life and it’s very difficult to trace anything.