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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Kantie Karamoko | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Saint-Étienne | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → US Créteil (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Haugesund | 23 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Aalesund (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Sarpsborg 08 | 23 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Charleroi | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Spartak Varna | 15 | (0) |
| 2026- | Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Ivory Coast U23 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 November 2025 | |||
Benjamin Kantie Karamoko (born 17 May 1995), known as Ben Karamoko, is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a defender for Bulgarian Second division side Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa.[2]
Club career
[edit]Karamoko is a youth exponent from Saint-Étienne. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 15 February 2015 against Girondins de Bordeaux replacing Paul Baysse at half-time in a 1–0 home win.[3]
On 31 January 2022, Karamoko signed a 1.5-year contract with Charleroi in Belgium.[4] In January 2023, he joined Bulgarian team Spartak Varna on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[5]
International career
[edit]Karamoko was born and raised in France, and is Ivorian by descent. He debuted for the Ivory Coast U23 in a 5–1 friendly loss to the France U21s in November 2016.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Football - MAXIFOOT l'actualité foot et transfert".
- ↑ Benjamin Karamoko at Soccerway
- ↑ "Bordeaux vs. Saint-Étienne - 15 February 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ "BIENVENUE, BEN !" (Press release) (in French). Charleroi. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ↑ Koleva, Hristina (11 January 2023). ""Спартак" Варна подписа с френския защитник Бен Канти Карамоко" (in Bulgarian). trud.bg. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ↑ L'Équipe
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