Fatou Dembele
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UD Tenerife | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Les Amazones C.V | ||
| 2021–2022 | Itihad Tanger | ||
| 2023 | Fenerbahçe | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | ||
| 2023 | AS Mandé | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | AS FAR | 12 | (2) |
| 2024– | UD Tenerife | 14 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Mali U20 | ||
| 2020– | Mali | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fatou Dembele (born 30 November 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Liga F club UD Tenerife and the Mali national team.
Club career
[edit]In October 2021, Dembele joined Moroccan Women's Championship D1 side Itihad Tanger on a 3-year contract.[1] In December 2021, she made history by scoring the fastest goal in the league’s history, just 37 seconds into the match.[2]
In December 2022, Dembele signed her first professional contract with Turkish club Fenerbahçe.[3][4]
Having joined AS Mandé in October 2023, She played the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League with the club.[5]
She played a key role in AS FAR's eleventh league title, scoring 12 goals and providing two assists in 12 appearances.[6]
In September 2024, Fatou joined Costa Adeje Tenerife Egatesa in La Liga F.[7][8]
International career
[edit]In August 2019, Fatou represented Mali at under-20 level during the 2019 African Games held in Morocco. Six months later She got her first call-up to the senior team for the 2020 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup held in Sierra Leone.[9] She scored her first international goal on 30 November 2023, in a 7–2 victory over Guinea during the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[10]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dembele goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 November 2023 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  Guinea | 2–0 | 7–2 | 2024 WAFCON qualifiers |
| 2 | 20 February 2025 | Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon |  Gabon | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2026 WAFCON qualifiers |
| 3 | 26 May 2025 | Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium, Nouakchott, Mauritania |  Liberia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2025 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup |
References
[edit]- ↑ Bagayogo, Djeneba (5 October 2021). "Transferts : Quatre Maliennes signent au Maroc". lessor.ml (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ↑ "Moroccan Championship: Fatou Dembélé breaks a nine-year-old record". bamada.net (in French). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ↑ "Welcome to our family Fatou Dembele". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ↑ "Fenerbahçe Petrol Ofisi has added Fatou Dembele to its squad". fener.org (in Turkish). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ↑ "Fatou Dembélé: We want to bring the cup home". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ↑ "Fatou championne du Maroc". lta-agency.com (in French). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ↑ "Fatou Dembele joins Costa Adeje Tenerife". ligaf.es (in Spanish). 12 September 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ↑ "Dembele a Costa Adeje Tenerife Egatesa". lta-agency.com (in French). 23 September 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ↑ Sangho, Alassane (22 February 2020). "Football: The official list of 18 players selected for the WAFU Zone A Cup". malivox.net (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ↑ Ahanogbe, Prudence (30 November 2023). "WAFCON 2024: Senegal, Algeria, and Tunisia cruise to big wins, Mali sink Guinea". afrik-foot.com (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Fatou Dembele at Soccerway
- Fatou Dembele at FBref.com
- Fatou Dembele at Global Sports Archive
- Fatou Dembele at Turkish Football Federation (in Turkish)
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bamako
- Malian women's footballers
- 21st-century Malian sportswomen
- Women's association football forwards
- Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's football) players
- UD Tenerife players
- Liga F players
- Turkish Women's Football Super League players
- Mali women's international footballers
- Malian expatriate women's footballers
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey
- Malian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations players