Benjamin Karamoko

Benjamin Karamoko

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Kantie Karamoko
Date of birth	(1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Paris, France [1]
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Defender
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)
International career
2016	Ivory Coast U23	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2025

Benjamin Kantie Karamoko (born 17 May 1995), known as Ben Karamoko, is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a defender. ^[2]

Club career

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

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

1. "Football - MAXIFOOT l'actualité foot et transfert".
2. Benjamin Karamoko at Soccerway
3. "Bordeaux vs. Saint-Étienne - 15 February 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
4. "BIENVENUE, BEN !" (Press release) (in French). Charleroi. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
5. Koleva, Hristina (11 January 2023). ""Спартак" Варна подписа с френския защитник Бен Канти Карамоко" (in Bulgarian). trud.bg. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
6. L'Équipe