Dermane Karim

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Dermane Karim
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-26) 26 December 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Sokodé, Togo
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lorient
(on loan from Lommel SK)
Number 29
Youth career
2013–2019 WAFA
2019–2022 Planète Foot Togo
2022–2023 Feyenoord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Feyenoord 1 (0)
2023– Lommel SK 43 (3)
2025Kortrijk (loan) 15 (1)
2025–Lorient (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2022 Togo U23 3 (2)
2022– Togo 21 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:20, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Dermane Karim (born 26 December 2003) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Ligue 1 club Lorient on loan from Belgian club Lommel SK, and the Togo national team.

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Club career

Dermane is a youth product of WAFA SC and Planète Foot Togo's youth academies. [1] He signed his first professional contract with the Dutch club Feyenoord on 1 February 2022, keeping him at the club until June 2026. [2]

On 15 June 2023, Dermane signed for Challenger Pro League club Lommel SK on a five-year contract. [3]

On 14 January 2025, Karim was loaned by Kortrijk. [4] On 9 August 2025, he moved on a new loan to Lorient in France. [5]

International career

Dermane is a youth international for the Togo U23s, having represented them in 2022. [6] He debuted for the senior Togo national team in a 3–0 friendly win over Sierra Leone on 24 March 2022. [7] He scored his first goal for the country on 24 September 2022 in a friendly against Ivory Coast. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Feyenoord 2021–22 Eredivisie 10000010
Lommel 2023–24 Challenger Pro League 324002 [a] 0344
2024–25 Challenger Pro League10000100
Total4240020444
career total434000020454

International

As of match played 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Togo 202241
202370
2024102
Total213
Togo score listed first, score column indicates score after each Dermane goal.
List of international goals scored by Karim Dermane
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 September 2022 Stade Robert Diochon, Le Petit-Quevilly, France3Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2–12–1 Friendly
222 March 2024 El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia, Morocco12Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 0–21–2 Friendly

Notes

  1. Appearances in promotion play-offs

References

  1. "'Feyenoord is going for midfielder Dermane'". www.archysport.com.
  2. "Privacyinstellingen op VI.nl". vi.nl.
  3. "Dermane Karim tekent bij Lommel SK". lommelsk.be (in Dutch). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  4. "Karim Dermane is een Kerel" (in Dutch). K.V. Kortrijk. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  5. "Dermane Karim prêté au FC Lorient" [Dermane Karim loaned to FC Lorient] (in French). FC Lorient. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  6. "VIDEO | Feyenoorder Karim Dermane maakt goal voor Togo Onder 23". FeyenoordPings.
  7. "Football : Le Togo s'est offert deux victoires en Turquie". 25 March 2022.
  8. "Dermane Karim scoort tijdens basisdebuut Togo" [Dermane Karim scores during starting 11 debut for Togo] (in Dutch). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.