Fatou Dembele

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Fatou Dembele
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-11-30) 30 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, Right winger
Team information
Current team
 UD Tenerife
Number 25
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Club career

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

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

Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dembele goal.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
130 November 2023 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, MaliFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 2–07–2 2024 WAFCON qualifiers
220 February 2025 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, GabonFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 5–06–0 2026 WAFCON qualifiers
326 May 2025 Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium, Nouakchott, MauritaniaFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 1–01–1 2025 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup

References

  1. ↑ Bagayogo, Djeneba (5 October 2021). "Transferts : Quatre Maliennes signent au Maroc". lessor.ml (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Moroccan Championship: Fatou Dembélé breaks a nine-year-old record". bamada.net (in French). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to our family Fatou Dembele". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Fenerbahçe Petrol Ofisi has added Fatou Dembele to its squad". fener.org (in Turkish). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Fatou Dembélé: We want to bring the cup home". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Fatou championne du Maroc". lta-agency.com (in French). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Fatou Dembele joins Costa Adeje Tenerife". ligaf.es (in Spanish). 12 September 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Dembele a Costa Adeje Tenerife Egatesa". lta-agency.com (in French). 23 September 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
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