Benjamin Karamoko | |
Fullname: | Benjamin Kantie Karamoko |
Birth Date: | 17 May 1995 |
Birth Place: | Paris, France[1] |
Height: | 1.95 m |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Spartak Varna |
Clubnumber: | 3 |
Youthyears1: | 2012–2015 |
Youthclubs1: | Saint-Étienne |
Years1: | 2015–2018 |
Clubs1: | Saint-Étienne |
Caps1: | 3 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs2: | → US Créteil (loan) |
Caps2: | 10 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2018–2020 |
Clubs3: | Haugesund |
Caps3: | 23 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2020 |
Clubs4: | → Aalesund (loan) |
Caps4: | 11 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs5: | Sarpsborg 08 |
Caps5: | 23 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs6: | Charleroi |
Caps6: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2023– |
Clubs7: | Spartak Varna |
Caps7: | 9 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
Nationalteam1: | Ivory Coast U23 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 5 May 2023 |
Benjamin Kantie Karamoko (born 17 May 1995), known as Ben Karamoko, is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a defender for Bulgarian club Spartak Varna.
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.[2]
On 31 January 2022, Karamoko signed a 1.5-year contract with Charleroi in Belgium.[3] In January 2023, he joined Bulgarian team Spartak Varna on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[4]
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.[5]