Moussa Dembélé (French footballer) explained

Moussa Dembélé
Full Name:Moussa Dembélé
Birth Date:12 July 1996[1]
Birth Place:Pontoise, France
Height:1.83 m[2]
Position:Striker
Currentclub:Al-Ettifaq
Clubnumber:9
Youthclubs1:US Cergy Clos
Youthyears1:2002–2004
Youthclubs2:Paris Saint-Germain
Youthyears2:2004–2012
Youthclubs3:Fulham
Youthyears3:2012–2013
Clubs1:Fulham
Years1:2013–2016
Caps1:56
Goals1:15
Clubs2:Celtic
Years2:2016–2018
Caps2:55
Goals2:26
Clubs3:Lyon
Years3:2018–2023
Caps3:129
Goals3:56
Clubs4:Atlético Madrid (loan)
Years4:2021
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Clubs5:Al-Ettifaq
Years5:2023–
Caps5:25
Goals5:12
Nationalyears1:2011–2012
Nationalteam1:France U16
Nationalcaps1:14
Nationalgoals1:4
Nationalyears2:2013
Nationalteam2:France U17
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2013–2014
Nationalteam3:France U18
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2014-2015
Nationalteam4:France U19
Nationalcaps4:10
Nationalgoals4:5
Nationalyears5:2015–2016
Nationalteam5:France U20
Nationalcaps5:4
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalyears6:2016–2019
Nationalteam6:France U21
Nationalcaps6:25
Nationalgoals6:13
Club-Update:17 May 2024 (UTC)

Moussa Dembélé (born 12 July 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq.

Developed at Paris Saint-Germain, Dembélé made his professional debut for Fulham in the Premier League in November 2013. He scored 19 goals in 64 matches for Fulham before joining Celtic in 2016. Dembélé helped Celtic win consecutive Scottish domestic trebles, before moving to Lyon in August 2018.

Dembélé has earned over 50 caps for France at the youth level, and in October 2016, was called up to the under-21 team.

Early life

Dembélé was born in Pontoise, Île-de-France.[3] He is of Malian descent.[4]

Club career

Fulham

In 2012, Dembélé signed for Fulham at the age of 16 from Paris Saint-Germain.[5] He subsequently became a regular in the Fulham under-18 team and won the Premier Academy League in his first season with the club.[6] He signed his first contract with Fulham in July 2013, lasting until the summer of 2015.[6]

Dembélé was an unused substitute for Fulham's Premier League match against Swansea City on 23 November 2013.[7] He made his competitive debut one week later against West Ham United, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Kieran Richardson in a 3–0 loss at the Boleyn Ground,[8] but finished the match with an injury.[9] On 30 March 2014, he started for the first time in the Premier League as Fulham lost 3–1 at home to Everton.[10] The club ended the season with relegation to the Championship. He was still eligible for the academy teams, and scored in both legs of the 2014 FA Youth Cup Final.[11]

On 28 October 2014, in the fourth round of the League Cup, Dembélé scored his first professional goals, a brace which put Fulham 2–0 up at home against Derby County. However, the match ended in a 5–2 defeat.[12]

Dembélé scored his first league goal for Fulham in a 2–1 win against Blackburn Rovers on 13 September 2015, and scored a brace against Reading on 24 October as Fulham overcame a 2–0 deficit to win 4–2.[13] Dembélé scored twice again in the following match a week later as Fulham beat Bristol City 4–1 at Ashton Gate.[14] By the end of the calendar year, he had totalled ten goals for the season.[15]

Celtic

On 28 June 2016, Scottish Premiership club Celtic signed Dembélé on a four-year contract.[16] He made his debut on 12 July, his 20th birthday, partnering Leigh Griffiths up front in a 1–0 loss at Gibraltar's Lincoln Red Imps in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.[17]

On 3 August, Dembélé scored his first goal for the club with a 92nd-minute penalty against Astana (after having won the penalty himself) to put Celtic into the Champions League play-offs.[18] He followed this up by scoring twice against Motherwell in the Scottish League Cup last 16 on 10 August, as Celtic ran out 5–0 winners.[19] He also scored the fourth goal in a 5–2 win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva the following week.[20]

On 10 September, as his club defeated Rangers 5–1 at Parkhead, he scored Celtic's first Old Firm derby league hat-trick since Stevie Chalmers in 1966,[21] and the first Celtic player to score a hat-trick in any game against Rangers since Harry Hood in 1973.[22] It was also considered to be a "perfect hat-trick", given his goals were scored with his head, his right foot and his left foot. Moussa immediately gained the love and admiration of the Parkhead support and quickly earned the nickname Hunskelper due to the ease at which he was able to score goals against their city rivals.[23] On 24 September, Dembélé scored twice in a 6–1 win over Kilmarnock,[24] then four days later, he scored his first two Champions League group stage goals against Manchester City, as Celtic finished the match with a 3–3 draw.[25] His goalscoring form at that time saw him named the Premiership Player of the Month for September.[26]

Dembélé scored a late winner in a 1–0 victory over Rangers on 23 October, sending Celtic to the League Cup final,[27] and scored again in the final against Aberdeen, scoring from the penalty spot as Celtic won 3–0 for his first senior honour.

Dembélé was linked with a move to Chelsea during the January 2017 transfer window. Coincidentally, he was sent to a hospital in Chelsea for medical treatment on 31 January, the final day of the transfer window.[28] However, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte dismissed the rumours, stating that he had never spoke to his board about Dembélé.[29] Later that day, Dembélé confirmed he was staying by tweeting a picture of himself celebrating a goal above an image of Leonardo DiCaprio's character Jordan Belfort from the film The Wolf of Wall Street.[30]

Dembélé scored back-to-back hat-tricks in February 2017, in 5–2[31] and 6–0[32] victories over St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership and Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Cup, respectively with his final goal in the 5–2 victory over St Johnstone awarding him Scotland's 'Goal of the Season' for 2016–17 as well as the goal being nominated for the prestigious FIFA Puskas Award.[33] The goal had 25 passes, a Rabona and a back heel, with every player getting a touch on the ball and a clinical finish at the end which completed Dembélé's hat-trick.[34]

Throughout the 2017–18 Scottish Premiership season, Dembélé suffered three injuries keeping him out of action for a total of 82 days. Due to the injuries, Dembélé struggled to find the form of his 2016–17 Scottish Premiership season, but still managed 16 goals in 39 appearances, contributing greatly to Celtic, thus completing their second consecutive domestic treble.[35] [36] [37]

Lyon

On 31 August 2018, Dembélé signed for Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais on a five-year contract.[38] The transfer fee was reported as €22 million (£19.7 million), payable to Celtic over 5 years.[39] He made his competitive debut for the club on 15 September in the 2–2 Ligue 1 draw at Caen, playing the full 90 minutes.[40] On 26 September, Dembélé scored his first competitive goals for the club when he scored two first-half goals in the 3–0 Ligue 1 away win over Dijon.[41] On 3 February 2019, he headed in the equaliser and later won the penalty which Nabil Fekir converted in the 2–1 Ligue 1 home win over Paris Saint-Germain and handed the leaders their first 2018–19 Ligue 1 defeat.[42]

On 15 August 2020, Dembélé came on as a substitute on the 75th minute, scoring two goals against Manchester City in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals which Lyon won 3–1 and progressed to the semi-finals.[43]

Loan to Atlético Madrid

On 13 January 2021, Dembélé moved from Lyon to Atlético Madrid, on a 'loan with option to buy' deal until the end of the season.[44] According to Marca, the transfer fee for the loan reportedly amounted to €1.5M and Atlético reserved a purchase option for €33.5M, plus a variable additional amount depending on the player fulfilling certain goals.[45]

Al-Ettifaq

On 26 July 2023, Dembélé joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Ettifaq on a four-year deal.[46] He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club on 14 August in a 2–1 win against Al-Nassr in the league.[47]

International career

Dembélé was part of the France under-19 squad which reached the semi-finals of the 2015 European Championship, scoring in group stage victories over Ukraine and hosts Greece.[48] He made his debut for the under-21 team in October 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring one of France's goals in a 5–1 win over Georgia.[49] On 13 November 2017, Dembélé scored an 11-minute hat-trick for the France U-21 team in a 3–1 away win over Slovenia, which was the forward's 7th goal in 10 games for the international outfit at the time. The hat-trick was also the quickest treble by a player in any French age group for 15 years.[50]

Career statistics

Club!rowspan=2
SeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham2013–14[51] Premier League20100030
2014–15[52] Championship1103012152
2015–16[53] 431511214617
Total56155133006419
Celtic2016–17[54] Scottish Premiership291745451254932
2017–18[55] 2594323813916
2018–19[56] 10114263
Total552688792489451
Lyon2018–19Ligue 133155321614620
2019–20[57] 271654421024624
2020–21[58] 16100161
2021–22[59] 302100613622
2022–23[60] 23350283
Total129561576322417270
Atlético Madrid (loan)2020–21La Liga50002070
Al-Ettifaq2023–24Saudi Pro League2512122614
Career total270109291816154812363154

Honours

Celtic

2016–17, 2017–18[61]

2016–17,[62] 2017–18[63]

2016–17,[61] 2017–18[64] Lyon

Atletico Madrid

2020–21

Individual

2016–17[70]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Moussa Dembélé . Premier League . 4 September 2023.
  3. News: Info FM : Moussa Dembélé, l'ancien espoir du PSG qui cartonne à Fulham . 10 October 2016 . Foot Mercato . 15 November 2015 . fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920132923/http://www.footmercato.net/premier-league/info-fm-moussa-dembele-l-ancien-espoir-du-psg-qui-cartonne-a-fulham_165818. 20 September 2016. live.
  4. News: Moussa Dembélé séduit Zidane . 10 September 2016 . Footmali . 6 July 2016 . fr-FR . https://web.archive.org/web/20160916170716/http://www.footmali.com/malifoot/moussa-demb%C3%A9l%C3%A9-s%C3%A9duit-zidane%20-%20Footmali.com . 16 September 2016 . dead .
  5. News: Fulham sign Moussa Dembele to possibly replace Moussa Dembele . 3 August 2012 . Metro . 30 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131205185538/http://metro.co.uk/2012/08/03/fulham-sign-moussa-dembele-to-possibly-replace-moussa-dembele-520701/. 5 December 2013. live.
  6. Web site: Through The Ranks: Moussa Dembele . Fulham F.C. . 23 May 2013 . 30 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203055127/http://www.fulhamfc.com/kids-zone/through-the-ranks/moussa-dembele . 3 December 2013.
  7. News: Fulham 1–2 Swansea City . BBC Sport . 23 November 2013 . 30 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131129144451/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24968972. 29 November 2013. live.
  8. News: West Ham 3–0 Fulham . BBC Sport . 30 November 2013 . 30 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131130101109/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25063916. 30 November 2013. live.
  9. Web site: Dembélé's Debut . Fulham F.C. . 3 December 2013 . 4 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131206071414/http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2013/december/03/dembeles-debut. 6 December 2013. live.
  10. News: Fulham 1–3 Everton . BBC Sport . 30 March 2014 . 1 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140401051146/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26703762. 1 April 2014. live.
  11. http://www.thefa.com/news/2014/may/05/chelsea-v-fulham-final-second-leg-report Chelsea seal Youth Cup glory after thriller at the Bridge
  12. News: Fulham 2–5 Derby . 3 November 2014 . BBC Sport . 28 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141031175934/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29699742. 31 October 2014. live.
  13. News: Fulham 4–2 Reading . BBC Sport . 24 October 2015 . 24 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025070118/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34557204. 25 October 2015. live.
  14. News: Bristol City 1–4 Fulham . BBC Sport . 31 October 2015. 13 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20151105233009/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34623483. 5 November 2015. live.
  15. News: Hafez . Shamoon . January transfer window: Vardy, Cole, Aubameyang, Robben . 30 December 2015 . BBC Sport . 29 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151229234713/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35068763. 29 December 2015. live.
  16. Web site: Celtic delighted to sign Moussa Dembele on a four-year deal . 28 June 2016 . Celtic F.C. . 28 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160701071741/http://www.celticfc.net/news/10776. 1 July 2016. live.
  17. News: Donohoe . Eamonn . Lincoln Red Imps FC 1–0 Celtic . 18 July 2016 . BBC Sport . 12 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160717111900/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36761213. 17 July 2016. live.
  18. News: Brendan Rodgers: Celtic fans 'put players on edge' against Astana . 3 August 2016 . BBC Sport . 3 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160804120726/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36971691. 4 August 2016. live.
  19. News: Celtic 5–0 Motherwell – Match Report & Highlights . Swales . Andy . 10 August 2016 . Sky Sports . 19 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815035217/http://www.skysports.com/football/celtic-vs-motherwell/366667. 15 August 2016. live.
  20. News: Celtic vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva match report: Brendan Rodgers' side take step closer to Champions League group stage . Esplin . Ronnie . 17 August 2016 . The Independent . 19 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817222124/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/celtic-vs-hapoel-beer-sheva-match-report-brendan-rodgers-side-take-step-closer-to-champions-league-a7196451.html. 17 August 2016. live.
  21. News: Scottish Premiership: Celtic 5–1 Rangers . English . Tom . 10 September 2016 . BBC Sport . 10 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160910013243/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37263899. 10 September 2016. live.
  22. News: Harry Hood: I spent five hours in hospital, missed the game and came out to discover my Old Firm hat-trick record had gone . The Herald . Glasgow . Lindsay . Herron . 13 September 2016 . 13 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202113002/http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/14738379.Harry_Hood__I_spent_five_hours_in_hospital__missed_the_game_and_came_out_to_discover_my_Old_Firm_hat_trick_record_had_gone/ . 2 February 2017 . live.
  23. News: Forsyth . Roddy . Celtic 5 Rangers 1: Moussa Dembele hits hat-trick in Old Firm thrashing . 28 February 2017 . The Daily Telegraph . 10 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301153843/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/09/10/celtic-5-rangers-1-moussa-dembele-hits-hat-trick-in-old-firm-thr/. 1 March 2017. live.
  24. News: English . Tom . Celtic 6–1 Kimarnock . 28 February 2017 . BBC Sport . 24 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170413204423/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37393462. 13 April 2017. live.
  25. News: Champions League: Celtic 3–3 Manchester City . English . Tom . 28 September 2016 . BBC Sport . 28 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160928222302/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37465107. 28 September 2016. live.
  26. News: MacRae . Chris . Celtic's Moussa Dembele takes Premiership player of the month award for September . 28 February 2017 . Sky Sports . 13 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161121170028/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11787/10615588/celtics-moussa-dembele-takes-premiership-player-of-the-month-award-for-september. 21 November 2016. live.
  27. News: Rangers 0–1 Celtic . English . Tom . 23 October 2016 . BBC Sport . 23 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161023182328/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37721989. 23 October 2016. live.
  28. News: Celtic explain Dembele's London trip amid Chelsea link . BBC Sport . 2 February 2017 . 3 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170204152736/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38840682 . 4 February 2017 . live.
  29. Web site: Antonio Conte: 'Chelsea were never pursuing Celtic's Moussa Dembele' - Sports Mole . 2023-01-01 . amp.sportsmole.co.uk.
  30. News: Chelsea target Moussa Dembele pledges his future to Celtic with Wolf of Wall Street tweet . Davis . Callum . 1 February 2017 . The Daily Telegraph . 7 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170208033826/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/02/01/chelsea-target-moussa-dembele-pledges-future-celtic-wolf-wall/. 8 February 2017. live.
  31. News: St Johnstone 2–5 Celtic . 5 February 2017 . BBC Sport . 25 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170212200353/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38786530. 12 February 2017. live.
  32. News: Celtic 6, Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0: A second Moussa Dembele hat-trick in six days bring the Treble even closer . Cameron . Neil . 12 February 2017 . The Herald . Glasgow . Newsquest . 14 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170215115044/http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/15086738.Celtic_6__Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_0__A_second_Moussa_Dembele_hat_trick_in_six_days_bring_the_Treble_even_closer/. 15 February 2017. live.
  33. News: Moussa Dembele goal nominated for prestigious FIFA Puskas Award. 28 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180728040055/http://www.celticfc.net/news/13281. 28 July 2018. live.
  34. News: Celtic goal had 25 passes, a Rabona, a back heel and a great finish – best ever? . Online . Record Sport . 6 February 2017 . Daily Record. 28 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180728040023/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-goal-against-st-johnstone-9767279. 28 July 2018. live.
  35. News: Celtic claim unprecedented double treble with comfortable Scottish Cup final win over Motherwell. Roddy. Forsyth. The Telegraph. 19 May 2018. www.telegraph.co.uk.
  36. Web site: Moussa Dembele Football Stats Celtic Season 2017/2018 Soccer Base. Soccerbase . 26 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085357/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=73784&season_id=150. 3 August 2017. live.
  37. News: Celtic claim unprecedented double treble with comfortable Scottish Cup final win over Motherwell . Forsyth . Roddy . 19 May 2018 . The Daily Telegraph. 26 July 2018 . 0307-1235. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619031118/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/05/19/celtic-claim-unprecedented-double-treble-comfortable-scottish/. 19 June 2018. live.
  38. Web site: OL sign Moussa Dembélé and Lenny Pintor . Olympique Lyonnais . 1 September 2018 . 31 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180901215903/https://www.ol.fr/en/contents/articles/2018/08/31/ol-sign-moussa-dembele-and-lenny-pintor . 1 September 2018 . live.
  39. News: Moussa Dembele: Celtic striker joins Lyon in £19.7m move . 1 September 2018 . BBC Sport . 31 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180901024720/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45377409 . 1 September 2018 . live.
  40. News: Lyon snatch point at Caen with Man City next . 18 September 2018 . 15 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180919025050/https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/lyon-snatch-point-at-caen-with-man-city-next.htm . 19 September 2018 . live.
  41. News: Dembélé double confirms OL form . Ligue de Football Professionnel . 26 September 2018. 27 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180927124928/https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/dembele-double-confirms-ol-form.htm. 27 September 2018. live.
  42. News: Fekir pulls strings as Lyon beat PSG . Ligue de Football Professionnel . 3 February 2019 . 4 February 2019 . 25 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190425055335/https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/fekir-pulls-strings-as-lyon-beat-psg.htm . dead .
  43. News: Lyon stun Man City in Champions League Dembele left the club in June 2023 as a free agent and rejoined Celtic fc . BBC Sport . 16 August 2020.
  44. Web site: January 13, 2021. Welcome, Moussa Dembélé!. January 13, 2021. Atlético Madrid Official Website.
  45. Web site: Atlético de Madrid: El reemplazo de Diego Costa ya llegó. Fox Deportes. Atlético Madrid: Diego Costa's replacement has arrived. 13 January 2021.
  46. News: Mercato: laissé libre par l'OL, Moussa Dembélé file lui aussi en Arabie saoudite. RMC Sport. fr. 26 July 2023. 26 July 2023.
  47. News: Gerrard's Al-Ettifaq beat Al Nassr in SPL opener despite Mane goal. 15 August 2023. 15 August 2023.
  48. Web site: Haslam . Andrew . France beat Greece to first place in Group A . 29 July 2015 . UEFA . 12 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150715003740/http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2015/matches/round=2000534/match=2016714/postmatch/report/index.html#france+greece+progress. 15 July 2015. live.
  49. News: Wilson . Fraser . Watch Celtic ace Moussa Dembele score on his debut for France Under 21s as Hoops striker's stock rises further . 8 October 2016 . Daily Record . 6 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161008135257/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/watch-celtic-ace-moussa-dembele-8993677. 8 October 2016. live.
  50. News: Celtic's Moussa Dembele scores 11-minute hat-trick for France U21 . Sky Sports . 26 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180726135236/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12025/11125549/celtics-moussa-dembele-scores-11-minute-hat-trick-for-france-u21. 26 July 2018. live.
  51. Web site: Games played by Moussa Dembele in 2013/2014 . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 14 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170214111439/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=73784&season_id=143 . 14 February 2017 . live.
  52. Web site: Games played by Moussa Dembele in 2014/2015 . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 14 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170214111442/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=73784&season_id=144 . 14 February 2017 . live.
  53. Web site: Games played by Moussa Dembele in 2015/2016 . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 14 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160828113418/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=73784&season_id=145 . 28 August 2016 . live.
  54. Web site: Games played by Moussa Dembele in 2016/2017 . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 2 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170802215135/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=73784&season_id=149 . 2 August 2017 . live.
  55. Web site: Games played by Moussa Dembele in 2017/2018 . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 2 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085357/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=73784&season_id=150 . 3 August 2017 . live.
  56. Web site: Games played by Moussa Dembele in 2018/2019 . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 19 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233217/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=73784&season_id=151 . 19 July 2018 . live.
  57. Web site: Games played by Moussa Dembele in 2019/2020 . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 11 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233217/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=73784&season_id=151 . 19 July 2018. live.
  58. Web site: Games played by Moussa Dembele in 2020/2021 . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 11 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233217/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=73784&season_id=151 . 19 July 2018 . live.
  59. Web site: Games played by Moussa Dembele in 2021/2022 . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 7 August 2021.
  60. Web site: Games played by Moussa Dembele in 2022/2023 . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 7 August 2021.
  61. Web site: M. Dembélé . Soccerway . Perform Group . 14 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170123011651/http://int.soccerway.com/players/moussa-dembele/289781/ . 23 January 2017 . live.
  62. News: Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen . BBC Sport . 13 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180415215114/http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39984102. 15 April 2018. live.
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  64. Web site: Motherwell 0–2 Celtic . BBC Sport . 26 November 2017 . 26 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171126180516/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42056522 . 26 November 2017 . live.
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