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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*
Years Team Apps (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.

Club career

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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

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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

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Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dembele goal.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 November 2023 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali  Guinea 2–0 7–2 2024 WAFCON qualifiers
2 20 February 2025 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Gabon 5–0 6–0 2026 WAFCON qualifiers
3 26 May 2025 Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium, Nouakchott, Mauritania  Liberia 1–0 1–1 2025 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup

References

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  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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