Mousa Dembélé (Belgian footballer)

Mousa Dembélé
Dembélé with Belgium at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé
Date of birth (1987-07-16) 16 July 1987
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2004 Germinal Beerschot
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Germinal Beerschot 20 (1)
2005–2006 Willem II 33 (9)
2006–2010 AZ 118 (24)
2010–2012 Fulham 62 (5)
2012–2019 Tottenham Hotspur 181 (7)
2019–2022 Guangzhou City 47 (1)
Total 461 (47)
International career
2002–2003 Belgium U16 3 (0)
2003–2004 Belgium U17 6 (1)
2004 Belgium U18 1 (1)
2004–2006 Belgium U19 10 (2)
2006–2018 Belgium 82 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Belgium
FIFA World Cup
2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé (born 16 July 1987), known as Mousa Dembélé, is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Dembélé started his career at Belgian Pro League team Germinal Beerschot before spells at Eredivisie sides Willem II and AZ in the Netherlands. He won the league title and the Johan Cruyff Shield with the latter in 2009. Dembélé transferred to Premier League side Fulham in 2010 before joining Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £15 million in August 2012. He was ranked 91st in The Guardian's list of the 100 best current footballers in 2012.

Dembélé accumulated 82 caps for the Belgium national team from 2006 to 2018.