13 year old Karamoko Kader Dembele makes an appearance for Celtic under 20s at Cappielow Greenock against Hearts Photograph © Jamie Williamson
Celtic have handed 13-year-old Karamoko Dembele his debut for their under-20 team.
The midfielder came off the bench in the 81st minute of Celtic’s 3-1 victory over Hearts in the SPFL Development League.
A report on the Celtic website read: “The diminutive playmaker didn’t look out of place and played his part in the closing stages.”
The schoolboy’s skill and talent had previously been flagged up to a wider audience in a series of online video clips.
He was named the player of the tournament at the St Kevin’s Boys club competition in Dublin when playing for Celtic’s under-15s team against West Bromwich Albion, Deportivo La Coruna and Barcelona,
Celtic’s under-13s also won the Bassevelde Cup in Belgium earlier in the summer, beating Borussia Dortmund in the final, and Dembele player of the tournament then too.
Usually he is a regular in Celtic’s under-14s and under-15s.
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