Souleymane Dembélé
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Souleymane Dembélé is a Mali
an football player, currently playing for FUS de Rabat
in Morocco
.
U-23 team who finish third in group stage of 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, and was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic
football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy
in the next round.
Dembélé was selected for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. He made his debut with the senior side in a 2006 FIFA World Cup
qualifying match against Liberia on 5 June 2005.
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
an football player, currently playing for FUS de Rabat
FUS de Rabat
Fath Union Sport de Rabat is a Moroccan football club currently playing in the first division. The club was founded on 10 April 1946. 'Fath Union Sport de Rabat' is actually the name of the sports club which encompasses everything from Basketball to the game of Chess...
in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
.
International
He was part of the MaliMali national football team
The Mali national football team, nicknamed Les Aigles , is the national team of Mali and is controlled by the Fédération Malienne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.-History:...
U-23 team who finish third in group stage of 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, and was part of the Malian 2004 Olympic
Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...
football team, who exited in the quarter finals, finishing top of group A, but losing to Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
in the next round.
Dembélé was selected for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. He made his debut with the senior side in a 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
qualifying match against Liberia on 5 June 2005.