Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé popular as Mousa Dembele is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou City. He also has played for the Belgium national team where he has achieved 82 caps. His excellent dribbling skills has gave him the title of one of the best box-to-box midfielders in Europe.
As a professional foorball player, Dembele has started his career from Belgian Pro League team. In the year 2009, he won the league title. In the year 2010, Dembélé has transferred to Premier League side Fulham in 2010 before joining Tottenham in August 2012. The same year he was ranked as a 91st in The Guardian’s list among the 100 best current footballers in 2012.
To know everything about personal and professional life footballer Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé continue reading until the end.
Real Name: | Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé |
Nick Name: | Mousa Dembele |
Date of Birth: | July 12, 1996 |
Age: | 24 Years Old |
Birthplace: | Pontoise |
Nationality: | Belgian |
Zodiac Sign: | Cancer |
Height: | 1.81 m |
Weight: | 88 Kg |
Eye Colour: | Black |
Hair Colour: | Black |
Father’s Name: | Yaya Dembélé |
Mother’s Name: | Tilly Huygens |
Siblings: | Not Available |
Girlfriend: | Naomi Solange since 2012 |
Children: | 2, Fellah Dembele and Malbeck Dembele |
Net Worth: | $8 Million |
Salary: | Not Available |
Profession: | Footballer |
Introduction
Mousa Dembele (born 16 July 1987) is a Belgian football mostly known for his career in English Club Tottenham Hotspurs. Currently, he plays in the center midfield in the Chinese Super League club named Guangzhou City and for the Belgium National Team. Dembele is mostly popular for his quick skill and turn and ability to maintain possession during high press situations.
Mousa Dembele began his career in Belgium from Germinal Beerschot then later transferred to the Netherlands to play for AZ. He then first made his debut in the Premier league from Fulham before making the big-money transfer to Tottenham Hotspurs.
Today we will learn how the Belgium maestro started his career, his personal life, his families, and his net worth in riches. So let us get started.
Biography
Mousa Dembele was born in Antwerp Belgium. Currently, he is 33 years old. He was born to his father named Yaya and his mother named Tilly Huygens. Yaya is Malaysian and Tilly is Flemish in regards to ethnic groups. Dembele also has one sister named Assita Dembele.
Regarding his body appearance, his height is 1.81 m and his weight is 88 kg. He has black color eyes and curly black hair. Mousa Dembele has a slim muscular body which means he spends his good time in the gym and training.
Career
Mousa Dembele started his football career when he was just 7 years old. He joined the German Beerschot club in Belgium in 2004. A year later he went to the Netherlands and joined Dutch club Willem II but things did not go as he planned. After minimum playing time Dembele was transferred to another Dutch club name AZ Alkmaar which started his big break as a footballer.
In AZ Alkmaar he was under legendary Dutch coach Louis Van Gaal. Dembele became the most valuable young player in the league on 2006-7 when AZ Alkmaar lost the league on the last day to PSV Eindhoven. However, two years later in 2008-9 Mousa Dembele and AZ Alkmaar won the league with Dembele scoring career highest 13 goals in the season.
Premier League
After winning the Dutch league, Mousa Dembele was certain to go to Birmingham city on the premier league but he changed the destination last minute to go to the London club Fulham in 2010. He joined Fulham for 5 million on just three years deal. He started his Fulham career brilliantly with a goal as a substitute against Manchester United. Dembele continued to score goals in his first cup match and his first start in the league against Blackpool.
In the same season, his solo goal against Tottenham Hotspurs was voted Fulham goal of the season. In his first season, Dembele played 24 games and scored 3 goals, and assisted 2 goals. His second season in Fulham was very disappointing and a year later he moved to Tottenham in 2012 when his release clause of 15 million was triggered.
Tottenham Hotspur
Mousa Dembele’s Tottenham career also started with a dream when he scored on his debut in 1-1 against Norwich city. However, his highlight moment in the Tottenham shirt was his winning goal against Olympic Lyonnais to send spurs to UEFA Europa League quarter-finals.
Mousa Dembele’s Tottenham Career was not always a good one but he also suffered a backlash from Spurs fans when he voluntarily gauged Diego Costa’s eye to get suspended for 6 matches in the case of violent conduct. Finally, Mousa Dembele made 250 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur before moving to the Chinese league and join Guangzhou R and F on January 17, 2019.
For Belgium
Mousa Dembele’s international career started against Slovakia in May 2006. Just 5 after his international debut he scored his debut goal in October against Azerbaijan.
In the 2008 Olympics Dembele became one of the most improved players for Belgium. He scored 3 goals and provided 2 assist in the tournament for Belgium. Mousa Dembele also played for Belgium in the 2014 World Cup, however, did not score any goals in the tournament. He retired from the national team in 2019 with over 80 apps for his country.
Relationship
He is dating and in a relationship since 2012 with his girlfriend Naomi Solange. The couple has two children named Fellah Dembele and Malbeck Dembele.
Net Worth
Dembele procures £80,000 as a week-by-week compensation from his present club for example £4,160,000 in a year while the most generously compensated player of the group. He has a net worth of approximately $8 million as of 2021.
Apart from his career as a footballer he also earns cash from his various brands such as “HP and FoxPro”. He has a vehicle collection that incorporates Range Rover, BMW, Audi Q8, and Mercedes.