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Ballon d'Or winner in his World Cup year: six goals and two assists, including a hat-trick against Norway in the group stage. He also scored against Iraq, against Morocco in the quarter-finals and in the third-place play-off, where he came on at half-time.
Match by match
O. Dembélé played 8 matches for France: 7 as a starter and 1 off the bench. He scored 6 goals against Iraq, Norway, Morocco and England. He was named player of the match 2 times.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group I | vs Senegal 3-1 | Started, off on 80′ |
| Group I | vs Iraq 3-0 | Started, off on 68′ · 1 goal · 1 assist |
| Group I | vs Norway 4-1 | Started, off on 65′ · 3 goals · ★ MVP |
| Round of 32 | vs Sweden 3-0 | Started, off on 75′ · 1 assist |
| Round of 16 | vs Paraguay 1-0 | Started, off on 84′ |
| Quarter-finals | vs Morocco 2-0 | Started, played the full match · 1 goal · ★ MVP |
| Semi-finals | vs Spain 0-2 | Started, played the full match |
| Third-place play-off | vs England 4-6 | Came on in the 46′ · 1 goal |
Who he is
- Born
- 15 May 1997 · aged 29 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Vernon
- Club
- Paris Saint-Germain FC
- Height
- 1.79 m
- Individual awards
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · Ballon d'Or
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Masour Ousmane Dembélé (born 15 May 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward and right winger for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. Regarded as one of the best players in the world, he is one of eleven players to have won the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League, and Ballon d'Or during their career. Dembélé began his professional career at Rennes, where he was named Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year in his one season with the first team. In 2016, he transferred to the German club Borussia Dortmund, winning the DFB-Pokal in his debut season and scoring in the final. Regarded as one of the most promising young talents in world football, he joined the Spanish club Barcelona in 2017 for an initial fee of €105 million, making him at the time the joint-second most expensive player in history, alongside Paul Pogba and behind Neymar.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
Tournament data from API-Football. See more rankings on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)