Fred Dembi
Fred José Dembi (born 21 February 1995) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Red Star and the Congo national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fred José Dembi | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Pointe-Noire, Congo | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Red Star | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2004 | AS Madrillet Château Blanc | ||
2004–2014 | Quevilly | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Quevilly II | 19 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Quevilly | 5 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Le Havre II | 20 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Avranches II | 4 | (1) |
2016 | Avranches | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Déville Maromme | ||
2018–2020 | Rouen | 37 | (4) |
2020–2021 | Cholet | 25 | (0) |
2021 | Orléans II | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Orléans | 29 | (1) |
2022– | Red Star | 28 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Congo | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:12, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
Club career
Dembi is a youth product of AS Madrillet Château Blanc and Quevilly, and began his career with Quevilly in 2014.[1] He followed that up with stints at the reserves of Le Havre and Avranches, followed with an amateur stint with Déville Maromme.[2] In the summer of 2018, he moved to Rouen, and his second season was cut short by the COVID-19 epidemic.[3] For the 2020–21 season, he moved to Cholet.[1] He then joined Orléans in the Championnat National the following season.[4] On 27 May 2022, he transferred to Red Star.[5][6]
International career
Dembi was born in the Republic of the Congo, and moved to France at the age of 2.[1] He was called up to the Congo national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in June 2022.[7] That window he made his debut with the Congo in a 1–0 win over the Gambia on 8 June 2022.[8]
References
- "Fred Dembi à la croisée des chemins".
- "Fred Dembi : " Ce maillot, je l'ai porté comme une deuxième peau "". SOFOOT.com.
- Rouen
- "Fred Dembi : l'interview avec le milieu de terrain de l'US Orléans". billionkeys.com.
- "Le milieu de terrain Fred Dembi quitte l'US Orléans et rejoint le Red Star". ici, par France Bleu et France 3. 27 May 2022.
- Demba, Varore (28 May 2022). "Red Star FC : Le Congolais Fred Dembi, première recrue de Habib Bèye".
- "Eliminatoires CAN 2023 : vingt- huit Diables rouges présélectionnés | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
- "Football. De Déville/Maromme à la sélection congolaise, le fabuleux destin du Normand Fred Dembi". Paris-Normandie. 22 June 2022.