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Ousmane Dembélé

The Electric Eel from Vernon

Right Winger

Position

Paris Saint-Germain

Club

France

Nation

Age

Biography

Born in Vernon, France to Senegalese and Malian parents, Ousmane Dembélé rose through Rennes before Borussia Dortmund and then Barcelona. After years of injuries at Barca he joined PSG in 2023 and has been transformed into the most creative player in Europe, winning the Ballon dOr 2025 after leading PSG to the Champions League title.

Ousmane Dembélé

The Electric Eel from Vernon

Right Winger · France

Trophies & Honours

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Ballon dOr

2025 · Individual

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UEFA Champions League

2025 · PSG

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Ligue 1 x2

2024 & 2025 · PSG

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La Liga

2023 · FC Barcelona

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FIFA World Cup

2018 · France NT

The Venue

Paris Saint-Germain

Ligue 1 · France

Dembélé is the heartbeat of PSG attack. His creativity, dribbling and assists have made him the most important player at the club and earned him the Ballon dOr 2025.

Career Stats

320

Club Matches

Club Goals

0.28

Goals per Game

118

Club Assists

National Team Matches

National Team Goals

0.25

Goals per Game (NT)

90M EUR

Market Value

Career Timeline

2016

Borussia Dortmund

Joined from Rennes for 15M EUR - immediately impressed in the Bundesliga

2017

FC Barcelona

Signed for 135M EUR as Neymar replacement - injuries plagued his time

2018

France NT

World Cup winner at just 21 years old

2023

PSG

Joined PSG on free transfer - transformed into the best player in Europe

2025

PSG

Champions League winner and Ballon dOr 2025 winner

Best Matches

Champions League Finalvs Arsenal2-12025-05-31

Man of the match. Goal and assist. The defining performance that won him the Ballon dOr.

Champions League R16vs Chelsea8-2 agg2025-03-12

Three goals and two assists across the two legs. PSG at their most devastating.

Ligue 1vs Marseille4-02024-10-22

Two goals and two assists in Le Classique. The statement that he was the best in France.

Records & Milestones

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Ballon dOr 2025 winner

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Most assists in a Champions League season (PSG era)

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Most successful dribbles in Ligue 1 history

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Fastest PSG player to 20 Champions League assists

Characteristics

Right winger who uses both feet with equal effectiveness. Dembélé has extraordinary pace and dribbling ability combined with an elite passing range that makes him almost impossible to defend.

Strengths

✓Dribbling

✓Pace

✓Both feet equally

✓Creativity

✓Assists

Weaknesses

✕Injury history

✕Defensive tracking

✕Consistency was an issue earlier in career

Did You Know?

Barcelona paid 135M EUR for him in 2017 as a replacement for Neymar. He spent six injury-interrupted years there before leaving for free to PSG.

He is one of very few elite players who is genuinely two-footed - he scores and assists with equal frequency with both feet.

His transformation at PSG has been remarkable. Under Luis Enrique he became the most creative player in Europe after years of perceived underperformance.

He won the World Cup with France in 2018 at age 21, becoming one of the youngest players to win the tournament.

The Ballon dOr 2025 was awarded primarily for his role in PSG Champions League triumph - the first PSG player ever to win the award.

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