27 Facts About Mousa Dembele

1. Mousa Dembele met his Dutch girlfriend in 2012 shortly after he traded AZ for the Spurs.

2. Mousa Dembele started a late youth career at Belgian Pro League team Germinal Beerschot in 2003.

3. Mousa Dembele was part of the France under-19 squad which reached the semi-finals of the 2015 European Championship, scoring in group stage victories over Ukraine and hosts Greece.

4. On 31 August 2018, Mousa Dembele signed for Ligue 1 club Lyon on a five-year contract.

5. Mousa Dembele was linked with a move to Chelsea during the January 2017 transfer window.

6. Mousa Dembele was an unused substitute for Fulham's Premier League match against Swansea City on 23 November 2013.

7. In 2012, Mousa Dembele signed for Fulham at age 16 from Paris Saint-Germain.

8. Mousa Dembele helped Celtic win consecutive Scottish domestic trebles, before moving to Lyon in August 2018.

9. Mousa Dembele put Bruno Genesio's side ahead in the seventh minute by latching onto a long ball forward and slotting home his fifth goal in six games, having scored and won a penalty against PSG.

10. Mousa Dembele scored his first international goal in October 2006 against Azerbaijan.

11. Mousa Dembele made his debut on 22 August 2010, coming on as a substitute against Manchester United.

12. Mousa Dembele made his debut on 24 April 2004 against Charleroi.

13. Mousa Dembele started his professional career for Germinal Beerschot, a team in the Belgian Pro League.

14. Mousa Dembele was ranked 91st in The Guardians list of the 100 best current footballers in 2012.

15. Mousa Dembele transferred to Premier League side Fulham in 2010 before joining Tottenham for a fee of £15 million in August 2012.

16. Mousa Dembele won the league title and the Johan Cruyff Shield with the latter in 2009.

17. Mousa Dembele has reportedly struggled to settle in Barcelona since his £135.5m move to the club.

18. Mousa Dembele is set to be out until the New Year with an ankle injury, and it could well be the last we see of the Belgian international in North London.

19. Mousa Dembele has stated Patrick Kluivert was a childhood hero of his and that his style of play was compared to Kluivert's.

20. Mousa Dembele played in all six of Belgium's games at the Olympics.

21. Mousa Dembele made his first international appearance on 20 May 2006 against Slovakia, coming on as a substitute for Luigi Pieroni.

22. Mousa Dembele transferred to Tottenham Hotspur on 29 August 2012 after Spurs triggered a £15 million release clause in his Fulham contract.

23. The same week, Mousa Dembele made his first league start against Blackpool in which he provided two assists.

24. Mousa Dembele made an excellent start to his career at Fulham.

25. On 18 August 2010, Fulham announced that Mousa Dembele had joined from AZ on a three-year deal for a fee of £5 million.

26. Mousa Dembele transferred to Premier League side Fulham in 2010 before joining current club Tottenham for a fee of £15 million in August 2012.

27. Mousa Dembele is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Belgium national team, for whom he has achieved 80 caps.