Date of Birth:
16th July 1987
Height:
1.85m
Place of Birth:
Wilrijk, Belgium
Weight:
82kg
Debut:
Manchester United (h) 22/08/10
Previous Clubs:
AZ Alkmaar, Willem II, Germinal Beerschot
A creative, attacking player with plenty of pace, an eye for goal and a good range of passing, Mousa Dembele has been a star performer at the Cottage in recent seasons.
Dembele started his professional career at Germinal Beerschot before moving to Willem II in 2005. Despite the Tilburg side enduring a difficult season and finishing in the lower half of the table, Dembele weighed in with an impressive nine goals.
His performances caught the attention of AZ Alkmaar and he joined Louis van Gaal’s side in the summer of 2006. He scored six goals for AZ in his first season and followed that with a fine 07/08 campaign.
However it was his magnificent performances in Alkmaar’s 2008/09 title-winning season, which saw Dembele provide a number of assists and score 10 goals that confirmed him as one of the Eredivisie’s prime talents.
After signing for Fulham in August 2010|, Dembele made a stunning start to his career at Craven Cottage. Following his impressive debut appearance against Manchester United, the striker scored his first goal for Fulham in the Carling Cup against Port Vale.
In only his second game at the Cottage, Dembele secured all three points against Wolves with a brace in Fulham's 2-1 win.
Following his scintilating start to the season Dembele was ruled out of action for three weeks after picking up an injury during the dying seconds of Fulham's Carling Cup defeat against Stoke City. After returning to full fitness the striker suffered the misfortune of injuring the same ankle whilst away on international duty with Belgium in November.
Dembele returned to action against Wigan on the 15th January before scoring a stunning goal in the Team's 4-0 rout over Spurs in the FA Cup 4th Round at the Cottage. Dembele made 28 appearances during the 2010/11 season, scoring five goals.
At the end of his first season at the Cottage, Dembele received the Club's Award for Goal of the Season following his spectacular solo dribble and strike against Spurs in the FA Cup.
During the 2011/12 season Martin Jol delivered a tactical masterstroke by moving Dembele into a central midfield position where his influence grew with every game. Dembele made over 40 appearances last season and his winning goal against Sunderland in the penultimate match of the season effectively secured Fulham ninth place in the Barclays Premier League.
Fulham Record
| Season | League | FA Cup | Carling Cup | UEFA | Total |
| | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals |
| 2011-2012 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| 2010-2011 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 |