José-Fred Dembi (born 21 February 1995) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Red Star and the Congo national team.

Early life

Dembi was born in the Republic of the Congo, and moved to France at the age of 2.[1] He acquired French nationality subsequently.[2]

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.[3] In the summer of 2018, he moved to Rouen, and his second season was cut short by the COVID-19 epidemic.[4] For the 2020–21 season, he moved to Cholet.[1] He then joined Orléans in the Championnat National the following season.[5] On 27 May 2022, he transferred to Red Star.[6][7]

International career

Dembi was called up to the Congo national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in June 2022.[8] That window he made his debut with the Congo in a 1–0 win over the Gambia on 8 June 2022.[9]

Honours

Déville Maromme

Rouen

Red Star

References

  1. ^ a b c "Fred Dembi à la croisée des chemins".
  2. ^ "José-Fred DEMBI". unfp.org. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Fred Dembi : " Ce maillot, je l'ai porté comme une deuxième peau "". SOFOOT.com. 8 January 2020.
  4. ^ Rouen
  5. ^ "Fred Dembi : l'interview avec le milieu de terrain de l'US Orléans". billionkeys.com.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Demba, Varore (28 May 2022). "Red Star FC : Le Congolais Fred Dembi, première recrue de Habib Bèye".
  8. ^ "Eliminatoires CAN 2023 : vingt- huit Diables rouges présélectionnés | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
  9. ^ "Football. De Déville/Maromme à la sélection congolaise, le fabuleux destin du Normand Fred Dembi". Paris-Normandie. 22 June 2022.
  10. ^ Garlan, Victor (26 April 2024). "Le Red Star sacré champion de National". Foot Mercato [fr] (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Dembi
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