Siriki Dembélé
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Dembélé with AFC Bournemouth in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Siriki Dembélé | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Bouaflé, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oxford United | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Dundee United | ||
| 2015–2016 | Ayr United | ||
| 2016–2017 | Nike Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Grimsby Town | 36 | (4) |
| 2018–2022 | Peterborough United | 129 | (26) |
| 2022–2023 | AFC Bournemouth | 19 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Auxerre (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Birmingham City | 34 | (6) |
| 2024– | Oxford United | 24 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:44, 5 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ben Siriki Dembélé (born 7 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger or striker for EFL Championship club Oxford United.
Dembélé is known for his speed, taking on players with his dribbling ability, and holding the ball bringing others into play. At the age of 12, Dembélé started his career with Dundee United's youth system. He then moved to playing in their academy. Dembélé returned south of the border joining the Nike Football Academy in May 2016; he had trials with Championship clubs Barnsley and Huddersfield Town in September 2016. In May 2017, Dembélé moved to Grimsby Town signing his first professional contract. On 22 June 2018, he joined Peterborough United on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He joined AFC Bournemouth in January 2022 on a three-and-a-half-year deal and spent the second half of the 2022–23 season on loan to French Ligue 1 club Auxerre before returning to the Championship with Birmingham City in July 2023. A year later, after Birmingham's relegation, he joined Oxford United.
Dembélé was born in Ivory Coast, and is also eligible to represent England and Scotland at international level.