The 5️⃣ key moments in Ousmane Dembélé's career

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·23 September 2025

The 5️⃣ key moments in Ousmane Dembélé's career

From a young talent at Stade Rennais to the best player in the world...

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The ultimate recognition. Ousmane Dembélé won the 2025 Ballon d'Or this Monday. Let's look back on a rich career that began exactly ten years ago, highlighted by five major dates.

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November 22, 2015: First start and first goal

Just barely an adult and a few weeks after his professional debut with Stade Rennais, Ousmane Dembélé starts for the very first time in his career, in Ligue 1, against Girondins de Bordeaux.

The jewel of SRFC celebrates his first start in the best way possible: with a goal! The very first of his career...

📸 DAMIEN MEYER

June 13, 2017: Dembélé kicks off the Bleus adventure

The French team hosts England in a friendly match at the Stade de France. Starting up front by Didier Deschamps: Ousmane Dembélé, 20 years old, and Kylian Mbappé, 18 years old.

The Bleus win 3-2 with ten against eleven thanks to a dazzling performance by the two stars. In his seventh appearance, Dembélé, who joined Dortmund the previous summer, scores his first goal with the French team.

The Bleus adventure is finally underway and promises to be very beautiful...

July 15, 2018: Dembélé, world champion!

France 4-2 Croatia. On this July 15, 2018, after an epic final, the French team is crowned world champion!

The Bleus earn their second star, Ousmane Dembélé his first major triumph that will remain eternal...

📸 JEWEL SAMAD

May 14, 2023: The treble for Dembélé

On the field of Espanyol, the great rival, Xavi's FC Barcelona wins the 2022-23 La Liga.

Six years after his transfer to Barça from Dortmund for 135 million euros, Ousmane Dembélé wins his third Spanish championship in the Blaugrana jersey.

His last triumph at FC Barcelona. A title where he was one of Xavi's essential players.

May 31, 2025: Dembélé, alone in the world

On May 31, 2025, Paris Saint-Germain wins the first Champions League in its history, 5-0 against Inter.

Leader of the attack, technical leader, and statistical leader of this extraordinary team, Ousmane Dembélé marks this final with his energy and magic.

His pressing on the Milan defense and his backheel to Vitinha for the third Parisian goal stand out in this historic final.

The final point of an exceptional season. A Ballon d'Or season, quite simply...