Fred Dembi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Fred Dembi

| image = Red Star-Ajaccio, 26-08-2024, Fred Dembi (cropped).jpg

| caption = Dembi with Red Star in 2024

| full_name = José-Fred Dembi

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|2|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo

| height = 1.84 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Red Star

| clubnumber = 26

| youthyears1 = 2001–2004

| youthclubs1 = AS Madrillet Château Blanc

| youthyears2 = 2004–2014

| youthclubs2 = Quevilly

| years1 = 2014–2015

| clubs1 = Quevilly II

| caps1 = 19

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2014–2015

| clubs2 = Quevilly

| caps2 = 5

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2015–2016

| clubs3 = Le Havre II

| caps3 = 20

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2016–2017

| clubs4 = Avranches II

| caps4 = 4

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2016

| clubs5 = Avranches

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2017–2018

| clubs6 = Déville Maromme

| caps6 =

| goals6 =

| years7 = 2018–2020

| clubs7 = Rouen

| caps7 = 37

| goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2020–2021

| clubs8 = Cholet

| caps8 = 25

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2021

| clubs9 = Orléans II

| caps9 = 1

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2021–2022

| clubs10 = Orléans

| caps10 = 29

| goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2022–

| clubs11 = Red Star

| caps11 = 87

| goals11 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2022–

| nationalteam1 = Congo

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 13 May 2025

| nationalteam-update = 19:12, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

}}

José-Fred Dembi (born 21 February 1995) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{French football updater|Red Star}} 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. He acquired French nationality subsequently.{{Cite web |title=José-Fred DEMBI |url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/jose-fred-dembi-23461/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=unfp.org}}

Club career

Dembi is a youth product of AS Madrillet Château Blanc and Quevilly, and began his career with Quevilly in 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.socholet.fr/actualites/fred-dembi-a-la-croisee-des-chemins/|title=Fred Dembi à la croisée des chemins}} He followed that up with stints at the reserves of Le Havre and Avranches, followed with an amateur stint with Déville Maromme.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sofoot.com/fred-dembi-ce-maillot-je-l-ai-porte-comme-une-deuxieme-peau-478691.html|title=Fred Dembi : " Ce maillot, je l'ai porté comme une deuxième peau "|website=SOFOOT.com|date=8 January 2020 }} In the summer of 2018, he moved to Rouen, and his second season was cut short by the COVID-19 epidemic.Rouen For the 2020–21 season, he moved to Cholet. He then joined Orléans in the Championnat National the following season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billionkeys.com/interviews/fred-dembi-la-2eme-partie-de-linterview-avec-le-milieu-de-terrain-de-lus-orleans/|title=Fred Dembi : l'interview avec le milieu de terrain de l'US Orléans|website=billionkeys.com}} On 27 May 2022, he transferred to Red Star.{{Cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/le-milieu-de-terrain-fred-dembi-quitte-l-us-orleans-pour-le-red-star-1653655060|title=Le milieu de terrain Fred Dembi quitte l'US Orléans et rejoint le Red Star|date=27 May 2022|website=ici, par France Bleu et France 3}}{{Cite web|url=https://sportnewsafrica.com/breve/red-star-fc-le-congolais-fred-dembi-premiere-recrue-de-habib-beye/|title=Red Star FC : Le Congolais Fred Dembi, première recrue de Habib Bèye|first=Varore|last=Demba|date=28 May 2022}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.adiac-congo.com/content/eliminatoires-can-2023-vingt-huit-diables-rouges-preselectionnes-138107|title=Eliminatoires CAN 2023 : vingt- huit Diables rouges présélectionnés | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo|website=www.adiac-congo.com}} That window he made his debut with the Congo in a 1–0 win over the Gambia on 8 June 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.paris-normandie.fr/id318687/article/2022-06-22/football-de-devillemaromme-la-selection-congolaise-le-fabuleux-destin-du-normand|title=Football. De Déville/Maromme à la sélection congolaise, le fabuleux destin du Normand Fred Dembi|date=22 June 2022|website=Paris-Normandie}}

Honours

Déville Maromme

Régional 1: 2017–2018

Rouen

Championnat National 3: 2018–19

Red Star

Championnat National: 2023–24{{Cite web |title=Le Red Star sacré champion de National |url=https://www.footmercato.net/a3515563148680896695-le-red-star-sacre-champion-de-national |access-date=26 April 2024 |date=26 April 2024 |website={{Interlanguage link|Foot Mercato|lt=Foot Mercato|fr|Foot Mercato}} |language=fr |first1=Victor |last1=Garlan}}