Person in history
Mousa Dembélé (Belgian footballer)
Mousa Dembélé, Belgian footballer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1987 · July 16
- Age this year
- 39No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- association football player. Citizenship: Belgium
- Born
- 39th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé, known as Mousa Dembélé, is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Early life
Early life Dembélé was born in Wilrijk , Antwerp , Belgium. [ citation needed ] His father Yaya is Malian , while his mother, Tilly Huygens, is Belgian of Flemish ethnicity. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Dembélé is a Muslim . [ 3 ] Dembélé uses the spelling "Mousa" for his first name (e.g. on his Twitter account [ 4 ] ), and so do his club, [ 5 ] national team [ 6 ] and most news articles about him. However, in a 2016 interview,
Path and career
Career statistics Club Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [ 1 ] Club Season League National cup [ a ] League cup [ b ] Europe Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Germinal Beerschot 2003–04 Belgian First Division 1 0 0 0 – – – 1 0 2004–05 19 1 3 1 – – – 22 2 Total 20 1 3 1 – – – 23 2 Willem II 2005–06 Eredivisie 33 9 1 0 – 2 [ c ] 0 3 [ d ] 1 39 10 AZ 2006–07 Eredivisie 33 6 5 4 – 12 [ c ] 4 2 [
Why this date
Mousa Dembélé (Belgian footballer) appears on our July 16 calendar for 1987 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1987.
- September 16Montreal Protocol
- July 24Hulda Crooks
- November 7Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
- November 8Remembrance Day bombing
- December 8Queen Street massacre
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1987Kurt TippettMay 8
- 1987Robert AcquafrescaSeptember 11
- 1987Marwin HitzSeptember 18
- 1987Tiki GelanaOctober 22
- 1987Timothy DerijckMay 25
- 1987Yves De WinterMay 25
- 1987Trent BerettaMarch 30
- 1987Vaila BarsleySeptember 15
Sources
Cite this page
“Mousa Dembélé (Belgian footballer)”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/mousa-dembele-belgian-footballer, accessed October 26, 2026.
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Questions about Mousa Dembélé (Belgian footballer)
When was Mousa Dembélé (Belgian footballer) born?
July 16 1987.
How old would Mousa Dembélé (Belgian footballer) be today?
39 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on July 16?
Cooper Koch, Wizkid, Jarred Kelenic and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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