# Ali Dembélé
**Ali Dembélé** (full name Ali Bina Dembélé; born 2004 in Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender, principally a right-back, for Torino in Italy.[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/ali-dembele/160655) • [2](https://www.transfermarkt.de/ali-dembele/profil/spieler/1004344)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Bina Dembélé[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/ali-dembele/160655) |
| Born | 2004, Villepinte (Seine-Saint-Denis), France[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/ali-dembele/160655) |
| Position | Defender, right-back[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/ali-dembele/160655) • [2](https://www.transfermarkt.de/ali-dembele/profil/spieler/1004344) |
| Physical profile | 1.85 m, 69 kg[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/ali-dembele/160655) |
| Club | Torino (contract until 30 June 2028)[3](https://www.toro.it/calciomercato/torinodembele-pronto-al-rientro-ma-su-di-lui-ce-lavellino/1428280/) |
| Career total | 84 club appearances, 2 goals, 0 assists across 5 recorded seasons[4](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/ali-dembele-349232) |
## Career
Dembélé moved from the Troyes youth setup to Torino's under-19 side on a free transfer on 11 July 2022, and was promoted to the Torino first team on 1 July 2023.[5](https://fr.besoccer.com/joueur/transferts/a-dembele-3212611) He had been one of the standout players in Torino's Primavera (under-19) team after arriving from Troyes.[6](https://www.toro.it/giovanili/chi-e-ali-dembele/1303862/)
**Loans.** His senior development has run through a series of temporary moves: a 2023/24 loan at Venezia in [Serie B](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-b), where he made 16 league appearances, and a loan to Mantova from 2 February 2026 to the end of the season.[5](https://fr.besoccer.com/joueur/transferts/a-dembele-3212611) • [7](https://theanalyst.com/players/4908/ali-dembele/career) At Mantova he played 14 Serie B matches, all as a starter, first as a right-sided player in coach Modesto's 3-4-3 and later as the right-sided central defender, and contributed to a ninth-place league finish just outside the playoff places.[3](https://www.toro.it/calciomercato/torinodembele-pronto-al-rientro-ma-su-di-lui-ce-lavellino/1428280/) In August 2026 he joined Lecce on loan.[5](https://fr.besoccer.com/joueur/transferts/a-dembele-3212611)
**Torino first team.** On 19 January 2025, in a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina, he was sent off after receiving two yellow cards within six minutes, in the 27th and 33rd, leaving Torino a man down for over an hour.[8](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/de-gea-no-evita-el-desastre-n/)
In the first half of 2025/26 he found little playing time: two [Serie A](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-a) appearances totaling 19 minutes, plus two [Coppa Italia](https://www.edgepedia.org/coppa-italia) appearances including a start against Pisa, and he was sent to Mantova in the January window after a disappointing first part of the season.[3](https://www.toro.it/calciomercato/torinodembele-pronto-al-rientro-ma-su-di-lui-ce-lavellino/1428280/)
## Playing style
Mantova's announcement described him as a young full-back, usable also as a central defender, with marked physical and speed attributes.[9](https://www.tuttomantova.it/primo-piano/speciale-dembele-in-biancorosso-giovane-terzino-scuola-torino-7772) Across his recorded senior career he has played as a right-back and as a right-sided center-back in a back three.[2](https://www.transfermarkt.de/ali-dembele/profil/spieler/1004344) • [3](https://www.toro.it/calciomercato/torinodembele-pronto-al-rientro-ma-su-di-lui-ce-lavellino/1428280/)
## References
1. [Ali Dembélé - joueur de football, L'Équipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/ali-dembele/160655)
2. [Ali Dembélé - Spielerprofil, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.de/ali-dembele/profil/spieler/1004344)
3. [Torino, Dembélé pronto al rientro ma su di lui c'è l'Avellino, Toro.it](https://www.toro.it/calciomercato/torinodembele-pronto-al-rientro-ma-su-di-lui-ce-lavellino/1428280/)
4. [Ali Dembélé - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report, Field Insider](https://fieldinsider.com/scout-report/ali-dembele-349232)
5. [Transferts de Ali Dembélé, BeSoccer](https://fr.besoccer.com/joueur/transferts/a-dembele-3212611)
6. [Chi è Dembelé, terzino del Torino Primavera, Toro.it](https://www.toro.it/giovanili/chi-e-ali-dembele/1303862/)
7. [Ali Dembélé Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/4908/ali-dembele/career)
8. [De Gea no evita el desastre, AS](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/de-gea-no-evita-el-desastre-n/)
9. [SPECIALE - Dembèlè in biancorosso: giovane terzino scuola Torino, TuttoMantova](https://www.tuttomantova.it/primo-piano/speciale-dembele-in-biancorosso-giovane-terzino-scuola-torino-7772)
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