Dermane Karim
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Sokodé, Togo | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Lorient (on loan from Lommel SK) | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2019 | WAFA | ||
| 2019–2022 | Planète Foot Togo | ||
| 2022–2023 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Feyenoord | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Lommel SK | 43 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Lorient (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Togo U23 | 3 | (2) |
| 2022– | Togo | 21 | (3) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:20, 17 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Dermane Karim (born 26 December 2003) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Ligue 1 club Lorient on loan from Belgian club Lommel SK, and the Togo national team.
Club career
Dermane is a youth product of WAFA SC and Planète Foot Togo's youth academies.[1] He signed his first professional contract with the Dutch club Feyenoord on 1 February 2022, keeping him at the club until June 2026.[2]
On 15 June 2023, Dermane signed for Challenger Pro League club Lommel SK on a five-year contract.[3]
On 14 January 2025, Karim was loaned by Kortrijk.[4] On 9 August 2025, he moved on a new loan to Lorient in France.[5]
International career
Dermane is a youth international for the Togo U23s, having represented them in 2022.[6] He debuted for the senior Togo national team in a 3–0 friendly win over Sierra Leone on 24 March 2022.[7] He scored his first goal for the country on 24 September 2022 in a friendly against Ivory Coast.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Feyenoord | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Lommel | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
| 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 44 | 4 | |||
| career total | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 4 | ||
International
- As of match played 17 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 21 | 3 | |
- Togo score listed first, score column indicates score after each Dermane goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 September 2022 | Stade Robert Diochon, Le Petit-Quevilly, France | 3 |  Ivory Coast |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 22 March 2024 | El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia, Morocco | 12 |  Niger |
0–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Notes
- ^ Appearances in promotion play-offs
References
- ^ "'Feyenoord is going for midfielder Dermane'". www.archysport.com.
- ^ "Privacyinstellingen op VI.nl". vi.nl.
- ^ "Dermane Karim tekent bij Lommel SK". lommelsk.be (in Dutch). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Karim Dermane is een Kerel" (in Dutch). K.V. Kortrijk. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Dermane Karim prêté au FC Lorient" [Dermane Karim loaned to FC Lorient] (in French). FC Lorient. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "VIDEO | Feyenoorder Karim Dermane maakt goal voor Togo Onder 23". FeyenoordPings.
- ^ "Football : Le Togo s'est offert deux victoires en Turquie". 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Dermane Karim scoort tijdens basisdebuut Togo" [Dermane Karim scores during starting 11 debut for Togo] (in Dutch). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
External links
- Dermane Karim at Soccerway
- Dermane Karim at National-Football-Teams.com