Dermane Karim
Togolese footballer (born 2003)
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Dermane Karim (born 26 December 2003) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Troyes and the Togo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Sokodé, Togo | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Troyes | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2026 | Lommel SK | 43 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | → Lorient (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2026– | Troyes | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Togo U23 | 3 | (2) |
| 2022– | Togo | 30 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 September 2026 | |||
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]
On 21 August 2026, Karim returned to Ligue 1 and signed a three-season deal with Troyes.[6]
International career
Dermane is a youth international for the Togo U23s, having represented them in 2022.[7] He debuted for the senior Togo national team in a 3–0 friendly win over Sierra Leone on 24 March 2022.[8] He scored his first goal for the country on 24 September 2022 in a friendly against Ivory Coast.[9]
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 25 September 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 4 | |
- 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 | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 22 March 2024 | El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia, Morocco | 12 |  Niger | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 4 | 25 September 2026 | Kégué Stadium, Lomé, Togo | 30 |  Burundi | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Notes
- Appearances in promotion play-offs