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Karamoko Dembele Makes England U15s Debut After Playing for Scotland in November

Celtic starlet Karamoko Dembele made his England under-15 debut in Saturday's win over Turkey a little more than one month after representing Scotland under-16s in his international debut.

Dembele, 13, made his first appearance for Scotland under-16s on November 1 in the 2016 Victory Shield, but the youngster has now switched allegiances to play for the country of his birth:

Celtic wonderkid Karamoko Dembele has made his England U15 debut...just one week after making his Scotland bow ud83dudc40

(ud83dudcf7 via IG/karamoko99) pic.twitter.com/20QhwuFw5K— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) December 20, 2016

Alex Richards and Darren Cooney reported for the Daily Record that the Scottish Football Association "appear to be losing the battle" to keep hold of the prodigy after he turned his back on the team.