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13-Year-Old Karamoko Dembele Makes Celtic Debut in U20 Win vs. Hearts

Celtic gave 13-year-old Karamoko Dembele a nine-minute debut for their under-20 side as they beat Hearts 3-1 in the SPFL Development League on Monday.

Namesake of Celtic's 20-year-old French striker Moussa Dembele—who has been prolific for the Hoops' first team this season following a summer move from Fulham—the 2003-born Dembele replaced Jack Aitchison in the 81st minute against Hearts, per football writer Liam O'Hare:

13-year-old Karamoko Dembele coming off the bench to make his debut for Celtic U20s this evening. The boy is tipped to be a star. pic.