Benjamin Karamoko

Benjamin Karamoko
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Kantie Karamoko
Date of birth (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Paris, France[1]
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Spartak Varna
Number 3
Youth career
2012–2015 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Saint-Étienne 3 (0)
2016–2017 → US Créteil (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2020 Haugesund 23 (2)
2020 → Aalesund (loan) 11 (0)
2021–2022 Sarpsborg 08 23 (0)
2022–2023 Charleroi 0 (0)
2023– Spartak Varna 9 (0)
International career
2016 Ivory Coast U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2023

Benjamin Kantie Karamoko (born 17 May 1995), known as Ben Karamoko, is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a defender for Bulgarian club Spartak Varna.[2]

Club career

Karamoko is a youth exponent from Saint-Étienne. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 15 February 2015 against Girondins de Bordeaux replacing Paul Baysse at half-time in a 1–0 home win.[3]

On 31 January 2022, Karamoko signed a 1.5-year contract with Charleroi in Belgium.[4] In January 2023, he joined Bulgarian team Spartak Varna on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[5]

International career

Karamoko was born and raised in France, and is Ivorian by descent. He debuted for the Ivory Coast U23 in a 5–1 friendly loss to the France U21s in November 2016.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Football - MAXIFOOT l'actualité foot et transfert".
  2. ^ Benjamin Karamoko at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Bordeaux vs. Saint-Étienne - 15 February 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  4. ^ "BIENVENUE, BEN !" (Press release) (in French). Charleroi. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  5. ^ Koleva, Hristina (11 January 2023). ""Спартак" Варна подписа с френския защитник Бен Канти Карамоко" (in Bulgarian). trud.bg. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  6. ^ L'Équipe


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