Celtic youngster featured for under-20s.
It’s been known for a while that Celtic have a special talent on their hands in Karamoko Dembele.
Yesterday he offered another timely reminder of how good he can potentially be.
Dembele was named as a starter for Celtic’s development side in a win away at Kilmarnock.
This was his first start at under-20 level, and he completed all 90 minutes.
That in itself is reason to be positive, and Dembele’s performance underlined why there is a buzz about his talent.
The 16-year-old looked at home playing in the side, and was a threat throughout.
Celtic’s official website praised him as ‘tricky for the home side to handle.’
He came close to getting on the scoresheet, delivering a ‘fierce strike’ early in the second half.
Dembele almost scored on a further two occasions, one of which saw his shot tipped onto the crossbar.
It was young teammate Armstrong Oko-Flex who scored the goal in a 1-0 win, upstaging Dembele.
But there was enough on show from Dembele to demonstrate that he is a special talent, and this is just another milestone checked off in his journey to the top.
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