{{short description|Togolese footballer (born 2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dermane Karim | image = | fullname = <!-- If different--> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|12|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Sokodé, Togo | height = 1.66m | position = Defensive midfielder | currentclub = Lorient<br>(on loan from Lommel SK) | clubnumber = 29 | youthyears1 = 2013–2019 | youthclubs1 = WAFA | youthyears2 = 2019–2022 | youthclubs2 = Planète Foot Togo | youthyears3 = 2022–2023 | youthclubs3 = Feyenoord | years1 = 2022–2023 | clubs1 = Feyenoord | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2023– | clubs2 = Lommel SK | caps2 = 43 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2025 | clubs3 = → Kortrijk (loan) | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2025– | clubs4 = → Lorient (loan) | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2022 | nationalteam1 = Togo U23 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2022– | nationalteam2 = Togo | nationalcaps2 = 21 | nationalgoals2 = 3 | club-update = 19 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 18:20, 17 November 2024 (UTC) }}
'''Dermane Karim''' (born 26 December 2003) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French {{French football updater|Lorient}} club Lorient on loan from Belgian club Lommel SK, and the Togo national team.
== Club career == Dermane is a youth product of WAFA SC and Planète Foot Togo's youth academies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.archysport.com/2021/12/feyenoord-is-going-for-midfielder-dermane/|title='Feyenoord is going for midfielder Dermane'|website=www.archysport.com}}</ref> He signed his first professional contract with the Dutch club Feyenoord on 1 February 2022, keeping him at the club until June 2026.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vi.nl/cookies/;jsessionid=2EB3332196EE09CEAF8C1F37510652DD|title=Privacyinstellingen op VI.nl|website=vi.nl}}</ref>
On 15 June 2023, Dermane signed for Challenger Pro League club Lommel SK on a five-year contract.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.lommelsk.be/news.php?newsId=1553|title=Dermane Karim tekent bij Lommel SK|language=Dutch|website=lommelsk.be|date=15 June 2023|access-date=15 June 2023}}</ref>
On 14 January 2025, Karim was loaned by Kortrijk.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=K.V. Kortrijk|url=https://www.kvk.be/nieuws/de-derde-winteraanwinst/|title=Karim Dermane is een Kerel|date=14 January 2025|access-date=14 January 2025|language=nl}}</ref> On 9 August 2025, he moved on a new loan to Lorient in France.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Lorient|url=https://www.fclorient.bzh/dermane-karim-prete-au-fc-lorient/|title=Dermane Karim prêté au FC Lorient|trans-title=Dermane Karim loaned to FC Lorient|date=9 August 2025|access-date=9 August 2025|language=fr}}</ref>
== International career == Dermane is a youth international for the Togo U23s, having represented them in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.feyenoordpings.nl/video-feyenoord-middenvelder-dermane-maakt-goal-voor-togo-onder-23/|title=VIDEO | Feyenoorder Karim Dermane maakt goal voor Togo Onder 23|website=FeyenoordPings}}</ref> He debuted for the senior Togo national team in a 3–0 friendly win over Sierra Leone on 24 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://icilome.com/2022/03/football-le-togo-sest-offert-deux-victoires-en-turquie/|title=Football : Le Togo s'est offert deux victoires en Turquie|date=March 25, 2022}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the country on 24 September 2022 in a friendly against Ivory Coast.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fr12.nl/nieuws/dermane-karim-scoort-tijdens-basisdebuut-togo |title=Dermane Karim scoort tijdens basisdebuut Togo |trans-title=Dermane Karim scores during starting 11 debut for Togo |language=nl |date=24 September 2022 |access-date=24 September 2022}}</ref>
== Career statistics == === Club === {{updated|match played 9 November 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Feyenoord |2021–22 |Eredivisie |1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Lommel |2023–24 |Challenger Pro League |32||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in promotion play-offs}}||0||34||4 |- |2024–25 |Challenger Pro League |10||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !42!!4!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!0!!44!!4 |- !colspan="3"|career total !43!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0!!45!!4 |}
=== International === {{updated|match played 17 November 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Togo |2022||4||1 |- |2023||7||0 |- |2024||10||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!21!!3 |}
:''Togo score listed first, score column indicates score after each Dermane goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Karim Dermane |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Cap !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | align=center | 1 || 24 September 2022 || Stade Robert Diochon, Le Petit-Quevilly, France || align=center | 3 || {{fb|CIV}} || align=center | 2–'''1''' || align=center | 2–1 || Friendly |- | align=center | 2 || 22 March 2024 || El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia, Morocco || align=center | 12 || {{fb|NIG}} || align=center | 0–'''2''' || align=center | 1–2 || Friendly |}
== Notes == {{notelist}}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Soccerway|karim-dermane/745799}} * {{NFT|86949}}
{{FC Lorient squad}}
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