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Josh McCafferty

Karamoko Dembele's brother one of seven Celtic youngsters to sign first pro deal

Celtic have signed seven youngsters to their first professional deals. 

The club announced this morning that a host of players have put pen to paper and committed their future to the club. 

One of those is Hassan Dembele, younger brother of former Celtic winger Karamoko, who made 10 senior appearances for the club after coming through the academy. 

Nathan Meechan, Joseph Haney, Rocco Di Giacomo, Emmanuel Obidiwe, Lucas Clearie and Kayden Daly have all agreed terms on their maiden professional contracts alongside Dembele Jr. 


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A Celtic statement read: "Celtic Football Club is delighted to announce the latest group of youngsters to have signed their first professional contracts, with seven players signing deals.

"With the 2025/26 season on the horizon, Hassan Dembele, Nathan Meechan, Joseph Haney, Rocco Di Giacomo, Emmanuel Obidiwe, Lucas Clearie and Kayden Daly have all put pen to paper and signed professional terms with the club.

"For any young player at Celtic, they only need to look at the men's first team for inspiration to see players like captain, Callum McGregor, James Forrest, Kieran Tierney, Anthony Ralston, Stephen Welsh and Ross Doohan, all of whom have come through the Academy and graduated into the first team.

"Everyone at Celtic Football Club wishes the players all the very best and we look forward to seeing how their careers develop in the coming years with the Hoops."

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