15-year-old Karamoko Dembele scores on debut for Celtic reserves

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Scottish under-16 player Karamoko Dembele. Twitter/ScottishFA

Scottish wonderkid Karamoko Dembele scored on his reserves debut as they beat Partick Thistle 6-0 - at the age of just 15.

Dembele has been scouted as the next top talent in Scotland since he was just 13 when he featured for Celtic's under-20 side. 

The youngster found the net inside the opening 13 minutes in the Glasgow Cup match against Partick Thistle - his first appearance for the reserves. 

Dembele will be eligible for Brendan Rodgers' first-team squad once he reaches the age of 16 in February, though the manager has discussed the forward's future previously. 

"From a talent perspective I could probably put Karamoko Dembele in to the first team right now. But he's coming up to 15.

"I have to think about where he is at in terms of his maturation level. Not just his talent level."

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