OUSMANE Dembele has lit up the World Cup, scoring five goals so far including a hat-trick against Norway and the second in France’s quarter-final win over Morocco.
The reigning Ballon d’Or winner has reportedly known his wife Rima since his early days at French side Rennes. Here’s everything we know about her.
Ousmane Dembele celebrating winning the Champions League with his wife Rima Edbouche and their daughter Credit: Getty
Who is Ousmane Dembele’s wife?
Rima Edbouche was born in Douar Aghbalou, southwestern Morocco.
She rose to fame via TikTok and boasts over 356k followers on the platform, plus a further 474k on Instagram.
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Before meeting the Barcelona star, the Moroccan beauty attended university in France after graduating from high school.
It is widely assumed that couple met while Dembele was plying his trade at boyhood club Rennes – suggesting the couple have been together for some time.
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However, they have always kept their relationship private and behind closed doors.
When did Ousmane Dembele and his wife get married?
According to insiders, Dembele and his wife tied the knot during a private ceremony in December 2021.
Reports suggested the event followed strict Moroccan tradition, including traditional music and dress.
Snaps taken from the ceremony showed Edbouche in a stylish Moroccan caftan.
Both Dembele and Edbouche are practising Muslims.
Do Ousmane Dembele and his wife have any children?
Dembele and his wife share a daughter together, born in September 2022.
“Despite getting little sleep”, Dembele was back in action just hours later as he started Barcelona’s 3-0 win over Elche.
At the time, Journalist Helena Condis said: “He was asked to play and the winger accepted happily.”
Rima and their daughter were pictured alongside Dembele during PSG’s Champions League celebrations in 2025 and 2026, offering fans a rare glimpse of the world-class winger’s family.
Dembele moved to Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund for a whopping £135million in 2017, before completing a move to PSG worth £43.5million in 2023.
Since then, he has won back-to-back Champions League titles with the French giants, was named the 2025 Ballon d’Or winner, and played a crucial part in France‘s run to World Cup glory in 2018.
