Benjamin Karamoko

Benjamin Kantie Karamoko (born 17 May 1995), known as Ben Karamoko, is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a defender.^[2]

Benjamin Karamoko

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Kantie Karamoko
Date of birth	(1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Paris, France[1]
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2012–2015	Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Saint-Étienne	3	(0)
2016–2017	→ US Créteil (loan)	10	(0)
2018–2020	Haugesund	23	(2)
2020	→ Aalesund (loan)	11	(0)
2021–2022	Sarpsborg 08	23	(0)
2022–2023	Charleroi	0	(0)
2023	Spartak Varna	15	(0)
International career
2016	Ivory Coast U23	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 February 2025

Club career

Karamoko is a youth exponent from Saint-Étienne. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 15 February 2015 against Girondins de Bordeaux replacing Paul Baysse at half-time in a 1–0 home win.^[3]

On 31 January 2022, Karamoko signed a 1.5-year contract with Charleroi in Belgium.^[4] In January 2023, he joined Bulgarian team Spartak Varna on a one-and-a-half-year contract.^[5]

International career

Karamoko was born and raised in France, and is Ivorian by descent. He debuted for the Ivory Coast U23 in a 5–1 friendly loss to the France U21s in November 2016.^[6]