Benjamin Kantie Karamoko (born 17 May 1995), known as Ben Karamoko, is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a defender for Bulgarian club Spartak Varna.

Club career

Karamoko is a youth exponent from

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. He made his

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debut on 15 February 2015 against

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replacing

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at half-time in a 1–0 home win. On 31 January 2022, Karamoko signed a 1.5-year contract with

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in Belgium. In January 2023, he joined Bulgarian team Spartak Varna on a one-and-a-half-year contract.

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.L'Équipe
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References

1995 births Living people French sportspeople of Ivorian descent Footballers from Paris Men's association football defenders Ivorian men's footballers Ivory Coast men's under-20 international footballers French men's footballers Ligue 1 players AS Saint-Étienne players US Créteil-Lusitanos players FK Haugesund players Aalesunds FK players Sarpsborg 08 FF players Royal Charleroi S.C. players FC Spartak Varna players Eliteserien players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Norway French expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria {{France-footy-defender-1990s-stub