Benjamin Karamoko

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 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. On 31 January 2022, Karamoko signed a 1.5-year contract with Charleroi 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.