Kader Keïta (footballer, born 2000)
Kader Keïta (born 6 November 2000) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga I club CFR Cluj.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul Kader Keïta | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Ouragahio, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CFR Cluj | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Paris FC | ||
| 2014–2015 | FC Montfermeil | ||
| 2015–2017 | Ajaccio | ||
| 2017–2018 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Ajaccio B | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Lille B | 23 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Westerlo | 50 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Sion (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Sivasspor | 22 | (0) |
| 2024– | CFR Cluj | 18 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Ivory Coast Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Ivory Coast | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
After playing for the reserve side of Ajaccio, Keïta joined Lille's reserve team in summer 2017.[3] He joined Westerlo on a three-year contract in summer 2019.[4]
On 31 August 2021, Keïta joined Swiss Super League club Sion on a year-long loan with an option to buy.[5]
On 12 August 2022, Keïta signed a three-year contract with Sivasspor in Turkey.[6]
In January 2024, Keita was acquired by Romanian club CFR Cluj, for a reported fee of €120.000.[7]
International career edit
Keïta is a dual-citizen of France and the Ivory Coast.[8] He was selected as part of the Ivory Coast Olympic squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics,[8][9] and made 3 appearances at the Olympics.[10]
Honours edit
Westerlo
References edit
- ^ "Kader Keïta". Sivasspor. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Kader Keita (Westerlo) lokt buitenlandse scouts naar het Kuipje". Gazet van Antwerpen. from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Le LOSC recrute Kader Keita, en provenance de l'AC Ajaccio". France 3 Hauts-de-France. from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Westerlo neemt 18-jarige Fransman Keita over van Lille". Gazet van Antwerpen. from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Kader Keïta, un jeune milieu défensif ivoirien, arrive au FC Sion". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Valais. 31 August 2021. from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Kader Keita Demir Grup Sivasspor'umuzda" (in Turkish). Sivasspor. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ CFR CLUJ S-A ÎNȚELES CU NOUL ATACANT! NIGERIANUL AR PUTEA FI PREZENTAT AZI, eurosport.ro, 18 January 2024
- ^ a b "Keita (Westerlo) naar Olympische Spelen met Ivoorkust". Gazet van Antwerpen. from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Manchester United duo Diallo and Bailly, AC Milan's Kessie make Ivory Coast's Olympics squad | Goal.com". www.goal.com. from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Kader Keita". worldfootball.net. from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Welcome back les Campinois" (in French). Belgian Pro League. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
External links edit
- Kader Keïta at Soccerway
- Kader Keïta at WorldFootball.net