Sékou Koïta
Sékou Koïta (born 28 November 1999) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Mali national team.
| Koïta with Red Bull Salzburg in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sékou Koïta[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kita, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| USC Kita | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Liefering | 15 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2019– | Red Bull Salzburg | 68 | (32) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Mali U17 | 10 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Mali U20 | 10 | (3) |
| 2016– | Mali | 26 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
On 8 January 2018, Koïta moved to Wolfsberger AC on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.[3] On 18 December 2019, Koïta extended his contract with Red Bull Salzburg until the summer of 2024.[4]
On 18 February 2021, Koïta was suspended for three months of all club and international football activities by UEFA, following a doping investigation conducted by UEFA on which Koïta tested positive.[5] Koita was prescribed medicine to combat altitude sickness that contained a substance on the banned list. In its verdict, UEFA ruled that in this case there was no intentional violation of doping rules, but the rules stipulate that every player is personally responsible for ensuring that no banned substances enter their body.[6]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering | 2017–18 | Austrian Football Second League | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Austrian Football Second League | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 |
| 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 17 | |
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | |
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| Total | 68 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 39 | ||
| Career total | 97 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 46 | ||
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International edit
- As of match played 30 January 2024[9]
| Mali | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 4 | ||||
- As of match played 9 June 2022
- Mali score listed first, score column indicates score after each Koïta goal.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 January 2016 | Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, Rwanda | Uganda | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
| 2. | 10 October 2019 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | South Africa | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 17 November 2020 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | Namibia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4. | 9 June 2022 | St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe, Uganda | South Sudan | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours edit
Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22[citation needed]
- Austrian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22[citation needed]
Mali U-17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2015[citation needed]
Mali U-20
Mali
- African Nations Championship runner-up: 2016[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ (PDF). tournament.fifadata.com/. FIFA. 15 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg - koita".
- ^ "Sékou Koïta Leihweise Zum WAC". redbullsalzburg.at (in German). FC Red Bull Salzburg. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "DAKA, MWEPU AND KOITA EXTEND UNTIL 2024". redbullsalzburg.at/. FC Red Bull Salzburg. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg - Suspensions for Camara and Koita". Red Bull Salzburg Official Website. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Mali and RB Salzburg pair crash after altitude sickness pills land then with a doping ban". 22 February 2021.
- ^ Sékou Koïta at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Sékou Koïta at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Sékou Koïta". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
External links edit
Media related to Sékou Koïta at Wikimedia Commons
- Sékou Koïta at Soccerway