Ismaël Keïta
Ismaël Keïta Vieira (born 8 July 1990) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for French side SO Cholet in Championnat National.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ismaël Keïta Vieira | ||
Date of birth | 8 July 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Defensive midfielder[1] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | SO Cholet | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Centre Salif Keita | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Centre Salif Keita | ||
2009–2013 | Nantes | 47 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Nantes B | 13 | (3) |
2013–2016 | Angers | 47 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Angers B | 7 | (2) |
2016 | Paris FC | 14 | (0) |
2017 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 5 | (0) |
2017– | Cholet | 53 | (0) |
National team | |||
2010–2011 | Mali | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:35, 23 May 2020 (UTC) |
Career
Club career
Born in Bamako,[2] Keïta started his career with the Centre Salif Keita in 2007.[3] On 12 August 2009, he joined French Ligue 2 club FC Nantes, signing a four-year contract.[4] He made his league debut as a substitute in a 0–1 defeat against AC Arles-Avignon on 30 April 2010.[5]
At the end of his contract he left Nantes and signed a three-year contract with fellow Ligue 2 side SCO Angers.[6] His league debut came on 2 August 2013 in a 2–4 away victory over FC Istres.[7]
Midway through the final year of his Angers contract, he agreed a termination deal with the club, and signed a six-month deal with Paris FC, with an option for an additional year if the club remained in Ligue 2.[8] Paris FC were relegated at the end of the season, and Keïta was without a club until he signed for TFF First League side Gazişehir Gaziantep F.K. on 5 January 2017.[9]
In September 2017 Keïta returned to France, signing for Championnat National side SO Cholet.[10]
International career
Between 2010 and 2011, he won six caps for the Mali national football team.[11]
References
- La fiche de Ismaël Keita - Francefootball
- "Ismaël KEITA - Football : la fiche de Ismaël KEITA (Cholet)". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- "Mali 2007". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- Mercato : Alphousseyni Keita prêté au Nîmes Olympique et Ismaël Keita à l'essai à Nantes
- http://uk.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=779581
- "Football : Ismaël Keita quitte le FC Nantes pour rejoindre le Angers-SCO" (in French). Presse Océan. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- http://uk.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=1479681
- "Official: Ismaël Keita swaps Angers for Paris FC". Get French Football News. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- "İsmail Keita kampta..." (in Turkish). Gaziantep Güneş. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- "ISMAËL KEITA POSE SON SAC AU SO CHOLET" (in French). actufoot.fr. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- "Ismaël Keita". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 August 2013.