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.

Ismaël Keïta
Personal information
Full name Ismaël Keïta Vieira
Date of birth (1990-07-08) 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
  1. La fiche de Ismaël Keita - Francefootball
  2. "Ismaël KEITA - Football : la fiche de Ismaël KEITA (Cholet)". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  3. "Mali 2007". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  4. Mercato : Alphousseyni Keita prêté au Nîmes Olympique et Ismaël Keita à l'essai à Nantes
  5. http://uk.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=779581
  6. "Football : Ismaël Keita quitte le FC Nantes pour rejoindre le Angers-SCO" (in French). Presse Océan. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  7. http://uk.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=match&id=1479681
  8. "Official: Ismaël Keita swaps Angers for Paris FC". Get French Football News. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  9. "İsmail Keita kampta..." (in Turkish). Gaziantep Güneş. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  10. "ISMAËL KEITA POSE SON SAC AU SO CHOLET" (in French). actufoot.fr. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  11. "Ismaël Keita". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 August 2013.


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