Aboubakar Keita (born 5 November 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who is currently playing as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 November 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | ATM Abobo | ||
2015 | Copenhagen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Copenhagen | 4 | (0) |
2017 | → Halmstads BK (loan) | 25 | (2) |
2018 | → Stabæk (loan) | 10 | (2) |
2019 | → OH Leuven (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2019–2021 | OH Leuven | 24 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Charleroi | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → RWDM (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Sektzia Ness Ziona (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2023 | AIK | 14 | (0) |
2024 | Újpest | 14 | (1) |
International career | |||
2016 | Ivory Coast U23 | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2024 |
Club career
editF.C. Copenhagen
editAfter having visited F.C. Copenhagen on multiple occasions,[1][2] Keita signed a contract with the club shortly after his 18th birthday in November 2015,[3] playing the remainder of the autumn with the under-19 team. On 11 January 2016 Keita was promoted to the first team squad.[3]
On 13 March 2016, Keita debuted for the first team, when he substituted William Kvist in the Danish Superliga match against AaB.[4] Three days later, he was in the starting eleven in the Danish Cup game against Randers FC.[5]
Keita signed a loan deal with Norwegian club Stabæk to June 2019.[6]
Charleroi
editIn July 2022, Keita was loaned to Israeli club Sektzia Ness Ziona.[7] During the 2022–23 winter transfer window, he returned from Israel.[8]
AIK
editOn 1 February 2023, Keita signed with Swedish club AIK until the end of 2024.[9]
International career
editHe debuted for the Ivory Coast U23s in a 5–1 loss to France U21, scoring the only goal for his team in the game.[10]
Honours
editClub
edit- Copenhagen
Ivory Coast U23
- Africa U-23 Cup of Nations runner-up:2019[11][12]
References
edit- ^ Ung ivorianer igen i spil i FCK, bold.dk, 21 February 2014
- ^ FCK venter på ung ivorianer, bold.dk, 12 September 2014
- ^ a b Keita rykket op i Alka Superligatruppen, F.C. Copenhagen, 11 January 2016
- ^ FC Copenhagen vs Aalborg Boldspilklub, Football-Lineups.com
- ^ FC Copenhagen vs Randers FC, Football-Lineups.com
- ^ "Fra FC København til Stabæk". Stabæk. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Yaacobi, Hadar (19 July 2022). "רכש חדש: אבובאקר קייטה חתם בנס ציונה" [New acquisition: Aboubakar Keita signed with Ness Ziona] (in Hebrew). Sport 5.
- ^ "שובם של הליגיונרים: חמישה חזרו, 18 זרים חדשים הגיעו" [The return of the legionnaires: five returned, 18 new foreigners arrived] (in Hebrew). Walla!. 1 February 2023.
עזבו: אבובקאר קייטה - שרלרואה [Left: Aboubakar Keita - Charleroi]
- ^ "Aboubakar Keita till AIK Fotboll" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "FRANCE Espoirs – COTE D'IVOIRE Espoirs : Large victoire pour les Bleuets. (5–1)". lequipe.fr (in French). 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ U-23 Cup of NationsFédération Ivoirienne de Football Archived 31 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Matches | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
External links
edit- Aboubakar Keita at Football-Lineups
- Aboubakar Keita at Soccerway
- Aboubakar Keita at Elite Football
- Aboubakar Keita at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)