Ismaël Keïta

Ismaël Keïta Vieira (born 8 July 1990) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for French side US Orléans 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)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 US Orléans
Number 8
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)
2017–2020 Cholet 53 (0)
2020– Orléans 14 (0)
National team
2010–2011 Mali 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:48, 13 January 2021 (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] After two seasons as a regular starter for Cholet, Keïta had an aborted transfer to Red Star F.C in the summer of 2019, which disrupted the start to the 2019–20 season. At the end of the season he signed for US Orléans on a one-year contract with an option to extend to a second year.[11][12]

International career

Between 2010 and 2011, he won six caps for the Mali national football team.[13]

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. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/04/30/france/ligue-2/ac-arles/fc-nantes/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. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/08/02/france/ligue-2/football-club-istres-ouest-provence/angers-sporting-club-de-louest/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. "US Orléans Mercato : Officiel, Ismaël Keita rejoint le club" (in French). foot-sur7.fr. 18 June 2020.
  12. ""Je serais venu à Orléans à pied s'il avait fallu !" : Oui, Ismaël Keita se réjouit de signer à l'USO foot" (in French). Le République. 17 June 2020.
  13. "Ismaël Keita". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 August 2013.


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