Souleymane Keïta

Souleymane Keïta (born 24 November 1986) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

For the Senegalese footballer, see Souleymane Keita (Senegalese footballer).

Souleymane Keïta
Personal information
Full name Souleymane Keïta
Date of birth (1986-11-24) 24 November 1986
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Djoliba AC 36 (8)
2004–2005 Al-Jazira 16 (3)
2005–2007 ES Sétif 49 (6)
2007 AC Ajaccio 4 (0)
2007–2009 Al-Arabi
2009–2010 Al-Kharitiyath 11 (0)
2010–2012 Sivasspor 25 (0)
2012–2013 Golden Arrows 4 (0)
National team
2010–2012 Mali 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Bamako, Keïta started his career in Mali with local side Djoliba AC. After just one season with the senior team, he joined Emirati club Al-Jazira, where he stayed for just one season before leaving the club. In the summer of 2005 he joined Algerian club ES Sétif and instantly had an impact. In his first season, he was a main stay in the team starting line-up and helped the team finish fourth in the standings and earn a spot in next year's edition of the Arab Champions League. The 2006–07 season would be his most successful to date, helping ES Sétif win the Algerian League and the Arab Champions League.

Transfer dispute

After winning the 2007 Arab Champions League, he signed a contract with Qatari club Al-Arabi. However, just days later, he signed another contract with Ligue 2 side AC Ajaccio and chose to join them instead. After playing four games for AC Ajaccio, Al-Arabi pleaded their case to FIFA to regain the player and FIFA ruled in their favour, forcing the player to join Al-Arabi. [1]

Sivasspor

On 27 December 2009, the 23-year-old midfielder left Al-Kharitiyath to join Süper Lig side Sivasspor on a two-year contract.[2]

Honours

ES Sétif

Mali

References
  1. Compétition.dz: Le site officiel du football algérien Archived 20 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Keita to Sivasspor". Perlomental. 29 December 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  3. https://www.goal.com/en/news/815/2013-africa-cup-of-nations/2012/01/12/2843550/mali-coach-alain-giresse-names-final-2012-africa-cup-of
  4. https://africanfootball.com/tournament-matches/25/2012-Africa-Cup-of-Nations/
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