 Keita with Barcelona in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Seydou Keita[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Centre Salif Keita | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Marseille | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Marseille | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Lorient | 58 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2007 | Lens | 157 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Sevilla | 31 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Barcelona | 119 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Dalian Aerbin | 37 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Valencia | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Roma | 46 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | El Jaish | 16 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 481 | (60) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Mali U20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2015 | Mali | 102 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Seydou Keïta (French pronunciation: [sɛdu kɛjta]; anglicised to Keita; born 16 January 1980) is a Malian former professional footballer. A versatile midfielder, he operated as both a central or defensive midfielder.
Keita most notably played for Lens (five seasons) and Barcelona (four), winning 14 titles with the latter club after signing in 2008. He started his youth career in Mali and his professional career with Marseille. His career would take him to clubs in France, Spain, China, Italy and Qatar.
Keita represented Mali since the age of 18, appearing in seven Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and winning 102 caps.[2] In addition to his Malian nationality, he also has French nationality.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 1 December 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Seydou Keïta – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 October 2017.