Abdul Kader Keïta
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Abdel-Kader Keïta | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Persib Bandung | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Africa Sports | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Africa Sports | 23 | (4) |
| 2000–2001 | Étoile du Sahel | 22 | (7) |
| 2002 | Al Ain | 19 | (6) |
| 2002–2005 | Al-Sadd | 53 | (26) |
| 2005–2007 | Lille | 73 | (17) |
| 2007–2009 | Lyon | 62 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Galatasaray | 27 | (5) |
| 2010–2012 | Al-Sadd | 27 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Budapest Honvéd | 2 | (0) |
| 2015– | Persib Bandung | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2012 | Ivory Coast | 72 | (11) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2015. |
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Abdel-Kader Keïta (born 6 August 1981) is an Ivorian professional football player who plays for Indonesia Super League club Persib Bandung. Keïta used to play as a winger for the Ivory Coast national football team.
Like the Touré brothers, the Kalou brothers, and the Koné brothers, Keïta is also part of a footballing family. He has an older brother called Fadel Keïta, who is a former Ivorian international.
Keïta, also known as 'Popito', began his career at homeland club Africa Sports, before moving on to Tunisian Club Etoile du Sahel. Following spells in United Arab Emirates with Al Ain and Qatar with Al Sadd, he moved to France with Ligue 1 club OSC Lille in 2005.
On 31 May 2007, Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas revealed that the club had made bids for both Keïta and his fellow club-mate Mathieu Bodmer.
On 16 June 2007, Lyon confirmed the signing of Keïta from Lille for 18 million euro, with Bodmer also moving to Lyon. During his two seasons at the club, he made 52 appearances in all competitions, scoring 5 goals.
On 2 July 2009, Galatasaray officially announced that Keïta joined the Turkish club and signed a three-year contract, for €8.5 million transfer fee plus €500,000 variable. He scored his first goal for Galatasaray in a Europa League qualification match against Maccabi Netanya in the 5th minute. On 12 December, Keïta scored for Galatasaray in a 3–2 victory over Antalyaspor.
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