Alhassane Keita
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alhassane Keita Otchico | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Horoya AC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Olympique Khouribga | 15 | (7) |
| 2001–2006 | Zürich | 131 | (58) |
| 2006–2008 | Ittihad | 40 | (19) |
| 2008–2011 | Mallorca | 47 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | → Valladolid (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | Al-Shabab | 6 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Emirates Club | 6 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Dubai Club | 10 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | St. Gallen | 20 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Jacksonville Armada | 43 | (13) |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2009 | Guinea | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2017. |
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Alhassane Keita Otchico (born 26 June 1983 in Conakry), known as Keita, is a Guinean footballer who last played for American club Jacksonville Armada FC as a striker.
After beginning professionally in Morocco with Olympique Khouribga, Keita moved in 2001 to Switzerland, with FC Zürich. During his five-season stay he scored goals at an extraordinary rate, including 20 in 2005–06 as the club emerged champions and the player was crowned league top scorer.
Keita started the 2006–07 campaign still in Zürich, netting four in as many games, but signed with Saudi Arabian side Ittihad FC, in Jeddah. In late June 2008 he joined Spain's RCD Mallorca on a five-year link, being irregularly used in his first year – he did manage, however, to score twice as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 La Liga home win over Real Valladolid.
In July 2009, Keita was initially banned for four months after it was found out he signed with Umm-Salal Sports Club in Qatar after he had already committed to Mallorca. As the appeals begun, though, he was able to start the new season with the team, appearing in several matches from the bench; in late January 2010, the situation was resolved favorably to the Spaniards.
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