Seydou Keita (footballer)
Keita in action for Barcelona in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Seydou Keita | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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El Jaish | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| 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) |
| 2012–2013 | Dalian Aerbin | 37 | (10) |
| 2014 | Valencia | 11 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Roma | 46 | (3) |
| 2016– | El Jaish | 7 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000– | Mali | 102 | (25) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 January 2015 |
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Seydou Keita (born 16 January 1980) is a Malian professional footballer who plays for Qatari club El Jaish SC.
A versatile midfielder, he can operate as both a central or defensive midfielder. He most notably played for Lens (five seasons) and Barcelona (four), winning 14 titles with the latter club.
Keita represented Mali since the age of 20, appearing in seven Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. He also holds a French passport.
Born in Bamako, Mali, Keita finished his football formation in France with Olympique de Marseille, joining the club at the age of 17. He played mainly for the reserve squad during his three-year spell.
Keita made his Ligue 1 debut for L'OM on 19 September 1999 in a 1–0 home win against Troyes AC, adding three games in the season's UEFA Champions League. In the summer of 2000, he left the club.
Keita signed for FC Lorient in Ligue 2, being instrumental (37 games, one goal) as the team promoted to the top level in 2001. He appeared slightly less due to injury in the following season, which ended in immediate relegation back, but brought the conquest of the Coupe de France, the club's first-ever (he played the full 90 minutes in the final against SC Bastia).
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