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Revision as of 09:46, 3 April 2013

Seydou Keita
Keita in action for Barcelona in 2008
Personal information
Full name Seydou Keita
Date of birth (1980-01-16) 16 January 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dalian Aerbin
Number 20
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– Dalian Aerbin 12 (4)
International career
2000– Mali
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2012

Seydou Keita (born 16 January 1980) is a Malian professional footballer who plays for Dalian Aerbin in the Chinese Super League. A versatile midfielder, he can operate as both a central or defensive midfielder, and played most notably with Lens (five seasons) and Barcelona (four), winning 14 titles with the latter.

Keita represented Malian national team since the age of 20, and also holds a French passport.

Club career

Marseille

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.

Lorient / Lens

Keita signed for FC Lorient in Ligue 2, being instrumental (37 games, one goal) as the club 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).

In 2002 Keita joined fellow league side RC Lens, eventually becoming team captain, and scoring a career-best 11 goals in the 2006–07 season – his fifth and last – helping Les Sang et Or to the fifth position in the league and the last-16 in the UEFA Cup.

Sevilla

On 11 July 2007 Keita signed for Sevilla FC in Spain, for four years.[1] He appeared in both legs of the season's Supercopa de España, a 6–3 aggregate win against Real Madrid.

Keita was an automatic first-choice for the Andalusians during the 2007–08 season, helping the team to the fifth position in the league. On 3 November 2007 he scored from long-distance in a 2–0 home win also against Real Madrid,[2] and added three in nine games in the Champions League – including one against Arsenal in a 3–1 group stage home success, which was the Gunners' first loss of the campaign.[3]

Barcelona

On 26 May 2008 Keita signed a four-year contract with FC Barcelona, with the Catalan club being believed to have paid the player's buy-out clause, which stood at around €14 million. He became the first Malian Barcelona player ever, and the club set his new release clause at €90 million.[4]

Keita made his official debut for Barcelona in a Champions League qualifier against Poland's Wisła Kraków on 13 August 2008, a 4–0 home win.[5] He made his league debut against CD Numancia on the 31st, replacing Andrés Iniesta midway through the second half of a 0–1 away loss.[6]

Keita scored his first goal for Barcelona on 16 November 2008, in a 2–0 win at Recreativo de Huelva.[7][8] The following week he added another, in a 1–1 home draw against Getafe CF;[9] he finished his first season at Camp Nou with 46 official games as Barça won the treble. He played 20 minutes in the Champions League final, taking the place of Thierry Henry in the 2–0 win against Manchester United.

On 25 October 2009 Keita scored his first career hat-trick, in a 6–1 home win against Real Zaragoza,[10] and contributed with 29 games – 23 starts – as Barcelona renewed its domestic supremacy. In the 2010–11 season he made more appearances than any other outfield player and, on 31 August, aged 31, signed a contract extension that would link him to the club until 2014.

On 7 July 2012, Keita announced he would be leaving Barcelona after four seasons.[11]

International career

Keita made his debut for Mali on 9 April 2000, in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Libya.[12] He represented the country in six Africa Cup of Nations tournaments: in the 2010 edition in Angola he scored twice, both goals coming in the 4–4 group stage draw against the hosts, who were leading 4–0 with 11 minutes to go;[13] Les Aigles, however, could not make it past the group stage.

Keita also participated in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, scoring in the 1–1 quarterfinal draw against the hosts as Mali eventually won the shootout.[14] Previously, he helped the under-20s finish third at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria, scoring in the last match against Uruguay – the game's only[15]– and being named the tournament's best player.

Honours

Club

Lorient
Sevilla
Barcelona

Country

Individual

Club statistics

As of 26 May 2012[16]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
France League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1999-2000 Marseille Div 1 6 0 1 0 3 1 10 1
2000–01 Lorient Div 2 37 1 1 0 1 0 39 1
2001–02 Div 1 21 0 5 1 3 1 29 2
2002–03 Lens Ligue 1 28 2 3 1 1 0 7 0 39 3
2003–04 22 0 3 0 1 0 6 0 32 0
2004–05 34 3 5 1 3 1 42 5
2005–06 35 3 3 0 1 0 13 1 52 4
2006–07 38 11 4 1 1 0 10 1 53 13
Total 221 20 24 4 12 2 39 3 296 29
Spain League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2007–08 Sevilla Primera División 31 4 2 0 2 0 10 3 45 7
2008–09 Barcelona 29 4 5 0 - - 12 2 46 6
2009–10 29 6 1 0 2 0 12 0 44 6
2010–11 35 3 9 2 2 0 10 1 56 6
2011–12 26 3 3 0 2 0 11 1 42 4
Total 150 20 20 2 8 0 55 7 233 29
China PR League FA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2012 Dalian CSL 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4
Total France 221 20 24 4 12 2 39 3 296 29
Spain 150 20 20 2 8 0 55 7 233 29
China PR 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4
Career total 383 44 50 6 20 2 94 10 541 62

Personal life

Keita's uncle, Salif Keita, was also a footballer. He played, amongst others, for Valencia CF and Sporting Clube de Portugal, and was once voted African Footballer of the Year.[17]

He is married to Zubaida Johnson, who is of Cape Verdean descent. On 12 May 2008, he became the father of a son, Mohammed, who was born in Seville.

References

  1. ^ "El Sevilla ficha al centrocampista Keita" (in Spanish). Merca Fútbol. 11 July 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ FC Sevilla 2-0 Real Madrid; ESPN Soccernet, 3 November 2007
  3. ^ Unbeaten run ends; ESPN Soccernet, 27 November 2007
  4. ^ Contract details; Barcelona's official website, 26 May 2008
  5. ^ Barcelona 4–0 Wisla Krakow; ESPN Soccernet, 13 August 2008
  6. ^ Numancia 1-0 Barcelona; ESPN Soccernet, 31 August 2008
  7. ^ More leaders than ever (0-2); FC Barcelona's website, 16 November 2008
  8. ^ Recreativo Huelva 0-2 Barcelona; ESPN Soccernet, 16 November 2008
  9. ^ Barcelona 1-1 Getafe; ESPN Soccernet, 23 November 2008
  10. ^ Sensational Barca rediscover form; ESPN Soccernet, 25 October 2009
  11. ^ Keita announces he won’t be at Barça next season; Barcelona's official website, 7 July 2012
  12. ^ "Match report: Libya - Mali". FIFA.com. 9 April 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  13. ^ Hosts stunned by fightback; ESPN Soccernet, 10 January 2010
  14. ^ "South Africa 1–1 Mali". BBC Sport. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  15. ^ Seydou Keita – FIFA competition record (archived)
  16. ^ ESPN Soccernet statistics
  17. ^ "Seydou Keita se ha forjado un nombre" (in Spanish). FIFA.com. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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