Seydou Keïta (French pronunciation:[sɛdukɛjta]; 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.
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SeydouKeïta (French pronunciation: [sɛdu kɛjta]; anglicised to Keita; born 16 January 1980) is a Malian former professional footballer. A versatile midfielder...
Third place (1): 2009–10 Football in Africa portal Football in Mali "SeydouKeïta – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics...
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side of the interval to reduce Lyon's deficit. However, a goal from SeydouKeita in the fifth minute of injury time secured a 6–3 aggregate win and passage...
include Mahamadou Diarra, Cheick Diabaté and SeydouKeita. The club was founded by Malian football legend Salif Keita as a training centre for young Malian football...
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bargains (including Adriano, Dani Alves, Júlio Baptista, Federico Fazio, SeydouKeita and Ivan Rakitić), making a profit of around €200 million in the transfer...
Mali at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Mali captain SeydouKeita handed his nation the hard-fought victory five minutes before the end...
been regularly played as he competed for the spot with internationals SeydouKeita and Yaya Touré, he also featured in Barcelona's starting eleven in the...
home win against Chad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Keita's cousin, SeydouKeita, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too represented Lens...
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