Fadel Keïta

Fadel Keita
Personal information
Full name Amidou Fadel Keïta
Date of birth (1977-07-05) 5 July 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Gagnoa, Ivory Coast
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Africa Sports
2000–2001 Çaykur Rizespor 21 (1)
2001–2002 Al-Nassr FC (2)
2002–2006 Africa Sports
2009–2010 Feignies
International career
2000–2001 Ivory Coast 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amidou Fadel Keïta (born 5 July 1977) is an Ivorian former footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Keïta was born in Gagnoa, Ivory Coast.[citation needed] He began his career at Africa Sports,[1] where he was twice the best goal scorer of the Ivory Coast Championship.[2]

In 2000, he joined Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor and later Al Nassr in Saudi Professional League after their match in the first FIFA Club World Cup[3]

Honours

Africa Sports: league champion 1999; cup champion 1998, 2002[1]

International career

Keïta played for the Ivory Coast national team during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification[4] and scored a goal in a 6–0 win against Madagascar national team on 1 July 2001.[5]

Personal life

Fadel is the older brother of 2006 World Cup player Abdul Kader Keïta. Following his retirement he settled in Lille, France.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Fadel Keïta at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ Ivory Coast 1999 at rsssf.org
  3. ^ AMADOU FADEL KEITA - Player Details Turkish Football Federation
  4. ^ FIFA Stats
  5. ^ "Rampant Ivorians keep hopes alive". BBC Sport. 1 July 2001. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  6. ^ Yaméogo, Guy-Florentin (7 December 2011). "France (Lille): La nouvelle vie de Fadel Kéïta". news.abidjan.net/ (in French). Retrieved 5 March 2019.


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