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Paul Keita
Senegalese footballer
Paul Fadiala Keita (born 23 June 1992) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belgian club URSL Visé.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-06-23) 23 June 1992 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | URSL Visé | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Douanes | |||
| Benfica | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | PAS Giannina | 68 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Kalloni | 53 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Atromitos | 21 | (0) |
| 2017 | Kerkyra | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Mezőkövesd | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Waasland-Beveren | 22 | (0) |
| 2021 | Akhisarspor | 7 | (0) |
| 2021– | URSL Visé | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Senegal U-17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Senegal U-20 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2021 | |||
Keita began his professional career with Greek Football League side PAS Giannina in 2010,[1] having previously played for the youth sides of Senegal Premier League side AS Douanes and Primeira Liga side S.L. Benfica.[2] His professional début for PAS Giannina came in a 3–1 victory over Pierikos on 11 October 2010.[3] He became a regular player for PAS Giannina that year, and went on to make a total of 29 appearances for the club as they were promoted to the Superleague.[3] However, his appearances became limited over the next three seasons; although he made 24 appearances during the 2012–13 season, only nine of these were starts.[3] After making nine appearances during the 2013–14 season, Keita switched to Superleague side Kalloni, and made twelve appearances for his new club before the end of the season.[3] On 16 January 2016, Keita signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract with Atromitos for an undisclosed fee.[4]
Kaita signed for Kerkyra on 31 January 2017 but was released on 3 March 2017.[5]
On 23 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with the third-tier Belgian National Division 1 club URSL Visé.[6]
- As of match played 9 December 2017[3]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PAS Giannina | 2010–11 | Greek Football League | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Superleague | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 78 | 0 | ||||
| Kalloni | 2013–14 | Superleague | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | – | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 56 | 2 | ||||
| Atromitos | 2015–16 | Superleague | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Kerkyra | 2016–17 | Superleague | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Mezőkövesd | 2017–18 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 161 | 2 | 21 | 0 | – | – | 182 | 2 | ||||
- "Paul Keita (Kalloni)". Eurorivals.net. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- "Paul Keita, A.E.L. Kalloni". Super League Greece. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- "Paul Fadiala Keita". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- Kerkyra FC release Paul Fadiala Keita‚ sdna.gr, 3 April 2017
- "Paul Keita, un renfort de choix pour l'URSL Visé" (in French). URSL Visé. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- Paul Keita at Soccerway