Sékou_Koïta

Sékou Koïta

Sékou Koïta

Malian footballer


Sékou Koïta (born 28 November 1999) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Mali national team.

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Club career

On 8 January 2018, Koïta moved to Wolfsberger AC on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.[3] On 18 December 2019, Koïta extended his contract with Red Bull Salzburg until the summer of 2024.[4]

On 18 February 2021, Koïta was suspended for three months of all club and international football activities by UEFA, following a doping investigation conducted by UEFA on which Koïta tested positive.[5] Koita was prescribed medicine to combat altitude sickness that contained a substance on the banned list. In its verdict, UEFA ruled that in this case there was no intentional violation of doping rules, but the rules stipulate that every player is personally responsible for ensuring that no banned substances enter their body.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 April 2024[7][8]
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  1. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 30 January 2024[9]
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As of match played 9 June 2022
Mali score listed first, score column indicates score after each Koïta goal.[9]
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Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

Mali U-17

Mali U-20

Mali


References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019™: List of Players" (PDF). tournament.fifadata.com/. FIFA. 15 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. "Sékou Koïta Leihweise Zum WAC". redbullsalzburg.at (in German). FC Red Bull Salzburg. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. "DAKA, MWEPU AND KOITA EXTEND UNTIL 2024". redbullsalzburg.at/. FC Red Bull Salzburg. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. "FC Red Bull Salzburg - Suspensions for Camara and Koita". Red Bull Salzburg Official Website. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  5. Sékou Koïta at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. Sékou Koïta at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  7. "Sékou Koïta". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

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