Amidou Fadel Keïta (born 5 July 1977) is an Ivorian former footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amidou Fadel Keïta | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1977 | ||
| 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 | |||
Club career
editKeïta 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
editAfrica Sports: league champion 1999; cup champion 1998, 2002[1]
International career
editKeïta 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
editFadel is the older brother of 2006 World Cup player Abdul Kader Keïta. Following his retirement he settled in Lille, France.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Fadel Keïta at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Ivory Coast 1999 at rsssf.org
- ^ AMADOU FADEL KEITA - Player Details Turkish Football Federation
- ^ FIFA Stats
- ^ "Rampant Ivorians keep hopes alive". BBC Sport. 1 July 2001. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ 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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