Ismaël Keïta Vieira (born 8 July 1990) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for French club Créteil.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ismaël Keïta Vieira | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Créteil | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Centre Salif Keita | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Centre Salif Keita | ||
| 2009–2013 | Nantes | 47 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Nantes B | 13 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Angers | 47 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Angers B | 7 | (2) |
| 2016 | Paris FC | 14 | (0) |
| 2017 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Cholet | 53 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Orléans | 54 | (1) |
| 2022– | Créteil | 14 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Mali | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:13, 18 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Bamako,[2] Keïta started his career with the Centre Salif Keita in 2007.[3] On 12 August 2009, he joined French Ligue 2 club Nantes, signing a four-year contract.[4] He made his league debut as a substitute in a 0–1 defeat against Arles-Avignon on 30 April 2010.[5]
At the end of his contract he left Nantes and signed a three-year contract with fellow Ligue 2 side Angers.[6] His league debut came on 2 August 2013 in a 2–4 away victory over Istres.[7]
Midway through the final year of his Angers contract, he agreed a termination deal with the club, and signed a six-month deal with Paris FC, with an option for an additional year if the club remained in Ligue 2.[8] Paris FC were relegated at the end of the season, and Keïta was without a club until he signed for TFF First League side Gazişehir Gaziantep on 5 January 2017.[9]
In September 2017 Keïta returned to France, signing for Championnat National side Cholet.[10] After two seasons as a regular starter for Cholet, Keïta had an aborted transfer to Red Star in the summer of 2019, which disrupted the start to the 2019–20 season. At the end of the season he signed for Orléans on a one-year contract with an option to extend to a second year.[11][12]
On 13 July 2022, Keïta joined Créteil in the fourth tier.[13]
International career
editBetween 2010 and 2011, he won six caps for the Mali national team.[14]
References
edit- ^ La fiche de Ismaël Keita – Francefootball
- ^ "Ismaël KEITA – Football: la fiche de Ismaël KEITA (Cholet)". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Mali 2007". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ Mercato: Alphousseyni Keita prêté au Nîmes Olympique et Ismaël Keita à l'essai à Nantes[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Arles-Avignon vs. Nantes – 30 April 2010 – Soccerway".
- ^ "Football: Ismaël Keita quitte le FC Nantes pour rejoindre le Angers-SCO" (in French). Presse Océan. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Istres vs. Angers – 2 August 2013". Soccerway.
- ^ "Official: Ismaël Keita swaps Angers for Paris FC". Get French Football News. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "İsmail Keita kampta..." (in Turkish). Gaziantep Güneş. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "ISMAËL KEITA POSE SON SAC AU SO CHOLET" (in French). actufoot.fr. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "US Orléans Mercato : Officiel, Ismaël Keita rejoint le club" (in French). foot-sur7.fr. 18 June 2020.
- ^ ""Je serais venu à Orléans à pied s'il avait fallu !" : Oui, Ismaël Keita se réjouit de signer à l'USO foot" (in French). Le République. 17 June 2020.
- ^ "[Mercato] L'USCL enregistre 5 nouvelles arrivées" (in French). Créteil. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Ismaël Keita". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
External links
edit- Ismaël Keïta at Soccerway
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