Ismaël Keïta Explained

Ismaël Keïta
Fullname:Ismaël Keïta Vieira
Birth Date:1990 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Bamako, Mali
Currentclub:Créteil
Height:1.88 m
Position:Defensive midfielder[1]
Youthclubs1:Centre Salif Keita
Years1:2007–2009
Clubs1:Centre Salif Keita
Years2:2009–2013
Clubs2:Nantes
Caps2:47
Goals2:0
Years3:2012–2013
Clubs3:Nantes B
Caps3:13
Goals3:3
Years4:2013–2016
Clubs4:Angers
Caps4:47
Goals4:0
Years5:2014–2015
Clubs5:Angers B
Caps5:7
Goals5:2
Years6:2016
Clubs6:Paris FC
Caps6:14
Goals6:0
Years7:2017
Caps7:5
Goals7:0
Years8:2017–2020
Clubs8:Cholet
Caps8:53
Goals8:0
Years9:2020–2022
Clubs9:Orléans
Caps9:54
Goals9:1
Years10:2022–
Clubs10:Créteil
Caps10:14
Goals10:2
Nationalyears1:2010–2011
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:21:13, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

Ismaël Keïta Vieira (born 8 July 1990) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for French club Créteil.

Club career

Born 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

Between 2010 and 2011, he won six caps for the Mali national team.[14]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/stats/fj/FicheJoueur34235.html La fiche de Ismaël Keita
  2. News: Ismaël KEITA – Football: la fiche de Ismaël KEITA (Cholet). L'Equipe.fr. 9 May 2018. fr.
  3. Web site: Mali 2007. RSSSF. 9 May 2018.
  4. http://www.footmali.com/details_actualites.php?id=256&news=Mercato-:-Alphousseyni-Keita-pr%EAt%E9-au-N%EEmes-Olympique-et-Isma%EBl-Keita--%E0-l%27essai-%E0-Nantes Mercato: Alphousseyni Keita prêté au Nîmes Olympique et Ismaël Keita à l'essai à Nantes
  5. Web site: Arles-Avignon vs. Nantes – 30 April 2010 – Soccerway.
  6. Web site: Football: Ismaël Keita quitte le FC Nantes pour rejoindre le Angers-SCO. Presse Océan. fr. 17 June 2013. 7 November 2017.
  7. Web site: Istres vs. Angers – 2 August 2013. Soccerway.
  8. Web site: Official: Ismaël Keita swaps Angers for Paris FC. Get French Football News. 12 January 2016. 7 November 2017.
  9. Web site: İsmail Keita kampta.... tr. Gaziantep Güneş. 5 January 2017. 7 November 2017.
  10. Web site: ISMAËL KEITA POSE SON SAC AU SO CHOLET. fr. 28 September 2017. 7 November 2017. actufoot.fr.
  11. Web site: US Orléans Mercato : Officiel, Ismaël Keita rejoint le club. foot-sur7.fr. fr. 18 June 2020.
  12. Web site: "Je serais venu à Orléans à pied s'il avait fallu !" : Oui, Ismaël Keita se réjouit de signer à l'USO foot. Le République. fr. 17 June 2020.
  13. Web site: Créteil. [Mercato] L'USCL enregistre 5 nouvelles arrivées]. 13 July 2022. 13 July 2022. fr.
  14. Web site: Ismaël Keita. National Football Teams. 19 August 2013.