Kader Keïta (footballer, born 2000)

Kader Keïta
Personal information
Full name	Abdul Kader Keïta
Date of birth	6 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Ouragahio, Ivory Coast
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	CFR Cluj
Number	18
Youth career
0000–2014	Paris FC
2014–2015	FC Montfermeil
2015–2017	Ajaccio
2017–2018	Lille
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2017	Ajaccio B
2017–2019	Lille B
2019–2022	Westerlo
2021–2022	→ Sion (loan)
2022–2024	Sivasspor
2024–	CFR Cluj
International career‡
2021	Ivory Coast Olympic
2024–	Ivory Coast
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Kader Keïta (born 6 November 2000) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga I club CFR Cluj.

Club career

After playing for the reserve side of Ajaccio, Keïta joined Lille's reserve team in summer 2017.^[3] He joined Westerlo on a three-year contract in summer 2019.^[4]

On 31 August 2021, Keïta joined Swiss Super League club Sion on a year-long loan with an option to buy.^[5]

On 12 August 2022, Keïta signed a three-year contract with Sivasspor in Turkey.^[6]

In January 2024, Keita was acquired by Romanian club CFR Cluj, for a reported fee of €120.000.^[7]

International career

Keïta is a dual-citizen of France and the Ivory Coast.^[8] He was selected as part of the Ivory Coast Olympic squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics,^[8]^[9] and made 3 appearances at the Olympics.^[10]

Honours

Westerlo

Belgian First Division B: 2021–22^[11]

References

^ "Kader Keïta". Sivasspor. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^ "Kader Keita (Westerlo) lokt buitenlandse scouts naar het Kuipje". Gazet van Antwerpen. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ "Le LOSC recrute Kader Keita, en provenance de l'AC Ajaccio". France 3 Hauts-de-France. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ "Westerlo neemt 18-jarige Fransman Keita over van Lille". Gazet van Antwerpen. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ "Kader Keïta, un jeune milieu défensif ivoirien, arrive au FC Sion". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Valais. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
^ "Kader Keita Demir Grup Sivasspor'umuzda" (in Turkish). Sivasspor. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
^ CFR CLUJ S-A ÎNȚELES CU NOUL ATACANT! NIGERIANUL AR PUTEA FI PREZENTAT AZI, eurosport.ro, 18 January 2024
^ ^a ^b "Keita (Westerlo) naar Olympische Spelen met Ivoorkust". Gazet van Antwerpen. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ "Manchester United duo Diallo and Bailly, AC Milan's Kessie make Ivory Coast's Olympics squad | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ "Kader Keita". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
^ "Welcome back les Campinois" (in French). Belgian Pro League. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.

External links

Kader Keïta at Soccerway
Kader Keïta at WorldFootball.net

[1] "Kader Keïta". Sivasspor. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

[2] "Kader Keita (Westerlo) lokt buitenlandse scouts naar het Kuipje". Gazet van Antwerpen. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[3] "Le LOSC recrute Kader Keita, en provenance de l'AC Ajaccio". France 3 Hauts-de-France. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[4] "Westerlo neemt 18-jarige Fransman Keita over van Lille". Gazet van Antwerpen. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[5] "Kader Keïta, un jeune milieu défensif ivoirien, arrive au FC Sion". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Valais. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

[6] "Kader Keita Demir Grup Sivasspor'umuzda" (in Turkish). Sivasspor. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

[7] CFR CLUJ S-A ÎNȚELES CU NOUL ATACANT! NIGERIANUL AR PUTEA FI PREZENTAT AZI, eurosport.ro, 18 January 2024

[auto-8] "Keita (Westerlo) naar Olympische Spelen met Ivoorkust". Gazet van Antwerpen. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[9] "Manchester United duo Diallo and Bailly, AC Milan's Kessie make Ivory Coast's Olympics squad | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[10] "Kader Keita". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

[11] "Welcome back les Campinois" (in French). Belgian Pro League. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.

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