Fadel Keïta

Fadel Keita
Personal information
Full name Amidou Fadel Keïta
Date of birth (1977-07-05) 5 July 1977
Place of birth Gagnoa, Ivory Coast
Position 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

Amidou Fadel Keïta (born 5 July 1977) is an Ivorian former footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Keïta was born in Gagnoa, Ivory Coast. 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

Africa Sports: league champion 1999; cup champion 1998, 2002[1]

International career

Keïta 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

Fadel is the older brother of 2006 World Cup player Abdul Kader Keïta. Following his retirement he settled in Lille, France.[6]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 200031
200141
Total72
Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Keïta goal.
List of international goals scored by Fadel Keïta[1]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 April 2000 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda  Rwanda 2–2 2–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 1 July 2001 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Madagascar 5–0 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Fadel Keïta at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ Ivory Coast 1999 at rsssf.org
  3. ↑ AMADOU FADEL KEITA - Player Details Turkish Football Federation
  4. ↑ FIFA Stats (archived)
  5. ↑ "Rampant Ivorians keep hopes alive". BBC Sport. 1 July 2001. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  6. ↑ 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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