 Keita in action for Barcelona in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Seydou Keita | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Barcelona | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Centre Salif Keita | ||
| 1997–1999 | Marseille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2000 | Marseille | 6 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Lorient | 58 | (1) |
| 2002–2007 | Lens | 156 | (19) |
| 2007–2008 | Sevilla | 31 | (4) |
| 2008– | Barcelona | 108 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000– | Mali | 63 | (17) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the | |||
Seydou Keita (born 16 January 1980) is a Malian footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in Spain and the Malian national team. He also holds a French passport.
A versatile midfielder, he can operate as both a central or defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in Bamako, Mali, Keita finished his football formation in France with Olympique de Marseille, joining the club at the age of 17. He played mainly for the reserve squad during his three-year spell.Marseille
Keita made his Ligue 1 debut for L'OM on 19 September 1999 in a 1–0 home win against Troyes AC, adding three games in the season's UEFA Champions League. In the 2000 summer, he left the club.Lorient / Lens
Keita signed for FC Lorient in Ligue 2, being instrumental (37 games, one goal) as the club promoted to the top level in 2001. He appeared slightly less due to injury in the following season, which ended in immediate relegation back, but brought the conquest of the Coupe de France, the club's first-ever (he played the full 90 minutes in the final against SC Bastia).In 2002, Keita joined fellow league side RC Lens, eventually becoming team captain, and scoring a career-best 11 goals in the 2006–07 season - his fifth and last - helping Les Sang et Or to the fifth position in the league and the last-16 in the UEFA Cup.
Sevilla
On 11 July 2007, Keita signed for Sevilla FC in Spain, for four years.[1] He appeared in both legs of the season's Supercopa de España, a 6–3 aggregate win against Real Madrid.Keita was an automatic first-choice for the Andalusians during the 2007–08 season, helping the team to the fifth position in the league. On 3 November 2007, he scored from long-distance in a 2–0 home win also against Real Madrid,[2] and added three in nine games in the Champions League - including one against Arsenal in a 3–1 group stage home success, which was the Gunners' first loss of the campaign.[3]
Barcelona
On 26 May 2008, Keita signed a four-year contract with FC Barcelona, with the Catalan club being believed to have paid the player's buy-out clause, which stood at around €14 million. He became the first Malian Barcelona player ever, and the club set his new release clause at €90 million.[4]Keita made his official debut for Barcelona in a Champions League qualifier against Poland's Wisła Kraków on 13 August 2008, a 4–0 home win.[5] He made his league debut against CD Numancia on the 31st, replacing Andrés Iniesta midway through the second half of a 0–1 away loss.[6]
Keita scored his first goal for Barcelona on 16 November 2008, in a 2–0 win at Recreativo de Huelva.[7][8] The following week he added another, in a 1–1 home draw against Getafe CF;[9] he finished his first season at Camp Nou with 46 official games as Barça won the treble. He played 20 minutes in the Champions League final, taking the place of Thierry Henry in the 2–0 win against Manchester United.
On 25 October 2009, Keita scored his first career hat-trick, in a 6–1 home win against Real Zaragoza,[10] and contributed with 29 games - 23 starts - as Barcelona renewed its domestic supremacy. In the 2010–11 season, he made more appearances than any other outfield player and, on 31 August, aged 31, signed a contract extension that would link him to the club until 2014.
International career
Keita made his debut for Mali in 2000, aged 20. He represented the country in five Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. In the 2010 edition in Angola, he scored twice, both goals coming in the 4–4 group stage draw against the hosts, who were leading 4–0 with 11 minutes to go.[11] Les Aigles, however, could not make it past the group stage.Previously, Keita helped the under-20s finish third at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria, scoring in the last match against Uruguay, the game's only,[12] and being named the tournament's best player.
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