Alphousseyni Keita

Abou Keita

Personal information
Full name	Alphousseyni Keita
Date of birth	(1985-11-03) November 3, 1985
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Gil Vicente
Number	19
Youth career
2003–2005	Cercle Olympique de Bamako
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Cercle Olympique de Bamako	13	(0)
2007	Djoliba AC	15	(1)
2007–2009	Le Mans	16	(0)
2009	→ Nîmes Olympique (loan)	16	(0)
2010–2011	Nîmes Olympique	46	(1)
2011–2012	U.D. Leiria	7	(0)
2012–2014	Académica de Coimbra	16	(0)
2014−	Gil Vicente	1	(0)
International career‡
2005–	Mali	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 July 2013

Alphousseyni Keita (born November 3, 1985 in Bamako) is a Malian midfielder currently playing for Gil Vicente.

Career

Keita began his career by Cercle Olympique de Bamako, in January 2007 joined to Djoliba AC. He left after 6 months Djoliba and moved to Le Mans, played here 8 games in the reserve and was promoted to first team in January 2008.

On 28 January 2009, the midfielder joined Nîmes Olympique on loan from Le Mans until the end of the season. One year later on 7 January 2010, Nîmes Olympique signed the Malian midfielder from Le Mans UC72 until June 2012.

On Sunday the 29th of April 2012, while due to play a game for his new temporary team Uniao Leiria vs CD Feirense, he was accused of running out of the dressing room with a money box containing approximately €6000, and vanished. Later the club stated that the accusation was false. The player has agreed not to press charges against the club for defamation.

International

Abou played his first international game for Mali, on 3 September 2005 against Congo DR national football team.

External links

• Alphoussayni Keita at National-Football-Tems.com
• L´Equipe Profile
• Fussballdaten Stats
• FIFA Stats
• Foot Mali Profile