Abdul Kader Keïta

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Personal information
Abdul Kader Keïta
Full name	Abdul Kader Keïta
Date of birth	August 6, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Height	184 cm
Position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	OSC Lille
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-05 2005-	Africa Sports Etoile du Sahel Al Ain Al Sadd OSC Lille	? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 36 (8)
National team**
2000-	Cote d'Ivoire	28 (6)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2006.

Abdul Kader Keïta (born 6 August 1981 in Abidjan) is a Côte d'Ivoire football striker who plays for OSC Lille.

[edit] Club career

Keïta, also known as 'Popito', began his career at homeland club Africa Sports, before moving on to Tunisian Club Etoile du Sahel. Following spells in United Arab Emirates with Al Ain and Qater with Al Sadd, he moved to France with Ligue 1 club OSC Lille in 2005.

Following an impressive start to the 2006/07 campaign, Keita has been attracting interest from some of Europes big guns. After his performances against Italian giants AC Milan, he has reportedly been linked with a move there in the January transfer window, who have been tracking the Ivorian's progress for a number of months.

[edit] International career

He has 28 caps for the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.

[edit] External links

Career history at National Football Teams
www.kaderkeita.com (Non-official page of Kader Keita)
Keita linked with AC Milan

	Côte d'Ivoire squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Tizié \| 2 Akalé \| 3 Boka \| 4 K. Touré \| 5 Zokora \| 6 Kouassi \| 7 Faé \| 8 Kalou \| 9 A. Koné \| 10 Yapi Yapo \| 11 Drogba \| 12 Méïté \| 13 Zoro \| 14 B. Koné \| 15 Dindane \| 16 Gnanhouan \| 17 Domoraud \| 18 Keïta \| 19 Y. Touré \| 20 Demel \| 21 Eboué \| 22 Romaric \| 23 Barry \| Coach: Michel

Lille OSC - Current Squad
1 Sylva \| 2 Debuchy \| 3 Zywiecki \| 4 Tavlaridis \| 5 Schmitz \| 6 Le Postollec \| 7 Cabaye \| 8 Bastos \| 9 Audel \| 10 Gygax \| 11 Youla \| 12 Bodmer \| 13 Fauvergue \| 14 Odemwingie \| 16 Malicki \| 17 Makoun \| 18 Robail \| 19 Franquart \| 20 Tafforeau \| 21 Chalme \| 22 Vitakić \| 23 Keïta \| 24 Robail \| 21 Chalme \| 25 Plestan \| 26 Lichtsteiner \| 27 Mirallas \| 28 Owona \| 29 Dumont \| 30 Pichon