Seydou Keïta (footballer)

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Personal information
Seydou Keita
Full name	Seydou Keita
Date of birth	January 16, 1980 (age 27)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.83m
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	RC Lens
Number	8
Youth clubs
?	Centre Salif Keita
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2000 2000-02 2002-	Olympique Marseille FC Lorient RC Lens	6 (0) 58 (1) 134 (11)
National team²
?	Mali	? (?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 30, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of November 30, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Seydou Keïta (born January 16, 1980 in Bamako) is a Malian football midfielder. Making his senior debut for Olympique Marseille in September 1999, Keita has played for his current team RC Lens since 2002. He has played international matches for Mali.

First game in Ligue 1, September 19, 1999, Marseille - Troyes (1-0). First goal in Ligue 1, August 10, 2002, Lens - Sochaux (1-1, 62ème). 146 games en L1 and 8 goals.

[edit] Playing career

1999-00 : Marseille - 6/0
2000-01 : Lorient - 37/1
2001-02 : Lorient - 21/0
2002-03 : Lens - 28/2
2003-04 : Lens - 22/0
2004-05 : Lens - 34/3
2005-06 : Lens - 35/3

[edit] Honors and awards

FIFA World Youth Championship 3rd place: 1999

[edit] External references

(French) Profile and Pictures of Seydou Keita on Sitercl.com
(French) The other players of RC Lens
(French) Yahoo Sports bio

RC Lens - Current Squad
1 Chabbert \| 2 Ramos \| 3 Hilton \| 4 Coulibaly \| 5 Gillet \| 6 Barul \| 7 Boukari \| 8 Keïta \| 9 Cousin \| 10 Carrière \| 13 Lacourt \| 14 Monnet-Paquet \| 15 Diane \| 16 Brocard \| 18 Monterrubio \| 19 Zayatte \| 20 Hermach \| 21 Yaya Keita \| 22 Jemâa \| 23 Kovačević \| 25 Biševac \| 26 Demont \| 27 Dindane \| 28 Tixier \| 29 Malouda \| 30 Itandje \| 31 Feindouno \| Coach: Gillot