Sidi Yaya Keita

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Yaya Keita
Personal information
Full name	Sidi Yaya Keita
Date of birth	March 20, 1985 (1985-03-20) (age 23)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	RC Lens
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004 - 05 2005 - 06 2006 -	Strasbourg Strasbourg RC Lens	15 (0) 12 (0) ? (?)
National team2
2006 -	Mali	? (?)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Sidi Yaya Keita (born March 20, 1985 in Bamako) is a football midfielder who plays for French Ligue 1 club RC Lens and the Mali national team.

He is a young and gifted midfielder, coming from the club Djoliba in his native Mali. He joined RC Strasbourg in 2004, and after two impressive seasons there was signed by RC Lens for 4.5 M €. AS Monaco and AS Saint-Étienne were both linked with him before he joined Lens. Keita's cousin Salif Keita also plays for Mali.

[edit] External references

• French Profile and pictures of Sidi Yaya Keita

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