Alhassane Keita

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alhassane Keita
Personal information
Full nameAlhassane Keita Otchico
Date of birth (1983-06-26) 26 June 1983
Place of birthConakry, Guinea
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubSt. Gallen
Number9
Youth career
1999–2000Horoya AC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2000–2001Olympique Khouribga15(7)
2001–2006FC Zürich131(58)
2006–2008Al-Ittihad40(28)
2008–2011Mallorca47(8)
2010–2011→ Valladolid (loan)6(0)
2011Al-Shabab6(5)
2011–2012Emirates Club6(2)
2012–2013Dubai Club10(1)
2013–St. Gallen14(4)
National team
2004–2009Guinea12(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Alhassane Keita Otchico (born 26 June 1983 in Conakry), known as Keita, is a Guinean footballer who plays for FC St. Gallen in the Swiss Super League, as a striker.

Club career

After beginning professionally in Morocco with Olympique Khouribga, Keita moved in 2001 to Switzerland, with Fussballclub Zürich. During his five-season stay he scored goals at an extraordinary rate, including 20 in 2005–06 as the club emerged champions and the player was crowned league top scorer.

Keita started the 2006–07 campaign still in Zürich, netting four in as many games, but moved to Saudi Arabian outfit Al-Ittihad, in Jeddah. In late June 2008 he joined Spain's RCD Mallorca on a five-year link,[1] being irregularly used in his first year – he did manage, however, to score twice as a second-half substitute, in a 2–0 La Liga home win over Real Valladolid.[2]

In July 2009 Keita was initially banned for four months, after it was found out he signed with Qatar's Umm-Salal Sports Club after he had already committed to Mallorca.[3] As the appeals begun, though, he was able to start the new campaign with the club, appearing in several matches from the bench; in late January 2010, the situation was resolved favorably to the Spaniards.

Keita was loaned to Real Valladolid in the second division, initially in a season-long move. However, in late January 2011, he cancelled his loan agreement,[4] rescinded his contract with the Balearic Islands side and joined Al-Shabab Riyadh in Saudi Arabia until 2013.[5]

In August 2011 Keita left Saudi Arabia for Emirates Club in the UAE Pro-League, following a short spell.[6] The same month in the following year, he moved to Dubai CSC.

International career

Keita was part of the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations Guinean team as it reached the competition's quarterfinals, with an exit against Mali. He did not play in the tournament, however.

Club statistics

Season club championship
2000–01 Olympique Khouribga 15 games/7 goals
2001–02 FC Zürich 8/2
2002–03 FC Zürich 29/17
2003–04 FC Zürich 28/4
2004–05 FC Zürich 30/11
2005–06 FC Zürich 32/20
2006–07 FC Zürich 4/4
2006–07 Al-Ittihad
2007–08 Al-Ittihad
2008–09 Mallorca 24/5

References

  1. ↑ Guinean star Alhassane Keita signs for La Liga’s Mallorca; Click Afrique, 21 June 2008
  2. ↑ African goals in Europe: 25–26 April; BBC Sport, 27 April 2009
  3. ↑ Mallorca's Alhassane Keita banned for four months
  4. ↑ "Keita terminates Valladolid contract". Real Mallorca. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Keita rescinde su contrato con el Mallorca" [Keita rescinds his contract with Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Foreign strikers to join team". Gulf News. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012. 

External links

FC St. Gallen – current squad
Guinea squad – 2004 African Cup of Nations
Guinea
Swiss Super League top scorers
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.