- Kader Keïta
Football player infobox
playername= Abdul Kader Keïta
fullname = Abdul Kader Keïta
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|8|6
cityofbirth =Abidjan
countryofbirth =Côte d'Ivoire
currentclub = Lyon
clubnumber = 23
height = height|m=1.84
position = Winger, Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2005 2005-2007 2007-
clubs =Africa Sports Etoile du Sahel Al Ain Al Sadd Lille Lyon
caps(goals) = 23 (4)
22 (7)
19 (6)
71 (23)
63 (14)
30 (4)
nationalyears = 2000-
nationalteam = Côte d'Ivoire
nationalcaps(goals) = 33 (7)
pcupdate = 8 October 2007
ntupdate = 21 June 2006Abdul Kader Keïta (born
6 August 1981 inAbidjan ,Côte d'Ivoire ) is anIvorian professional football player. Keïta plays as astriker forOlympique Lyonnais in the FrenchLigue 1 and theCote d'Ivoire national football team . He is a versatile player who can also play on the right and left wings in, which is where he was positioned while playing for Lille before signing for Lyon.Like the Touré brothers, the Kalou brothers, and the Koné brothers, Keita is also part of a footballing family. He has an older brother called Hamza Keita, who is a former Côte d'Ivoire international.
Club career
Keïta, also known as 'Popito', began his career at homeland club
Africa Sports , before moving on to Tunisian ClubEtoile du Sahel . Following spells in United Arab Emirates withAl Ain andQatar withAl Sadd , he moved to France with Ligue 1 clubOSC 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. However, the Ivorian chose to sign a contract extension until 2010.In January 2007, Keïta finished runner up in the 2006 Ivorian Player of the Year award, beating off the opposition of players such as
Kolo Touré andAruna Dindane . The award was won by Chelsea strikerDidier Drogba .On
May 31 ,2007 , Lyon chairmanJean-Michel Aulas revealed that the club had made bids for both Keïta and his fellow club-mateMathieu Bodmer . [ [http://eurosport.yahoo.com/31052007/58/ligue-1-lyon-chase-keita.html Lyon chase Keïta] ]On
June 14 ,2007 , Lyon officially announced that they would be unveiling Keïta and Bodmer to the media, the pair having already passed their medicals at theStade Gerland . [ [http://www.olweb.fr/index.php?lng=fr&a=33651&pid=101002 Présentation de Bodmer et Keïta samedi matin] ] OnJune 16 2007 , Lyon confirmed the signing of Keïta from Lille for a club record fee of €18m. Keïta was given the number 9 shirt. [ [http://www.olweb.fr/index.php?lng=fr&a=33651&pid=101002 Bodmer et Keïta signent pour 4 ans] ] [ [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2007/20070616_123125Dev.html Foot - L1 - Lyon - Keïta et Bodmer ont signé] ] But due to the jersey change of Brazilian sriker, Fred, from 11 to 9, Abdul has changed to number 32. But again he changed to number 23 after the departure ofJérémy Berthod . [ [http://www.olweb.fr/index.php?lng=fr&pid=201001 OLWEB.fr | Site officiel de l'Olympique Lyonnais ] ]International career
He has 33 caps for the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. Keïta did not make it into the Ivorian squad for the
2006 African Cup of Nations . However, he did win his place back for the World Cup at the expense ofStade Reims wingerSiaka Tiéné .Honours
;Olympique Lyonnais
*Ligue 1 : 2007/08Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=1747 Career history] at National Football Teams
* [http://www.kaderkeita.com/index.php?lg=en www.kaderkeita.com (Non-official website of Kader Keita)]
* [http://www.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=7416 Keita linked with AC Milan]
* [http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=425687&plid=54158&clid=429&cpid=24 Keita linked with Man Utd and Liverpool]
* [http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=415018&plid=54158&clid=127&cpid=21 Keita linked with Inter Milan]
* [http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=421353&plid=54158&clid=429&cpid=24 Keita signs contract extension]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6237495.stm Keita is runner up for Ivorian Player of the Year award]
* [http://www.sportingo.com/kader-keita/6,2615 Fans news Articles about Kader Keita]
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