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Keita Mandjou 
Personal information Full name Keita Mandjou Date of birth November 28, 1979 Place of birth Nzérékoré, Guinea Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Attacking Midfielder/Forward Club information Current club Pune Number 10 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2007 Perak FA 42 (36) 2007–2008 Brunei DPMM 21 (11) 2009–2010 Portland Timbers 39 (12) 2009–2010 → Salgaocar (loan) 9 (8) 2010– Pune 13 (13) National team Guinea U23 * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 22, 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).Keita Mandjou (born November 28, 1979 in Nzérékoré, Guinea) is a Guinean-born Liberian footballer. He currently plays for Pune F.C. in the I-League.
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Career
Club
Keita began his professional career in Malaysia with Perak FA, making his debut on September 12, 2004 against PKNS FC. He impressed Perak FA's fans so much that he was carried off the pitch by two jubilant fans after the match [1] He went on to play a key role in Perak FA's Malaysian FA Cup winning team, which led to his contract being renewed for the 2005 season.
Keita won the Golden Boot award for the 2006 season, scoring 17 goals. He was one of the three nominees for the Favourite Import Player award in the inaugural Malaysian football awards but he did not win.[2]
He was linked with a move away from the club to Indonesian team Persija Jakarta in 2007,[3] but did not let those rumours affect his on-pitch performance, and ended up Perak's top scorer once again for the 2006/2007 season.
Keita was released from his contract at the end of the 2007 season due to "family issues", and after attending trials with French side FC Lorient.[4] signed with Bruneian side Brunei DPMM FC, and played one season for them in the Singaporean S. League.
In January 2009, Keita signed with Portland Timbers in the USL First Division.[5] Keita's preferred playing position is as a striker, but he can also operate in midfield behind the front two.
Following the 2009 USL-1 season, Portland loaned Keita to Salgaocar S.C. of the Indian I-League.[6] Keita returned to Portland in April, 2010.[7]
After returning to the Timbers from loan, Keita failed to find his form in the 2010 season. Keita appeared in 10 league games and scored just one goal. On September 1, Keita was transferred to Indian club Pune.[8]
Pune
On December 3, 2010 Keita started in Pune first game of the season, a tie 1-1 against Mohun Bagan. On January 30, 2011 Keita scored his first hat-trick for the club against JCT Mills in the I-League.
International
Keita was a member and captain of the Guinea U-23 national team.
Honors
Perak FA
- FA Cup Malaysia (1): 2004
Portland Timbers
- USL First Division Commissioner's Cup (1): 2009
Individual
- Super League Malaysia Golden Boot (2): 2005-06, 2006-07 (with Mohd Shahrazen Said)
- USL First Division All-League First Team (1): 2009
References
- ^ [yob4ever forum] -> Keita Mandjou - AMP
- ^ :: yob4ever.com [ Perak Football e-Fans Homepage ] :: - Keen Contest To Be Favourite
- ^ Persija Buru Legiun Liga Hong Kong
- ^ Lorient : Mandjou à l’essai - La Une - Mercato 365 - Tous sur le mercato
- ^ TIMBERS: Soccer team signs seven players
- ^ Timbers Loan Keita To Top Flight Club In India
- ^ Forward Mandjou Keita returns to Portland
- ^ "Breaking News: PFC sign Keita" (Press release). Pune FC. September 1, 2010. http://punefc.com/news-details.aspx?News_ID=191&type=recent. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
External links
Categories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- Guinean footballers
- Liberian footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Malaysia
- Portland Timbers (USL) players
- Salgaocar SC players
- USL First Division players
- USSF Division 2 Pro League players
- Expatriate footballers in Brunei
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate footballers in India
- Guinean expatriate footballers
- Liberian expatriate footballers
- People from Nzérékoré
- Pune FC players
- I-League players
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