Souleymane Keïta

Infobox Football biography
playername = Souleymane Keïta


fullname =
height = height|m=1.85
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|11|24|df=y
cityofbirth = Bamako
countryofbirth = Mali
currentclub = Al-Arabi
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position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2007
2007
2007-"present"
clubs =Djoliba AC
Al-Jazira
ES Sétif
AC Ajaccio
Al-Arabi
caps(goals) =
4 (0)
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nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =

Souleymane Keïta (born 24 November 1986 in Bamako) is a Malian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Al-Arabi.

Biography

Keïta started his career in Mali with local side Djoliba AC. After just one season with the senior team, he joined Emirati club Al-Jazira, where he stayed for just one season before leaving the club. In the summer of 2005 he joined Algerian club ES Sétif and instantly had an impact. In his first season, he was a main stay in the team starting line-up and helped the team finish fourth in the standings and earn a spot in next year's edition of the Arab Champions League. The 2006-2007 season would be his most successful to date, helping ES Sétif win the Algerian League and the Arab Champions League.

Transfer Dispute

After winning the 2007 Arab Champions League, he signed a contract with Qatari club Al-Arabi. However, just days later, he signed another contract with Ligue 2 side AC Ajaccio and chose to join them instead. After playing 4 games for AC Ajaccio, Al-Arabi pleaded their case to FIFA to regain the player and FIFA ruled in their favour, forcing the player to join Al-Arabi. [ [http://www.competition.dz/article.php?art=1128&div=une Compétition.dz: Le site officiel du football algérien ] ]

Honours

* Winner of Arab Champions League once in 2007 with ES Sétif
* Winner of Algerian League once in 2007 with ES Sétif

External links

* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur27110.html Player profile] fr icon

References