Cheick Keita (footballer, born 2003)

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Cheick Keita
Personal information
Full name Cheick Keita[1]
Date of birth (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Champigny-sur-Marne, France[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Bastia
Number 95
Youth career
2013–2016 Saint-Leu FC
2016–2019 Saint-Brice FC
2019–2020 Reims
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Reims II 13 (0)
2022– Reims 9 (0)
2023–Bastia (loan) 10 (0)
International career
2022– France U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:41, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

Cheick Keita (born 2 April 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 2 club Bastia on loan from Reims.

Club career[edit]

Keita is a youth product of the Reims youth academy. He began his senior career with their reserves in 2020. On 30 October 2022, he made his senior and professional debut with Reims in a 2–1 Ligue 1 win over Auxerre on 23 October 2022.[3]

International career[edit]

Born in France, Keita holds French and Malian nationalities.[4] He is a youth international for France, having played up to the France U20s.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Entdecke Deinen Stade Reims (CFA) Star Cheick Keita - Alle News & Infos". www.ran.de.
  3. ^ "Football - Ligue 1. Au Stade de Reims, Keita tel un débutant comblé | Journal L'Union". www.lunion.fr. 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ https://www.unfp.org/joueur/cheick-keita-26591/
  5. ^ "Équipe de France (U20) : Les Bleuets s'imposent largement contre l'Indonésie". Foot National. 17 November 2022.

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