Aboubakary Koita
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aboubakary Koita | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gent | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011-2012 | FC Merksem | ||
| 2012-2014 | Lyra | ||
| 2014-2016 | Geel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Geel | 31 | (5) |
| 2017– | Gent | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2018 | |||
Aboubakary Koita (born 20 September 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gent in the Belgian First Division A.
Club career
Koita began playing his football career at the youth academy of FC Merksem at the age of 13, and quickly moved to the academies of Lyra and Geel where he broke into the first team.[1]
On 9 June 2017, Koita signed a professional contract with Gent, keeping him at the club for 2 seasons.[2] Koita made his professional debut with Gent in a 1-0 Belgian First Division A win over R.S.C. Anderlecht on 13 May 2018.[3]
Personal life
Born in Belgium, Koita is of Senegalese descent.[4]
References
- ^ "ASV Geel » Topper van de week: Aboubakary Koita". www.asvgeel.be. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Jong talent Aboubakary Koita tekent contract". KAA Gent.
- ^ "Gent vs. Anderlecht - 13 May 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ make. "Aboubakary Koita mikt op de lat: "Wij waren beter dan Beerschot Wilrijk"".
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