Cheick Keita (footballer, born 2003)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cheick Keita[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Champigny-sur-Marne, France[2] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charleroi | ||
| Number | 95 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Saint-Leu FC | ||
| 2016–2019 | Saint-Brice FC | ||
| 2019–2020 | Reims | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Reims II | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Reims | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Bastia (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2024– | Charleroi | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | France U20 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 | |||
Cheick Keita (born 2 April 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Charleroi.
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]
On 4 July 2024, Keita signed a contract with Charleroi in Belgium for three seasons, with an optional fourth.[4]
International career
[edit]Born in France, Keita holds French and Malian nationalities.[5] He is a youth international for France, having played up to the France U20s.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 3 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reims II | 2020–21 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | CFA 2 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Reims | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Bastia (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |
| Bastia B (loan) | 2023–24 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charleroi | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Entdecke Deinen Stade Reims (CFA) Star Cheick Keita - Alle News & Infos". www.ran.de. 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Football - Ligue 1. Au Stade de Reims, Keita tel un débutant comblé | Journal L'Union". www.lunion.fr. 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Check Keita est Zèbre !" [Check Keita is a Zebra!] (in French). Charleroi. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Cheick KEITA -".
- ^ "Équipe de France (U20) : Les Bleuets s'imposent largement contre l'Indonésie". Foot National. 17 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Cheick Keita at Soccerway
- FFF Profile
Categories:
- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Champigny-sur-Marne
- Black French sportspeople
- Malian men's footballers
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- France men's youth international footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Stade de Reims players
- SC Bastia players
- Royal Charleroi S.C. players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- 21st-century French sportsmen