Sekou Keita Souza

Sekou Keita
Personal information
Full name	Sékou Keita Souza
Date of birth	12 December 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Ermis Aradippou
Number	19
Youth career
	Pas Mal
	Hafia
2011	Alcobendas
2012–2013	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011	Horoya
2011–2012	Alcobendas
2013–2014	Atlético Madrid C
2014–2016	Atlético Madrid B
2015–2016	→ Evian (loan)
2016–2018	Red Star
2018–	Ermis Aradippou
International career‡
2015–	Guinea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:26, 8 July 2018 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:26, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Sekou Keita Souza (born 12 December 1994) is a Guinean footballer who plays for Cypriot club Ermis Aradippou as a forward.

Club career

Born in Conakry, Keita made his senior debut in Spain with Alcobendas CF in 2011, in Tercera División. In 2012, he moved to Atlético Madrid,^[1] returning to youth football, and was promoted to the C-team in the summer of 2013.

In June 2014, after appearing regularly, Keita moved to the reserves in Segunda División B. On 18 December he made his first team debut, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Mario Mandžukić in a 2–2 home draw against CE L'Hospitalet, for the season's Copa del Rey.^[2]

On 7 July 2015 Keita was loaned to Ligue 2 side Evian Thonon Gaillard for one year.^[3]. After this he remained in France, signing a three-year contract with fellow Ligue 2 side Red Star.^[4]

International career

On 5 June 2015 Keita was called up to Guinea national team for a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Swaziland.^[5] He made his full international debut seven days later, starting in the 1–2 defeat.^[6]

References

^ "Sekou Keita, un jugador relevante en la cantera del Atlético" [Sekou Keita, a relevant player in Atlético's cantera] (in Spanish). Inter Soccer Madrid. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
^ "Mandzukic y L'Hospitalet se lo toman en serio" [Mandzukic and L'Hospitalet take it seriously] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
^ "Sekou Keita prêté 1 an à l'ETG FC" [Sekou Keita loaned 1 year to ETG FC] (in French). Evian's official website. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "SEKOU KEITA AU RED STAR !" (in French). Red Star FC Official Site. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
^ "La selección absoluta de Guinea Conakry llama al canterano Keyta" [Guinea Conakry's main squad calls up the youth player Keyta [sic]] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
^ "Swaziland and Tsabedze stun Guinea". African Football. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

External links

Sekou Keita at BDFutbol
Sekou Keita at National-Football-Teams.com
Sekou Keita at Soccerway

[1] "Sekou Keita, un jugador relevante en la cantera del Atlético" [Sekou Keita, a relevant player in Atlético's cantera] (in Spanish). Inter Soccer Madrid. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

[2] "Mandzukic y L'Hospitalet se lo toman en serio" [Mandzukic and L'Hospitalet take it seriously] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

[3] "Sekou Keita prêté 1 an à l'ETG FC" [Sekou Keita loaned 1 year to ETG FC] (in French). Evian's official website. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] "SEKOU KEITA AU RED STAR !" (in French). Red Star FC Official Site. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

[5] "La selección absoluta de Guinea Conakry llama al canterano Keyta" [Guinea Conakry's main squad calls up the youth player Keyta [sic]] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

[6] "Swaziland and Tsabedze stun Guinea". African Football. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

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