Amadou Keita (born 28 October 2001) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Belgian club Eupen.

Amadou Keita
Personal information
Full name Amadou Keita
Date of birth (2001-10-28) 28 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Eupen
Number 18
Youth career
2005–2017 JS Grivegnée
2017–2018 RFC Liège
2018–2022 Eupen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Eupen 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:57, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Keita is a youth product of the Belgian clubs JS Grivegnée, RFC Liège and Eupen.[1] On 31 July 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Eupen until 2022.[2] He made his senior debut with Eupen in a 2–0 Belgian First Division A loss to Club Brugge on 16 January 2022. On 27 June 2022, he extended his contract until 2023.[3] On 18 July 2023, he again extended his contract until 2025.[4]

International career

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In November 2023, Keita was called up to the Guinea national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[5]

References

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  1. ^ LIZ, David (18 November 2023). "Amadou Keita, talent d'Eupen coupé en plein élan: "Au début, il y a un peu de stress, mais après..."". lavenir.net.
  2. ^ https://www.hln.be/de-krant/eupen~a7e88c52/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "La KAS Eupen prolonge le contrat d'Amadou Keita jusqu'en 2023". www.vedia.be. 27 June 2022.
  4. ^ "KAS Eupen extend contract with Amadou Keita until 2023". 27 June 2022.
  5. ^ DIALLO, Mamadou Alpha (14 November 2023). "Amadou Keïta : " Je me sens bien dans le groupe " du Syli National".
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