Sekou Keita Souza

Sekou Keita
Personal information
Full name Sékou Keita Souza
Date of birth (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Red Star
Number 11
Youth career
Pas Mal
Hafia
2011 Alcobendas
2012–2013 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Horoya
2011–2012 Alcobendas 15 (7)
2013–2014 Atlético Madrid C 34 (8)
2014–2016 Atlético Madrid B 22 (4)
2015–2016 → Evian (loan) 24 (6)
2016– Red Star 0 (0)
National team‡
2015– Guinea 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 July 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2015

Sekou Keita Souza (born 12 December 1994) is a Guinean footballer who plays for French club Red Star F.C. as a forward.

Club career

Born in Conakry, Keita made his senior debuts 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 2013 summer.

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]

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.[4] He made his full international debut seven days later, starting in the 1–2 defeat.[5]

References

  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. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Swaziland and Tsabedze stun Guinea". African Football. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
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