Naby Keïta
Guinean footballer (born 1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Naby Laye Keïta (born 10 February 1995) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen and captains the Guinea national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Naby Laye Keïta | ||
Date of birth | (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Werder Bremen | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2012 | Horoya U19 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Horoya | ||
2013–2014 | Istres | 23 | (4) |
2014–2016 | Red Bull Salzburg | 59 | (17) |
2016–2018 | RB Leipzig | 58 | (14) |
2018–2023 | Liverpool | 84 | (7) |
2023– | Werder Bremen | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012– | Guinea | 58 | (12) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:02, 30 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:35, 2 February 2024 (UTC) |
Keïta began his professional career with Ligue 2 club FC Istres in 2013, and a year later he moved to Red Bull Salzburg, where he won the Austrian Football Bundesliga and Austrian Cup double in both of his seasons. He then moved to RB Leipzig in 2016, making the Bundesliga team of the season in his first year and the UEFA Europa League squad of the season in his second. He agreed to join Liverpool in 2017, and completed the move a year later, winning the UEFA Champions League in his first season at the club, and the FIFA Club World Cup and Premier League the following season.
Keïta made his senior international debut for Guinea in 2012. He has earned over 50 caps and was part of their squad at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023.