Paul Keita

Paul Fadiala Keita (born 23 June 1992) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belgian club URSL Visé.

Paul Fadiala Keita

Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-06-23) 23 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	URSL Visé
Youth career
	Douanes
	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2014	PAS Giannina	68	(0)
2014–2016	Kalloni	53	(2)
2016–2017	Atromitos	21	(0)
2017	Kerkyra	5	(0)
2017–2018	Mezőkövesd	14	(0)
2018–2020	Waasland-Beveren	22	(0)
2021	Akhisarspor	7	(0)
2021–	URSL Visé	0	(0)
International career
2006–2007	Senegal U-17	5	(0)
2010–2011	Senegal U-20	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2021

Club career

Keita began his professional career with Greek Football League side PAS Giannina in 2010,^[1] having previously played for the youth sides of Senegal Premier League side AS Douanes and Primeira Liga side S.L. Benfica.^[2] His professional début for PAS Giannina came in a 3–1 victory over Pierikos on 11 October 2010.^[3] He became a regular player for PAS Giannina that year, and went on to make a total of 29 appearances for the club as they were promoted to the Superleague.^[3] However, his appearances became limited over the next three seasons; although he made 24 appearances during the 2012–13 season, only nine of these were starts.^[3] After making nine appearances during the 2013–14 season, Keita switched to Superleague side Kalloni, and made twelve appearances for his new club before the end of the season.^[3] On 16 January 2016, Keita signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract with Atromitos for an undisclosed fee.^[4]

Kaita signed for Kerkyra on 31 January 2017 but was released on 3 March 2017.^[5]

On 23 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with the third-tier Belgian National Division 1 club URSL Visé.^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 December 2017^[3]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
PAS Giannina	2010–11	Greek Football League	29	0	2	0	—		—		31	0
	2011–12	Superleague	6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
	2012–13		24	0	5	0	—		—		29	0
	2013–14		9	0	2	0	—		—		11	0
	Total		68	0	10	0	—		—		78	0
Kalloni	2013–14	Superleague	12	1	1	0	—		–		13	1
	2014–15		28	1	1	0	—		–		29	1
	2015–16		13	0	1	0	–		–		14	0
	Total		53	2	3	0	–		–		56	2
Atromitos	2015–16	Superleague	9	0	3	0	–		–		12	0
	2016–17		12	0	3	0	–		–		15	0
	Total		21	0	6	0	–		–		27	0
Kerkyra	2016–17	Superleague	5	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
Mezőkövesd	2017–18	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	14	0	2	0	–		–		16	0
	Total		14	0	2	0	–		–		16	0
Career total			161	2	21	0	–		–		182	2

References

1. "Paul Keita (Kalloni)". Eurorivals.net. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
2. "Paul Keita, A.E.L. Kalloni". Super League Greece. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
3. "Paul Fadiala Keita". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
4. «Έκλεισε» Κεϊτά ο Ατρόμητος, φεύγει για… Γοδόι ο Γοδόι!
5. Kerkyra FC release Paul Fadiala Keita‚ sdna.gr, 3 April 2017
6. "Paul Keita, un renfort de choix pour l'URSL Visé" (in French). URSL Visé. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

External links

• Paul Keita at Soccerway