Abdoulaye Jules Keita (born 20 July 1998) is a Guinean professional

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who most recently played as a

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for RC Lens. Keita started his senior career at

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, before joining Lens in September 2019.

Club career

On 20 July 2020, Keita left Lens and joined Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia on a season-long loan. In June 2021, CSKA Sofia decided against exercising the purchase option and Keita returned to Lens.

International career

Keita debuted for the Guinea national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to

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on 12 October 2019.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

CSKA Sofia *

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Guinea U17 * Africa U-17 Cup of Nations bronze:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keita, Jules 1998 births Living people Footballers from Conakry Guinean men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Guinea men's international footballers Guinea men's under-20 international footballers Guinea men's youth international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Dijon FCO players RC Lens players PFC CSKA Sofia players Guinean expatriate men's footballers Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria