Mamadou Keita (born 1 February 1993) is a Malian

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player who plays for

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of the

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and plays for the

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. Standing at , he plays as

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Professional career

Keita started his career with

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and was the MVP of the Malian

in the 2017–18 season. In the 2018–19 season, Keita played in Algeria with OS Bordj Bou Arréridj. In 2019, Keita joined the AS Police and helped them qualify for the inaugural season of the

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(BAL). He was also on the Police roster for the

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and average 14.3 points in three group stage games. In October 2021, Keita was on the roster of Guinean champions

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to play in the

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. In 2022, he joined

National team career

Keita has been a member of the

. He played at

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and

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BAL career statistics

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Honours

;AS Police *

: 2019, 2020 *Malian Cup: 2020 Stade Malien *

: 2022 ;Individual *Ligue 1 Most Valuable Player: 2017

References

External links

Mamadou Keita
at RealGM * 1993 births Living people Malian men's basketball players Shooting guards AS Police basketball players USFAS Bamako basketball players SLAC basketball players Sportspeople from Bamako 21st-century Malian people {{Mali-basketball-bio-stub