Seybou Koita (born 15 April 1994) is a Nigerien professional

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who plays as a

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for Oman Elite League club Oman Club and the Niger national team.

Club career

Koita arrived in France aged 5, but did not start playing football until much later. He first played for a club in

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, where he was solicited by a number of professional clubs. He signed for Orléans and within two years was rewarded with a professional contract. He made his debut for the club in the Championnat National game against

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on 16 August 2013, when he came on as a stoppage time substitute. Injury kept him out of most of the season, and when Orléans were promoted to

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he found himself fifth choice, so did not get much game time. His full debut came on 22 May 2015 in a 1–0 win over Sochaux, the only start of his Orléans career. At the end of the

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season, Orléans were relegated, and Koita left the club and signed for Hapoel Ashkelon of the Israeli Liga Leumit (second tier). A foot injury, and visa issues, cut short his stay in Israel, and he spent time training with

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and trialling with

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in December 2016. In July 2017 he extended his contract with the club for a further two years. Koita left Amiens in January 2019 and spent more time in Israel during the second half of the 2018–19 season, with

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. In September 2019 he returned to France with Red Star.

International career

Koita made his debut for the Niger national team on 23 March 2019 in an Africa Cup qualifier against Egypt, as a 67th-minute substitute for

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Personal life

Koita holds dual Niger-Mali nationality.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Koita, Seybou 1994 births Living people Footballers from Niamey Men's association football forwards Nigerien men's footballers Niger men's international footballers Nigerien people of Malian descent Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Championnat National 2 players US Orléans players Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. players Amiens SC players F.C. Ashdod players Red Star FC players Andrézieux-Bouthéon FC players Nigerien expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in France Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in France