Amidou Fadel Keïta (born 5 July 1977) is an Ivorian former

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Keïta was born in

Gagnoa Gagnoa is a city in south-central Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Gôh-Djiboua District and Gôh Region. It is also the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Gagnoa Department. Gagnoa is also a commune. In the 2014 census, the city had a populat ...

, Ivory Coast. He began his career at

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, where he was twice the best goal scorer of the Ivory Coast Championship. In 2000, he joined Turkish club

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and later

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after their match in the first

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Honours

Africa Sports: league champion 1999; cup champion 1998, 2002

International career

Keïta played for the Ivory Coast national team during the

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qualification and scored a goal in a 6–0 win against Madagascar national team on 1 July 2001.

Personal life

Fadel is the older brother of

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player Abdul Kader Keïta. Following his retirement he settled in

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, France.

References

1977 births Living people People from Gagnoa Footballers from Gôh-Djiboua District Men's association football forwards Ivorian men's footballers Ivory Coast men's international footballers Africa Sports d'Abidjan players Çaykur Rizespor footballers Al-Nassr FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Entente Feignies Aulnoye FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Süper Lig players Saudi Pro League players {{Côted'Ivoire-footy-bio-stub