Fadel Keïta

Amidou Fadel Keïta (born 5 July 1977) is an Ivorian former footballer who played as a striker.

Fadel Keita

Personal information
Full name	Amidou Fadel Keïta
Date of birth	(1977-07-05) 5 July 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth	Gagnoa, Ivory Coast
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2000	Africa Sports
2000–2001	Çaykur Rizespor	21	(1)
2001–2002	Al-Nassr FC		(2)
2002–2006	Africa Sports
2009–2010	Feignies
International career
2000–2001	Ivory Coast	7	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Keïta was born in Gagnoa, Ivory Coast.^{[citation needed]} He began his career at Africa Sports,^[1] where he was twice the best goal scorer of the Ivory Coast Championship.^[2]

In 2000, he joined Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor and later Al Nassr in Saudi Professional League after their match in the first FIFA Club World Cup^[3]

Honours

Africa Sports: league champion 1999; cup champion 1998, 2002^[1]

International career

Keïta played for the Ivory Coast national team during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification^[4] and scored a goal in a 6–0 win against Madagascar national team on 1 July 2001.^[5]

Personal life

Fadel is the older brother of 2006 World Cup player Abdul Kader Keïta. Following his retirement he settled in Lille, France.^[6]