Kader Keïta (footballer, born 2000)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul Kader Keïta | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Ouragahio, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid București | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Paris FC | ||
| 2014–2015 | FC Montfermeil | ||
| 2015–2017 | Ajaccio | ||
| 2017–2018 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Ajaccio B | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Lille B | 23 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Westerlo | 50 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Sion (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Sivasspor | 22 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | CFR Cluj | 32 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Rapid București (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Rapid București | 29 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Ivory Coast Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Ivory Coast | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Abdul Kader Keïta (born 6 November 2000) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București.
After playing for the reserve side of Ajaccio, Keïta joined Lille's reserve team in summer 2017.[3] He joined Westerlo on a three-year contract in summer 2019.[4] On 31 August 2021, Keïta joined Swiss Super League club Sion on a year-long loan with an option to buy.[5] On 12 August 2022, Keïta signed a three-year contract with Sivasspor in Turkey.[6] In January 2024, Keita was acquired by Romanian club CFR Cluj, for a reported fee of €120.000.[7] In February 2025, Rapid Bucureşti managed to obtain the loan of Kader Keita from CFR Cluj until the end of the season, with an option to buy.[8]
International career
Keïta is a dual-citizen of France and the Ivory Coast.[9] He was selected as part of the Ivory Coast Olympic squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics,[9][10] and made 3 appearances at the Olympics.[11]
