Aboubakary Koita

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Aboubakary Koita
Personal information
Full name Aboubakary Yeli Koita
Date of birth (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Pikine, Senegal [1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Forward
Team information
Current team
 AEK Athens
Number 7
Youth career
2011–2012 FC Merksem
2012–2014 Lyra-Lierse Berlaar
2014–2016 ASV Geel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 ASV Geel 31 (5)
2017–2019 Gent 7 (0)
2019 → Kortrijk (loan) 16 (2)
2019–2021 Waasland-Beveren 50 (9)
2021–2024 Sint-Truiden 90 (18)
2024– AEK Athens
International career‡
2023– Mauritania 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 July 2024

Aboubakary Yeli Koita (born 20 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club AEK Athens. Born in Senegal into a family of Mauritanian origin, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

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Club career

Koita began playing his football career at the youth academy of FC Merksem at the age of 13, and quickly moved to the academies of Lyra and Geel where he broke into the first team. [2]

On 9 June 2017, Koita signed a professional contract with Gent, keeping him at the club for 2 seasons. [3] Koita made his professional debut with Gent in a 1–0 Belgian First Division A win over Anderlecht on 13 May 2018. [4]

On 19 July 2019, he signed a 4-year contract with Waasland-Beveren. Under coach Nicky Hayen, Koita scored some important goals, often from outside the penalty area, which earned Waasland-Beveren important points in the battle against relegation. However, his good performances proved not to be enough to keep the club in the top division, Waasland-Beveren was relegated after losing in the relegation matches against RFC Seraing. [5]

On 19 June 2021, he joined Sint-Truiden. He made his debut in the starting lineup on the first matchday of the 2021–22 season in the league match against KAA Gent. [6]

International career

Koita was born in Senegal to a Mauritanian-Malian father and Senegalese mother, and moved to Belgium at a young age. [7] In October 2023, he opted to play for the Mauritania national team. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Saint-Trond : Aboubakary Koita aurait choisi de représenter la Mauritanie". October 28, 2023. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ "ASV Geel » Topper van de week: Aboubakary Koita". www.asvgeel.be. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Jong talent Aboubakary Koita tekent contract". KAA Gent. Archived from the original on 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  4. ↑ "Gent vs. Anderlecht - 13 May 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, ABOUBAKARY KOITA!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "ABOUBAKARY KOITA IS A CANARY!". Sint-Truiden. 19 June 2021. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "CAN 2023 : un serial buteur de Belgique choisit la Mauritanie (officiel)". www.afrik-foot.com. October 28, 2023. Archived from the original on January 9, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  8. ↑ "L'international mauritanien Koita : " Je ne pouvais pas attendre éternellement le Sénégal "". www.cridem.org. Archived from the original on 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
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