| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cheick Keita [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Champigny-sur-Marne, France [2] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charleroi | ||
| Number | 95 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Saint-Leu FC | ||
| 2016–2019 | Saint-Brice FC | ||
| 2019–2020 | Reims | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Reims II | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Reims | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Bastia (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2024– | Charleroi | 28 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2024 | France U20 | 10 | (1) |
| 2025– | Mali | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:32, 8 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Cheick Keita (born 2 April 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Charleroi. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.
Keita is a youth product of the Reims youth academy. He began his senior career with their reserves in 2020. On 30 October 2022, he made his senior and professional debut with Reims in a 2–1 Ligue 1 win over Auxerre on 23 October 2022. [3]
On 4 July 2024, Keita signed a contract with Charleroi in Belgium for three seasons, with an optional fourth. [4]
Born in France, Keita holds French and Malian nationalities. [5] He is a youth international for France, having played up to the France U20s. [6] He was called up to the Mali national team for a set of friendlies in June 2025. [7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reims II | 2020–21 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | CFA 2 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Reims | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Bastia (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |
| Bastia B (loan) | 2023–24 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charleroi | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 78 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 1 | ||