Cheick Keita (footballer, born 2003)

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Cheick Keita
Personal information
Full name Cheick Keita [1]
Date of birth (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 Reims II 13 (0)
2022–2024 Reims 9 (0)
2023–2024Bastia (loan) 27 (1)
2024– Charleroi 6 (0)
International career
2022–2023 France U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024

Cheick Keita (born 2 April 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian club Charleroi.

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Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reims II 2020–21 CFA 2 1010
2021–22 CFA 21010
2022–23 CFA 2110110
Total130130
Reims 2022–23 Ligue 1 9010100
Bastia (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 2 27110281
Bastia B (loan) 2023–24 National 3 1010
Charleroi 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 600060
Career total5612000581

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References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. "Entdecke Deinen Stade Reims (CFA) Star Cheick Keita - Alle News & Infos". www.ran.de. 20 July 2024.
  3. "Football - Ligue 1. Au Stade de Reims, Keita tel un débutant comblé | Journal L'Union". www.lunion.fr. 23 October 2022.
  4. "Check Keita est Zèbre !" [Check Keita is a Zebra!] (in French). Charleroi. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. "Cheick KEITA -".
  6. "Équipe de France (U20) : Les Bleuets s'imposent largement contre l'Indonésie". Foot National. 17 November 2022.