Daniel Keita-Ruel

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Daniel Keita-Ruel
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-09-21) 21 September 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth Wuppertal, West Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Youth career
1995–2006 Wuppertaler SV
2006–2008 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Bonner SC 21 (3)
2009–2011 Wuppertaler SV 27 (0)
2014 Ratinger SV 12 (3)
2015–2016 Ratinger SV 32 (11)
2016–2017 SG Wattenscheid 09 33 (12)
2017–2018 Fortuna Köln 37 (15)
2018–2020 Greuther Fürth 59 (19)
2020–2022 SV Sandhausen 41 (13)
2022–2023 Waldhof Mannheim 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023

Daniel Keita-Ruel (born 21 September 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward. [1] [2]

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Career

As a youth Keita joined Borussia Mönchengladbach from hometown club Wuppertaler SV. Having left Mönchengladbach, he joined fifth-tier club Bonner SC before returning to Wuppertal, where he made few appearances for the club fighting relegation in 3. Liga. [3]

Keita spent almost four years in prison, having been found guilty in four cases of robbery, three of them rated as aggravated robberies and the first of which occurred in summer 2011 when he was 21. In 2014, he was sent to an open prison in Düsseldorf, allowing him to play semi-professional football for Oberliga side Ratinger SV as day-release prisoner. In his time there, he scored 18 goals in 50 matches. [3] In the 2016–17 season he netted 12 times for SG Wattenscheid 09 in the fourth-tier Regionalliga. [4]

In May 2017, 3. Liga club Fortuna Köln announced the signing of Keita on a one-year contract with the option of another. [4]

In June 2018, Keita-Ruel moved to SpVgg Greuther Fürth for the 2018–19 season. [5]

Keita-Ruel joined 3. Liga club Waldhof Mannheim on 18 August 2022. [6]

Personal life

Keita was born in Germany to a Senegalese father and a French mother. [7]

Career statistics

As of 20 August 2020 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wuppertaler SV 2009–10 3. Liga 700070
2010–11 Regionalliga West 20000200
Total270000000270
SG Wattenscheid 09 2016–17 Regionalliga West3312103412
Fortuna Köln 2017–18 3. Liga3715003715
Greuther Fürth 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 3010103110
2019–20 2. Bundesliga29910309
Total59192000006119
Career total1564630000015946

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References

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  2. "Daniel Keita-Ruel" (in German). fupa.net. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 Fischer, Sebastian (23 July 2017). "Aus dem Gefängnis in den Profifußball". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. 1 2 Krämer, Christian (27 May 2017). "Fortuna Köln verpflichtet Daniel Keita-Ruel". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  5. ""Lehren gezogen": Keita-Ruel wechselt nach Fürth". kicker Online (in German). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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