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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Haladj Madiou Keita [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 29 August 2004||
Place of birth | Amilly, France | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Auxerre | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Angers | ||
2021–2023 | Auxerre | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Auxerre II | 30 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Guinea U23 | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2024 |
Haladj Madiou Keita (born 29 August 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Ligue 1 club Auxerre. Born in France, he represented Guinea at youth level.
Keita was a youth product of Angers. In 2021, he joined the youth team of Auxerre. In February 2023e made his debut with Auxerre's reserves side. On 18 November 2023, he made his debut with senior's side in a Coupe de France victory against Pays du Valois, playing full 90 minutes. [2] [3]
In August 2023, Keita received his first call up to the Guinea national team for the friendly game against Malawi. [4] In July 2024, he was named in Guinea Olympic team's squad for the Paris Olympics. [5] He appeared in all 3 group stage games for Mali as the team failed to qualify to the next stage. [6]
As a defender with good passing ability, Keita can operate as a centre-back and left-back. [7]