Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephane Paul Keller | ||
Date of birth | 20 August 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Grand Batanga, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AEL Limassol | ||
Number | 97 | ||
Youth career | |||
Fortuna Yaoundé | |||
2018–2020 | Alavés | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2024 | Alavés B | 77 | (1) |
2021–2025 | Alavés | 1 | (0) |
2024–2025 | → Istra 1961 (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2025– | AEL Limassol | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Cameroon U23 | 2 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:07, 22 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:39, 1 April 2023 (UTC) |
Stephane Paul Keller (born 20 August 2001) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a central defender for Cypriot First Division club AEL Limassol.
Keller was born in Grand Batanga, [1] Keller joined Deportivo Alavés' youth setup in 2018, from AS Fortuna Yaoundé. Promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B ahead of the 2020–21 season, he made his senior debut on 24 October 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sergi García in a 2–0 home win against Arenas Club de Getxo. [2]
On 1 December 2020, Keller renewed his contract until 2024. [3] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut the following 10 January, replacing Rodrigo Battaglia in a 1–3 away loss against Cádiz CF. [4]
On 22 July 2024, Keller was loaned to Croatian Football League side NK Istra 1961 for one year. [5]
Keller played for the Cameroon U23s for a set of 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2023. [6]