Habib Keïta

Habib Keïta
Personal information
Full name	Habib Ali Keïta
Date of birth	5 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Clermont
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2020	JMG Academy Bamako
2020–2021	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2022	Lyon B
2020–2023	Lyon
2022–2023	→ Kortrijk (loan)
2023–	Clermont B
2023–	Clermont
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:16, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Habib Ali Keïta (born 5 February 2002) is a Malian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Clermont.^[1]

Career

Habib Keïta joined Lyon Academy in October 2020, arriving from Mali, where he was in the same youth system as his Lyon teammate Sinaly Diomandé. His transfer fee was of €1 million, not including bonuses.^[4]

He made his professional debut for Lyon on the 8 May 2021, replacing Lucas Paquetá in a 4–1 home Ligue 1 win against Lorient.^[5]

For the 2022–23 season, Keïta joined Kortrijk in Belgium on loan.^[6]

On 4 July 2023, Keïta signed for Ligue 1 club Clermont on a four-year contract.^[7] The transfer was for an initial fee of €1.2 million with potential future add-ons worth €1 million as well as Lyon receiving 20% of future profit.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "H. Keïta: Summary". soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Habib Keita: General". Ligue 1. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ "Profile: Habib Keita". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ "Arrivée de Mattia De Sciglio et Habib Keita". OL.fr (in French). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^ Federici, Thomas (8 May 2021). "Résultat et résumé OL – Lorient, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 36e journée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^ "MAAK KENNIS MET HABIB KEITA" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^ "HABIB KEÏTA, 3E RECRUE DE L'ÉTÉ" [HABIB KEÏTA, 3RD RECRUIT OF THE SUMMER]. clermontfoot.com (in French). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "Mercato : Transfert d'Habib Keita à Clermont" [Mercato: Transfer of Habib Keita to Clermont]. ol.fr (in French). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.