Aly Keita

Aly Keita
Personal information
Full name Aly Keita
Date of birth (1986-12-08) 8 December 1986
Place of birth Västerås, Sweden[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Östersunds FK
Number 1
Youth career
IK Oden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2007 Skiljebo SK
2007–2012 Syrianska IF 31 (0)
2012–2014 Västerås SK 30 (0)
2014– Östersunds FK 72 (0)
National team
2018- Guinea 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2018

Aly Keita (born 8 December 1986) is a Guinean international footballer who plays for Östersunds FK as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Keita started his career at Skiljebo SK, before moving to Syrianska IF in 2007.[2] Just before the 2012 season, Keita left Syrianska IF on a free transfer to Västerås SK.[2]

Pitch invader incident

On 15 August 2016, Keita was attacked by a pitch invader during a game against Jönköpings Södra IF. In the closing of what would have been a 1–1 draw ended with an invader running onto the field and grabbed Keita. He later reported that during the confrontation, he was struck in the temple. After the incident, the 17-year old invader was arrested and the match was abandoned.[3]

This was the second time a game in the Swedish top flight had been abandoned this year, with the first one being IFK Göteborg's match against Malmö in April.[4]

International career

Keita was born in Sweden to a Guinean father and a Norwegian mother. He opted to represent the Guinea national football team in April 2018,[5] and he received a call-up to the national team in October 2018.[6] Keita made his debut for Guinea in a 2-0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Rwanda on 12 October 2018.[7]

Career statistics

As of 12 February 2018.[8]
Club Season Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Syrianska IF 2010 Division 1 800080
2011 23000230
Västerås SK 2012 Division 1 21000210
2013 900090
Östersunds FK 2014 Superettan 1401[lower-alpha 1]0150
2015 23000230
2016 Allsvenskan 1202[lower-alpha 1]0140
2017 2107[lower-alpha 2]0280
Career totals 13101001410
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Svenska Cupen
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. "Aly Keita Soccer Stats - Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com.
  2. 1 2 "Aly Keita Profile". Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. "Ostersunds goalkeeper Aly Keita attacked by pitch invader during match". BBC Sports. 16 August 2016.
  4. "IFK Goteborg vs. Malmo abandoned after firework, corner flag thrown". ESPN. 28 April 2016.
  5. "Foot – Aly Keita : " J'ai toujours rêvé de jouer pour l'équipe nationale de Guinée "". 29 April 2018.
  6. "Guinea call-up Napoli's uncapped Amadou Diawara". 4 October 2018 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - 32nd Edition of Total Africa Cup of Nations - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  8. Aly Keita at Soccerway
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