Daniel Keita-Ruel
Daniel Keita-Ruel (born 21 September 1989) is a German-French professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Greuther Fürth.[1][2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Wuppertal, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Greuther Fürth | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Wuppertaler SV | ||
| 2006–2008 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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– | Greuther Fürth | 30 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2019 | |||
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.[4]
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.[4] In the 2016–17 season he netted 12 times for SG Wattenscheid 09 in the fourth-tier Regionalliga.[5]
In May 2017, 3. Liga club Fortuna Köln announced the signing of Keita on a one-year contract with the option of another.[5]
In June 2018, Keita-Ruel moved to SpVgg Greuther Fürth for the 2018–19 season.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 1 July 2019[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wuppertaler SV | 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Regionalliga West | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Wattenscheid 09 | 2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 33 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 12 | ||
| Fortuna Köln | 2017–18 | 3. Liga | 37 | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 15 | ||
| Greuther Fürth | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 10 | ||
| 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 127 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 37 | ||
References
- "Daniel Keita-Ruel". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- "Daniel Keita-Ruel" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- "Daniel Keita-Ruel" (in German). fupa.net. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- Fischer, Sebastian (23 July 2017). "Aus dem Gefängnis in den Profifußball". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- Krämer, Christian (27 May 2017). "Fortuna Köln verpflichtet Daniel Keita-Ruel". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ""Lehren gezogen": Keita-Ruel wechselt nach Fürth". kicker Online (in German). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- Daniel Keita-Ruel at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2018.