Kader Keita Biography

Kader Keita

Abdulkader Keita, born on 6 August 1981 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast is a footballer.
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Biography

Abdul Kader Keita spent his childhood in Gagnoa to 200 km from Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Like many young Africans, Kader was attracted by the foot, and particularly that of Europe.

With a ball to ease up over the average, he is pleased the public ivoirien including that of the Africa Sports National, club professional debut at the end of 90 years before leaving. It is with a championship and an African Cup Winners' Cup in my pocket (1999) that Kader, alias Popito took the direction of the Etoile Sportive du Sahel (2000-2002). Before ivoirienne adventure sport in Africa, he made a short season in Sweden, IF Elfsborg and then quickly left the club.

After unsuccessful attempts in Turkey, France (PSG), he joined the Dubai club Al-Ain. There remained only one season (19 games for 6 goals) and was involved with major competitor Qatar, Al-Saad. This passage in the Gulf fear to most observers that jeopardizes his career by greed. He continues: "I went to the adventure. It was an opportunity and experience. My exposure to major players like Lebœuf, Batistuta, Romario ... They gave me advice as big brother. I wanted to play in Europe but I was not yet ready. "

Followed by many European clubs, Keita eventually choose club Lille in 2005, under the leadership of President Seydoux and coach Claude Puel. After 3 seasons at Al-Saad, Kader finally joined the European club as he has always dreamed of.

Claude Puel, who had watched videos on the person, had been seduced by its power of percussion. "An artist not structured for me, capable of creating holes in the opposing defensive blocks," said the head of Lille. Jean-Luc Buisine that will, under the leadership of Claude Puel, three trips to Qatar, to get acquainted with an individual, according to the leaders of Al Sadd Doha, unwieldy and not very disciplined.

However, the head of the recruitment meets a player charming, endearing ... "Who was mainly want to leave the club where he played, and will revive the European market," says Jean-Luc Buisine. "It was hung on this record there, we took many risks." It was still negotiating with the uncle of the player, his agent in the end, and the Prince of Qatar, owner of the club. This is Bora Milutinovic, the coach of Al Sadd Doha, which has unlocked the file by putting an ultimatum to its leaders. "It Keita or me! "As relations between the two men had deteriorated.

"Sporting, we knew that was not ready Keïta. It came from a different league, he would discover a faster rate and a load of new work. " "Today," concludes Jean-Luc Buisine, "the boy was melted in the group with the group. He spent a cap. This diamond in the rough, good work by Claude Puel, has become an indisputable holder on the right flank with his technique and swirling his combativeness. It sometimes recalls those great African players like Okocha and Weah.

On the bench, since the beginning of the season, Keita is starting to show the tip of his nose, and his talent to light. Speed, percussion, dribbles are a range of its capabilities. Show that capacity until the end of the championship, which will mark 5 goals and was a true driving force for the club Lille.

Selection later, Keita is without doubt one of the favorite players of Ivorians. He conquered and convinced all Ivorians since he started playing in the local championship. His absence at the Africa Cup this year has been much discussed. In the opinion of all specialists ivoirien foot, it could bring much to the Séléphanto (selection of the Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire). Already at the CAN 2002 in Mali, he was the best player ivoirien on all matches played by elephants. Since then, his recent performance in Lille it has been recalled by the breeder Henri Michel against Spain, and he opened the score. Since then, he participated in the World Cup in Germany (2006) but failed to qualify his country for 1 / 8 finals (2 defeats against Argentina and the Netherlands, 2-1) ..

His brother is also a senior football player and his father was the founder of the sporting club Gagnoa.

During the 2006-2007 season, the LOSC makes a beautiful season, but eventually collapse because of the accumulation of matches. Keita dispute 36 Ligue 1 matches and scores 9 goals. He is one of the main thrusts of LOSC with Mathieu Bodmer. Relocated at the Stade Bollaert in Lens, Lille successful most beautiful course in Champions League. The Dogue reach 1 / 8 finals, after coming out of a pool consisting of Anderlecht, AEK Athens and Milan AC (future winner of the edition). The LOSC falls just opposite Manchester United (later semi-finalist in publishing). Keita explodes at European level through its chaloupés dribbles. He competed in 8 games and scored one goal.

At the end of the 2006-2007 season, Keïta signs 4-year contract with Olympique Lyonnais. Its transfer to the OL is formalized on Saturday 16 June 2007, amounting to 16 million euros (18 million euros if the LB qualify at the end of the season in the Champions League and $ 2 million if OL Keita sells before the end of his contract) . This transaction could almost be a record for the OL, Keita said, for now, the second transfer of the most important club after Sonny Anderson, bought 17 million in 1999 from FC Barcelona. Mathieu Bodmer Lyon to follow this season.

On the OL, Keita slow to establish itself as the holder, it is often blocked by Sidney Govou in good shape. He scored his first league goal in the 9 March 2008 upon receipt of Bordeaux Gerland. His first doubled with the OL takes place a week later, March 15, during a match in opposite L1 AS Monaco (3-0 victory of the OL). For its first season in the Rhône, even when he plays 30 games and 4 goals mark. It is also six times in Champions League.

Despite a first season at Lyon figue mi-mi-raisin, relaunching it in 2008-2009 under the orders of his former mentor in the North, Claude Puel. It also Jean II Makoun is happening in the bags of the new coach. In mid-season and despite the fierce attack (Benzema, Delgado, Fred, ...), he played 11 Ligue 1 matches and 3 Champions League (where he manages to score a goal important to face Bucharest at Steaua).

Despite the technical and physical qualities and a large outstanding combativeness, its performance under the maillot lyonnais are characterized mainly by poor tactical decisions, a vision of the game very limited, and a tendency to try things and not lose many balls - which explains why it is one of the few players in the OL to be regularly hissed by the public in the Gerland stadium. At the end of the last game of the season at home against Caen, it does not participate in the lap of the players, despite having previously participated in the meeting.

On 2 July 2009 Kader sign for the club in Istanbul, Galatasaray SK, led by Frank Rijkaard for a transfer of € 8.5 million. He signed a 3 year contract with the club.

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