Naby Keïta

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Naby Keïta
Keïta with Red Bull Salzburg in 2015
Personal information
Full name Naby Laye Keïta
Date of birth (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 18
Youth career
2004–2012 Horoya U19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Horoya
2013–2014 Istres 23 (4)
2014–2016 Red Bull Salzburg 59 (17)
2016–2018 RB Leipzig 58 (14)
2018–2023 Liverpool 84 (7)
2023– Werder Bremen 0 (0)
National team‡
2012– Guinea 54 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:15, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:04, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Naby Laye Keïta (born 10 February 1995) is a Guinean professional footballer. He plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen and for the Guinea national team.

Career[change | change source]

Keïta joined hometown club Horoya AC at the age of nine.[1] He moved to France in 2012, joining the youth team of FC Istres after unsuccessful trials at FC Lorient and Le Mans FC.[1] Keïta began his professional career with Ligue 2 club FC Istres in 2013. 2014 he moved to Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. He won the Austrian Football Bundesliga and Austrian Cup double in both of his seasons. 2016 he moved to RB Leipzig. He agreed to join Liverpool in 2017. 2023 he went to Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.

International[change | change source]

Keïta made his senior international debut for Guinea in 2012. He has earned 52 caps and scored 12 goals. He was part of their squad at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015, 2019 and 2021.

Honours[change | change source]

Keïta after winning the 2015–16 Austrian Cup with Red Bull Salzburg

Red Bull Salzburg

Liverpool

Individual

Other websites[change | change source]

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References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ten things on RB Leipzig's new African star Naby Keita". Bundesliga. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Naby Keïta: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. ↑ McNulty, Phil (14 May 2022). "Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  4. ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 February 2022). "Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Hafez, Shamoon (30 July 2022). "Liverpool 3–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ↑ McNulty, Phil (1 June 2019). "Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
    Adewoye, Gbenga (1 June 2019). "Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Joel Matip and Naby Keita win Champions League title with Liverpool". Goal. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  7. ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 May 2022). "Liverpool 0–1 Real Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Naby Keita on Instagram: "Félicitations les gars.ce soir c'est nous 🔴🏆#ynwa"".
  9. ↑ "Title: Liverpool's midfield and why it is still crying out for Naby Keita - Liverpool Echo".
  10. ↑ Poole, Harry (21 December 2019). "Liverpool 1–0 Flamengo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "FC Red Bull Salzburg – Austrian Player and Goalkeeper of 2015/16 from FC Red Bull Salzburg". 26 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "FC Red Bull Salzburg – Austrian Player and Goalkeeper of 2015/16 from FC Red Bull Salzburg". 26 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Official Bundesliga Team of the Season for 2016/17". Bundesliga. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2017/18 Season". UEFA. 17 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "Salah and Mane Picked in First Africa Best 11". FIFPro. 8 January 2019. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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