Personal information | |||
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Full name | Habib Ali Keïta [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 5 February 2002||
Place of birth | Bamako, Mali [2] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder [2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Clermont | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2020 | JMG Academy Bamako | ||
2020–2021 | Lyon | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020–2022 | Lyon B | 17 | (2) |
2020–2023 | Lyon | 4 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2023– | Clermont B | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Clermont | 27 | (1) |
*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]
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]