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Seydou Keita
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Person

Seydou Keita

b. 1980

Malian footballer (born 1980)

Born
16 Jan 1980 · Bamako
Part ofMali1235 – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 53 years
  1. 16 Jan 1980BornBorn in Bamako
  2. 1997TeamMali national under-17 football team
  3. 1999TeamMali national under-20 football team
  4. 1999 – 2000TeamOlympique de Marseille
  5. 2000 – 2002TeamF.C. Lorient
  6. 2000 – 2015TeamMali men's national football team
  7. 2002 – 2007TeamR.C. Lens
  8. 2007 – 2008TeamSevilla FC
  9. 2008 – 2012TeamFC Barcelona
  10. 2012 – 2014TeamDalian Professional F.C.
  11. 2014 – 2016TeamAS Roma
  12. 2014TeamValencia CF
  13. 2016 – 2017TeamEl Jaish SC

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1980 – today).

  1. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  2. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  3. 1985Schengen Agreement
  4. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  5. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  6. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  7. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  8. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  9. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  10. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  11. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  12. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  13. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  14. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  15. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  16. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  17. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  18. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  19. 20112011 Norway attacks
  20. 2011Libyan civil war
  21. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  22. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  23. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  24. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  25. 2015Paris Agreement
  26. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  27. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  28. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  29. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  30. 2023Gaza war
  31. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  32. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Seydou Keïta (French pronunciation: [sɛdu kɛjta]; anglicised to Keita; born 16 January 1980) is a Malian former professional footballer. A versatile midfielder, he operated as both a central or defensive midfielder. He is both the record appearance holder and scorer of the Mali national football team.

Keita most notably played for Lens (five seasons) and Barcelona (four), winning 14 titles with the latter club after signing in 2008. He started his youth career in Mali and his professional career with Marseille. His career would take him to clubs in France, Spain, China, Italy and Qatar.

Keita represented Mali since the age of 18, appearing in seven Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and winning 102 caps, scoring 25 times. In addition to his Malian nationality, he also has French nationality.

Text from the Wikipedia article Seydou Keita, CC BY-SA 4.0

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