Mandjou Keita

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Mandjou Keita
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-11-28) 28 November 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Nzérékoré, Guinea
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)
Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007
Perak
 75 (50)
2007–2008
Brunei DPMM
 21 (11)
2009–2010
Portland Timbers
 39 (12)
2009–2010 →
Salgaocar
(loan)		 9 (8)
2010–2012 Pune FC 17 (16)
2013
Kelantan
 11 (5)
Total 172 (102)
International career
1998–2001 Guinea U23 16 (10)
2001–2011 Guinea 36 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mandjou Keita (born 28 November 1979) is a

attacking midfielder or forward
.

Career

Club

Keita began his professional career in Malaysia with

2005 season
.

Keita won the Golden Boot award for the

2006 season, scoring 17 goals. He was one of the three nominees for the Favourite Import Player award in the inaugural Malaysian football awards but he did not win.[2]

He was linked with a move away from the club to Indonesian team Persija Jakarta in 2007,[3] but did not let those rumours affect his on-pitch performance, and ended up Perak's top scorer once again for the 2006/2007 season.

Keita was released from his contract at the end of the 2007 season due to "family issues", and after attending trials with

S. League
.

In January 2009, Keita signed with

Portland Timbers in the USL First Division.[5]
Keita's preferred playing position is as a striker, but he can also operate in midfield behind the front two.

Following the 2009 USL-1 season, Portland loaned Keita to

Salgaocar S.C. of the Indian I-League.[6] Keita returned to Portland in April, 2010.[7]

After returning to the Timbers from loan, Keita failed to find his form in the

Pune.[8]

Pune FC

On 3 December 2010 Keita started his

JCT Mills in the I-League
.

Kelantan FA

After two season with Pune FC, Keita returned to Malaysia to join Malaysian club Kelantan FA as the fourth import player for the 2012 AFC Cup competition.[11] However, he was not eligible to play in the AFC Cup because of problems with regard to his International Transfer Certificates (ITC).

International career

Keita was a member and captain of the Guinea U-23 national team.

Honors

Perak

Portland Timbers

Individual

  • 2006-07
  • USL First Division All-League First Team (1): 2009

References

  1. ^ "Perak e-Fans Forum 2014". www.yob4ever.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Yob4ever.COM : Perak Football e-Fans Homepage - Keen Contest To Be Favourite". www.yob4ever.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. ^ Persija Buru Legiun Liga Hong Kong Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Lorient : Mandjou à l'essai - Football 365". Football 365 (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Pamplin Media Group - News". www.portlandtribune.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Timbers Loan Keita To Top Flight Club In India". OurSports Central. 11 November 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. ^ Forward Mandjou Keita returns to Portland Archived 2010-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Breaking News: PFC sign Keita" (Press release). Pune FC. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  9. ^ "Keita revives Pune FC campaign as host beat JCT 4–0" Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. The-AIFF.com. 30 January 2011.
  10. ^ Pune FC Season Awards: Keita Mandjou named 'Player of the Year Archived 12 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021
  11. ^ "MyMetro | Mandjou ganti Onyekachi". Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  12. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived
    from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

External links
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