Place of birth Paris, France Years Team Weight 86 kg 2006–2009 Montpellier Height 1.86 m | Number 8 Role Football player Playing position Name Bengali-Fode Koita Career start 2008 | |
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Date of birth (1990-10-21) 21 October 1990 (age 25) Current team Blackburn Rovers F.C. (#8 / Forward) Profiles | ||
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Bengali-Fodé Koita (born 21 October 1990 in Paris) is a French professional football player of Guinean origin who plays for Kasımpaşa. Koita made his professional debut on 16 January 2009 for Montpellier in a Ligue 2 game against Amiens SC. He scored his first goal against Olympique Lyon in a 3–2 defeat.
On 21 July 2015, free agent Koita signed a two year contract at English club Blackburn Rovers in the Football League Championship.
However, Koita struggled to make an impact at the club and failed to score a single goal in his fourteen appearances. On 27 January 2016, he signed for Turkish club Kasımpaşa S.K. for a fee of €320,000.
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