1997–1998 Levante Position Midfielder 1996–1997 ASEC Mimosas Height 1.83 m | Years Team Role Footballer Playing position Name Idrissa Keita | |
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Date of birth (1977-04-10) 10 April 1977 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | ||
Idrissa Keita (born 10 April 1977 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He also held Spanish citizenship.
Football career
After starring for Ivory Coast at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, Keita, alongside countryman Félix Dja Ettien, was bought by Spanish club Levante UD. The pair struggled mightily during their first months in the new reality, with Keita eventually failing to settle altogether and leaving in January 1999 for La Liga team Real Oviedo, being irregularly used during his stay and starting in 37 of his 48 games in the top division (the Asturians would be relegated in his third season).
After five years with Oviedo, which included a loan in Portugal, Keita continued his career in Spain, in its second and third levels, in a stint in the country which spanned over a decade.