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{{short description|Ivorian footballer (born 1981)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Kader Keïta
| image       = Abdul Kader Keita 2011 (1).jpg
| caption     = Kader Keïta in September 2011
| fullname    = Abdul Kader Keïta<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 – List of Players|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616010702/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2010|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)|access-date=6 November 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|df=y|1981|8|6}}
| birth_place = [[Gagnoa]], Ivory Coast<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=30&kisiID=1252818 |title=Abdul Kader Keïta |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |access-date=6 November 2019 |language=tr |archive-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107065450/https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=30&kisiID=1252818 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| height      = 1.84 m
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber  = 
| position    = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 1998–1999
| youthclubs1 = [[Africa Sports National|Africa Sports]]
| years1 = 1999–2000 | clubs1 = [[Africa Sports National|Africa Sports]]         | caps1 = 23 | goals1 =  4<!--LEAGUE GOALS ONLY -->
| years2 = 2000–2001 | clubs2 = [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile du Sahel]]     | caps2 = 22 | goals2 =  7<!--LEAGUE GOALS ONLY -->
| years3 = 2002 | clubs3 = [[Al Ain Club|Al Ain]]                           | caps3 = 19 | goals3 =  6<!--LEAGUE GOALS ONLY -->
| years4 = 2002–2005 | clubs4 = [[Al-Sadd Sports Club|Al-Sadd]]                  | caps4 = 53 | goals4 = 26<!--LEAGUE GOALS ONLY -->
| years5 = 2005–2007 | clubs5 = [[Lille OSC|Lille]]                              | caps5 = 73 | goals5 = 17<!--LEAGUE GOALS ONLY -->
| years6 = 2007–2009 | clubs6 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]                      | caps6 = 62 | goals6 = 5<!--LEAGUE GOALS ONLY -->
| years7 = 2009–2010 | clubs7 = [[Galatasaray S.K. (football team)|Galatasaray]] | caps7 = 27 | goals7 = 5<!--LEAGUE GOALS ONLY -->
| years8 = 2010–2012 | clubs8 = [[Al-Sadd Sports Club|Al-Sadd]]                  | caps8 = 27 | goals8 =  7<!--LEAGUE GOALS ONLY -->
| years9 = 2014–2015 | clubs9 = [[Budapest Honvéd FC|Budapest Honvéd]]           | caps9 =  2 | goals9 =  0<!--LEAGUE GOALS ONLY -->
| totalcaps = 281| totalgoals = 77
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2012 | nationalteam1 = [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] | nationalcaps1 = 72 | nationalgoals1 = 11
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}}
[[File:Abdul Kader Keita 2011 (2).jpg|thumb|Keïta (left) during a Qatari league match]]
'''Abdul Kader Keïta''' (born 6 August 1981) is an Ivorian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]]. He represented the [[Ivory Coast national football team]] from 2000 to 2012.

==Club career==
Keïta, also known as 'Popito', began his career at homeland club [[Africa Sports]], before moving on to Tunisian Club [[Etoile du Sahel]]. Following spells in United Arab Emirates with [[Al Ain]] and [[Qatar]] with [[Al Sadd]], he moved to France with Ligue 1 club [[OSC Lille]] in 2005.

===Lyon===
On 31 May 2007, [[Olympique Lyonnais]] chairman [[Jean-Michel Aulas]] revealed that the club had made bids for both Keïta and his fellow teammate [[Mathieu Bodmer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eurosport.yahoo.com/31052007/58/ligue-1-lyon-chase-keita.html|title=Yahoo|website=Yahoo|language=en-US|access-date=26 March 2018}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On 16 June 2007, Lyon confirmed the signing of Keïta from Lille for €18 million, with Bodmer also moving to Lyon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-france-lyon-idUKL16748220070616 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712061018/http://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-france-lyon-idUKL16748220070616 |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 July 2017 |title=Soccer – Lyon sign Lille players Bodmer and Keïta |publisher=[[Reuters]] |date=16 June 2007 |access-date=29 May 2013}}</ref> During his two seasons at the club, he made 52 appearances in all competitions, scoring 5 goals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2009-07-02-2474878506_x.htm |title=Abdul Kader Keïta leaves Lyon for Galatasaray |publisher=USATODAY.com |date=2 July 2009 |access-date=29 May 2013 |archive-date=23 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323132205/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2009-07-02-2474878506_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Galatasaray===
On 2 July 2009, [[Galatasaray S.K. (football team)|Galatasaray]] officially announced that Keïta joined the Turkish club and signed a three-year contract, for €8.5 million transfer fee plus €500,000 variable.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009 |title=Reference Document 2008/09 |url=http://www.actusnewswire.com/documents/ACTUS-0-3288-OL-DDR-0809-GB.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814043337/http://www.actusnewswire.com/documents/ACTUS-0-3288-OL-DDR-0809-GB.pdf |archive-date=14 August 2020 |publisher=[[Olympique Lyonnais]] |page=50}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Galatasaray in a [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] qualification match against [[Maccabi Netanya F.C.|Maccabi Netanya]] in the 5th minute. On 12 December, Keïta scored for Galatasaray in a 3–2 victory over [[Antalyaspor]].

On 18 February 2010, Keïta scored a late equalizer to secure a 1–1 away draw for Galatasaray against [[Atlético Madrid]] in the [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]. Later, in the second leg he equalized again to make it 1–1, but Galatasaray failed to qualify. On 28 February, he scored the second and fourth goals in a 4–1 victory over [[Kasımpaşa S.K.|Kasımpaşa]]. His first goal was a volley from just inside the penalty area. In Galatasaray's 3–0 victory over [[MKE Ankaragücü]] in March, Keïta scored the second goal as well as assisting the final goal. On 11 April 2010, he assisted two of [[Milan Baroš]]' goals in a 4–1 victory over [[Diyarbakırspor]]. A week later, he scored the first goal in a 1–2 victory over [[Manisaspor]].

===Al Sadd===
Keïta rejoined his previous club [[Sadd Sports Club|Al Sadd SC]] in July 2010, for €8.15 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kap.gov.tr/yay/Bildirim/Bildirim.aspx?id=120980|title=Galatasaray Profesyonel Futbol Takımı oyuncumuz Abdul Kader Keïta'nin avro8.150.000 bedelle Katar AL SADD S.C. Kulübüne transfer olması.|date=6 July 2011|access-date=23 September 2011|work=Turkish Public Disclosure System (KAP)|language=tr|archive-date=31 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331085232/http://www.kap.gov.tr/yay/Bildirim/Bildirim.aspx?id=120980|url-status=live}}</ref>

Keïta was involved in a melee which ensued on 19 October in the [[2011 AFC Champions League]] semi final first-leg between [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]] and Al Sadd. Suwon player [[Choi Sung-hwan (footballer)|Choi Sung-Hwan]] was inadvertently kicked in the head by an Al Sadd defender, and Suwon's Yeom Ki-hoon let the ball out after Choi Sung-hwan went down with a head injury inside Al Sadd's box. While Choi was being tended to by medics, Keïta took the free kick quickly, and passed it to teammate [[Mamadou Niang]] unknowingly to the Suwon defense who thought possession would be returned to them according to FIFA fair play rules. Niang sprinted down the center half past the goalkeeper to score a second goal for Al Sadd. The chaos was further elevated when a Suwon fan ran onto the pitch, causing a brawl to erupt between the two teams. Afterwards, Keïta received a red card, allegedly for running towards the fan, slapping him in the back of the head and grabbing him by his throat.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=621375 |title=BERNAMA – Asian Football Body Investigating In-game Brawl In South Korea |access-date=20 October 2011 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043425/http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=621375 |url-status=live }}</ref> His teammate [[Lee Jung-Soo]] had told the press that Keïta had apologized for assisting Niang in scoring the goal, and admitted it was wrong. Al Sadd's coach, Jorge Fossati, suggested that Al Sadd was annoyed that Suwon had not immediately put the ball out of play, and decided to take actions into their own hands.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/971787/asia-shamed-by-showpiece-brawl?cc=4716|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023001741/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/971787/asia-shamed-by-showpiece-brawl?cc=4716|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 October 2011|title=Asia shamed by showpiece brawl|work=ESPNFC.com|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref> Keïta was later suspended by AFC for the return leg.

Keïta scored a goal in the [[2011 AFC Champions League Final|AFC Champions League Final]] on 5 November, as his side defeated [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors|Jeonbuk Motors]] on penalties after the match ended 2–2 and was named as [[Man of the Match]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=333495|title=Jeonbuk Motors vs. Al Sadd - Football Match Report - November 5, 2011 - ESPN|website=ESPN.com|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref> He left the team at the end of the 2011–12 season, and was linked with several teams in England and stated his interest of playing in the [[Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11700/8307095/Ivory-Coast-winger-Abdul-Kader-Keita-is-keen-on-a-move-to-the-Premier-League |title=Ivory Coast winger Abdul Kader Keïta is keen on a move to the Premier League |publisher=[[Sky Sports]] |date=3 December 2012 |access-date=29 May 2013 |first=Giscard |last=Gourizo}}</ref>

==International career==
Keïta had a distinguished international career with 72 [[Cap (football)|caps]] for the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]], representing the team at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] and at four [[Africa Cup of Nations]] in [[2002 Africa Cup of Nations|2002]], [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]], [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations|2010]], and [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations|2012]], helping them finish runner-up in  2012.

Keïta was selected for [[2010 African Nations Cup]] and played three matches, scoring once against [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] during the quarter-final match.

===2010 World Cup incident===
During the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] in South Africa, Keïta was involved in an off-the-ball incident with [[Kaká]] during a group game against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]. Keïta ran into Kaká and fell onto the floor, clutching his face, as if in great pain. Kaká was shown a yellow card, his second of the match, and sent off. [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] wrote "Abdul Kader Keïta's embarrassing reaction to a love-tap in the midriff from the Brazilian playmaker was both laughable and disgraceful. Obviously hoping to get Kaka in further hot water after he had only just earlier been shown his first yellow card, Keïta fell to the ground and clutched his face as if he'd been shot from close range. He blatantly cheated to ensure the Brazilian was given his marching orders."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/22/2933181.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624102952/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/22/2933181.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 June 2010|title=Game's credibility taking a dive|newspaper=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=22 June 2010|access-date=22 June 2010}}</ref>

The incident has been named by numerous journalists as among the most shameful in the World Cup and was called "disgraceful" by the sports announcer,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URT4Ecs9UwE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/URT4Ecs9UwE |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|title=2010 World Cup's Most Shocking Moments #25: Kaka Red Card|access-date=13 May 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and Keïta's actions named in the ten worst moments of the World Cup.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.soccernews.com/ten-worst-moments-of-the-2010-world-cup/42065/|title=Ten Worst Moments of the 2010 World Cup|access-date=13 May 2014|archive-date=8 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308083426/https://www.soccernews.com/ten-worst-moments-of-the-2010-world-cup/42065/|url-status=live}}</ref> Keïta was named to the 2010 World Cup "Infamous 11" as one of the all-around worst sportsmen in the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/07/17/world-cup-2010-infamous-xi|title=Picking a World Cup 2010 Infamous Eleven|newspaper=[[The Roar Your Sports Opinion]]|date=17 July 2010|access-date=13 May 2014|archive-date=11 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311055709/https://www.theroar.com.au/2010/07/17/world-cup-2010-infamous-xi/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Keïta's older brother, [[Fadel Keïta|Fadel]], is also a former professional footballer and Ivorian international.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yaméogo |first1=Guy-Florentin |title=France (Lille): La nouvelle vie de Fadel Kéïta |url=http://news.abidjan.net/h/418966.html |website=news.abidjan.net/ |access-date=5 March 2019 |language=fr |date=7 December 2011}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Africa Sports'''
*[[African Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1999 African Cup Winners' Cup|1999]]

'''Al-Ain'''
*[[UAE Pro League]]: [[2001–02 UAE Football League|2001–02]]
*[[GCC Champions League]]: 2001

'''Al-Sadd'''
*[[Qatar Stars League]]: [[2003–04 Qatar Stars League|2003–04]]
*[[Emir of Qatar Cup]]: 2002–03, 2004–05
*[[Qatar Crown Prince Cup]]: 2003
*[[AFC Champions League]]: [[2011 AFC Champions League|2011]]

'''Lyon'''
*[[Ligue 1]]: [[2007–08 Ligue 1|2007–08]]
*[[Coupe de France]]: [[2007–08 Coupe de France|2007–08]]
*[[Trophée des Champions]]: [[2007 Trophée des Champions|2007]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{TFF player|1252818}}
* {{FIFA player|178964|Kader Keita}}
* {{NFT player|1643|Abdul Kader Kéïta}}
* {{Soccerbase|name=Kader Keita}}
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6237495.stm Keïta is runner up for Ivorian Player of the Year award, BBC Sport, 6 January 2007]

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