Keita Junior Karamokoba (born 15 April 1994), known as Keita Junior or simply Keita, is a Guinean footballer who plays for Israeli club Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla and the Guinea national team as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keita Junior Karamokoba | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olímpic de Xàtiva | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rayo Vallecano | |||
| 2011–2013 | Huracán | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Santa Eugenia | 9 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Huracán | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Alcalá (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → San Roque (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2015 | Levante B | 17 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | Recreativo | 15 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Peralada | 20 | (9) |
| 2017 | Saguntino | 7 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Ontinyent | 14 | (2) |
| 2018 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 9 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | CD San Roque de Lepe | 11 | (2) |
| 2019 | Coria | 18 | (5) |
| 2019 | Moralo | 5 | (0) |
| 2019– | Olímpic de Xàtiva | 19 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2017– | Guinea | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2018 | |||
Club career
editKeita was born in Conakry, but moved to Spain at early age. After representing Rayo Vallecano as a youth, he moved to CD Santa Eugenia in the regional leagues in January 2011, and made his senior debut for the club during the 2010–11 campaign.
In July 2011 Keita joined Huracán Valencia CF, returning to the youth setup. He was promoted to the first team in Segunda División B ahead of the 2013–14 campaign, but after appearing rarely, he was loaned to Tercera División side RSD Alcalá in January 2014.
On 25 August 2014, Keita agreed to a one-year loan deal with CD San Roque de Lepe also in the third division.[1] The following 2 February he signed for Levante UD, being initially assigned to the reserves in the fourth tier.[2]
Keita continued to appear in the lower leagues in the following years, representing Recreativo de Huelva,[3] CF Peralada,[4] Atlético Saguntino[5] and Ontinyent CF.[6]
International career
editKeita was first called up for the Guinea national team on 26 October 2017, ahead of a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against DR Congo.[7] He made his full international debut on 11 November, coming on as a substitute for Guy-Michel Landel and scoring the equalizer in the 1–3 away loss at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa.[8]
International goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 November 2017 | Stade des Martyrs, DR Congo |  DR Congo |
1–1 | 1–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers[8] |
References
edit- ^ "Keita Junior, nuevo fichaje del CD San Roque de Lepe" [Keita Junior, new signing of CD San Roque de Lepe] (in Spanish). Vavel. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Keita ya es nuevo jugador del Atlético Levante" [Keita already is the new player of Atlético Levante] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Keita se va al Recreativo, del que sale Álvaro Antón" [Keita goes to Recreativo, which Álvaro Antón leaves] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Keita es queda en un Peralada que programa tres amistosos més" [Keita stays in a Peralada which schedule three more friendlies] (in Catalan). Empordà. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Keita refuerza la delantera del Saguntino en el último día del mercado" [Keita bolster the forward lines of Saguntino in the last day of the market] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Keita Junior refuerza la delantera del Ontinyent" [Keita Junior bolsters the forward lines of Ontinyent] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "RDC-Guinée: Traoré et Kuffour de retour (les 22 joueurs de Lappé)" [DRC-Guinea: Traoré and Kuffour returning (the 22 players of Lappé)] (in French). Guinée Foot. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ a b "DR Congo 3–1 Guinea". BBC Sport. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
External links
edit- Keita Karamokoba at BDFutbol
- Keita Karamokoba at National-Football-Teams.com
- Keita Karamokoba at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Keita Karamokoba at Soccerway