Habib Keïta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Habib Ali Keïta[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 2002[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali[2] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Kocaelispor (on loan from Clermont) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | JMG Academy Bamako | ||
| 2020–2021 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Lyon B | 17 | (2) |
| 2020–2023 | Lyon | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2023 | Clermont B | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Clermont | 58 | (2) |
| 2025– | → Kocaelispor (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 January 2026 | |||
Habib Ali Keïta (born 5 February 2002) is a Malian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Kocaelispor on loan from French side Clermont.[1]
Career
Habib Keïta joined Lyon Academy in October 2020, arriving from Mali, where he was in the same youth system as his Lyon teammate Sinaly Diomandé. His transfer fee was of €1 million, not including bonuses.[4]
He made his professional debut for Lyon on the 8 May 2021, replacing Lucas Paquetá in a 4–1 home Ligue 1 win against Lorient.[5]
For the 2022–23 season, Keïta joined Kortrijk in Belgium on loan.[6]
On 4 July 2023, Keïta signed for Ligue 1 club Clermont on a four-year contract.[7] The transfer was for an initial fee of €1.2 million with potential future add-ons worth €1 million as well as Lyon receiving 20% of future profit.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 August 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon B | 2020–21 | National 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Lyon | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| KV Kortrijk (loan) | 2022–23 | JPL | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Clermont B | 2023–24 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Clermont | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 63 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 98 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 109 | 5 | |||
- ^ Including Coupe de France, Belgian Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ a b c "H. Keïta: Summary". soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Habib Keita: General". Ligue 1. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Profile: Habib Keita". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Arrivée de Mattia De Sciglio et Habib Keita". OL.fr (in French). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ Federici, Thomas (8 May 2021). "Résultat et résumé OL – Lorient, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 36e journée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "MAAK KENNIS MET HABIB KEITA" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "HABIB KEÏTA, 3E RECRUE DE L'ÉTÉ" [HABIB KEÏTA, 3RD RECRUIT OF THE SUMMER]. clermontfoot.com (in French). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Mercato : Transfert d'Habib Keita à Clermont" [Mercato: Transfer of Habib Keita to Clermont]. ol.fr (in French). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
External links
- Habib Keïta at Soccerway
- Olympique Lyonnais profile