| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aboubakary Yeli Koita | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Pikine, Senegal [1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sint-Truiden | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | FC Merksem | ||
| 2012–2014 | Lyra | ||
| 2014–2016 | Geel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Geel | 31 | (5) |
| 2017–2019 | Gent | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Waasland-Beveren | 49 | (9) |
| 2021– | Sint-Truiden | 81 | (17) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Mauritania | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024 | |||
Aboubakary Yeli Koita (born 20 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian First Division A club Sint-Truiden. Born in Senegal into a family of Mauritanian origin, he plays for the Mauritania national team.
Club career
Koita began playing his football career at the youth academy of FC Merksem at the age of 13, and quickly moved to the academies of Lyra and Geel where he broke into the first team. [2]
On 9 June 2017, Koita signed a professional contract with Gent, keeping him at the club for 2 seasons. [3] Koita made his professional debut with Gent in a 1-0 Belgian First Division A win over Anderlecht on 13 May 2018. [4]
On 19 July 2019, he signed a 4-year contract with Waasland-Beveren. [5]
On 19 June 2021, he joined Sint-Truiden. [6]
International career
Koita was born in Senegal to a Mauritanian-Malian father and Senegalese mother, and moved to Belgium at a young age. [7] In October 2023, he opted to play for the Mauritania national team. [8]
References
- ^ "Saint-Trond : Aboubakary Koita aurait choisi de représenter la Mauritanie". October 28, 2023.
- ^ "ASV Geel » Topper van de week: Aboubakary Koita". www.asvgeel.be. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ^ "Jong talent Aboubakary Koita tekent contract". KAA Gent.
- ^ "Gent vs. Anderlecht - 13 May 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, ABOUBAKARY KOITA!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. 19 July 2019.
- ^ "ABOUBAKARY KOITA IS A CANARY!". Sint-Truiden. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "CAN 2023 : un serial buteur de Belgique choisit la Mauritanie (officiel)". www.afrik-foot.com. October 28, 2023.
- ^ "L'international mauritanien Koita : " Je ne pouvais pas attendre éternellement le Sénégal "". www.cridem.org.
External links
- Aboubakary Koita at Soccerway
- Gent Profile
- Fox Sports Profile
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Antwerp
- Mauritanian men's footballers
- Mauritania men's international footballers
- Belgian men's footballers
- Senegalese men's footballers
- Mauritanian people of Malian descent
- Mauritanian people of Senegalese descent
- Belgian people of Mauritanian descent
- Belgian people of Malian descent
- Belgian people of Senegalese descent
- Senegalese people of Mauritanian descent
- Senegalese people of Malian descent
- Senegalese emigrants to Belgium
- K.A.A. Gent players
- K.V. Kortrijk players
- S.K. Beveren players
- Sint-Truidense V.V. players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Men's association football forwards
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Mauritanian football biography stubs
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