Club Career
After beginning professionally in Morocco with Olympique Khouribga, Keita moved in 2001 to Switzerland, with Fussballclub Zürich. During his five-season stay he scored goals at an extraordinary rate, including 20 in 2005–06 as the club emerged champions and the player was crowned league top scorer.
Keita started the 2006–07 season still in Zürich, netting four in as many games, but moved to Saudi Arabian outfit Al-Ittihad, in Jeddah. In July 2008 he joined Spain's RCD Mallorca on a five-year link, being irregularly used in his debut season – he did manage, however, to score twice as a second-half substitute, in a 2–0 La Liga home win over Real Valladolid.
In July 2009 Keita was initially banned for four months, after it was found out he signed with Qatar's Umm-Salal Sports Club after he had already committed to Mallorca. As the appeals begun, though, he was able to start the new campaign with the club, appearing in several matches from the bench; in late January 2010, the situation was resolved favorably to the Spaniards.
Keita was loaned to Real Valladolid in the second division, initially in a season-long move. However, in late January 2011, he cancelled his loan agreement, rescinded his contract with the Balearic Islands side and joined Al-Shabab Riyadh in Saudi Arabia until 2013.
In August 2011 Keita left Saudi Arabia for Emirates Club in the UAE Pro-League, following a short-term stint with Al-Shabab. The same month in the following year, he moved to Dubai CSC.
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