{{Short description|Footballer (born 1986)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Aly Keita | fullname = Aly Keita | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|12|08|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Västerås]], Sweden<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/aly-keita-player-stats|title=Aly Keita Soccer Stats - Season & Career Statistics|website=www.foxsports.com}}</ref> | image = Aly Keita1.jpg | height = 1.87 m | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = IK Oden | years1 = 2007–2012 | clubs1 = [[Syrianska IF Kerburan|Syrianska IF]] | caps1 = 31 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2012–2014 | clubs2 = [[Västerås SK Fotboll|Västerås SK]] | caps2 = 30 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2014–2024 | clubs3 = [[Östersunds FK]] | caps3 = 213 | goals3 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2018–2022 | nationalteam1 = [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] | nationalcaps1 = 24 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 15 July 2024 | ntupdate = 2 June 2023 }}
'''Aly Keita''' (born 8 December 1986) is a former professional [[association football|footballer]] who last played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Östersunds FK]]. Born in Sweden, he accumulated 24 caps for the [[Guinea national football team|Guinea national team]].
==Club career==
=== Early career (2007-2013) === Keita started his career at [[Skiljebo SK]]{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}, before moving to [[Syrianska IF Kerburan|Syrianska IF]] in 2007.<ref name="Soccerway Transfers">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/aly-keita/111116/ |title=Aly Keita Profile |accessdate=17 August 2016}}</ref> Just before the [[2012 Division 1 (Swedish football)|2012 season]], Keita left Syrianska IF on a free transfer to [[Västerås SK Fotboll|Västerås SK]].<ref name="Soccerway Transfers" /> He then joined [[Östersunds FK]] ahead of the [[2014 Superettan|2014 season]].
=== Promotion and European football (2014-2018) === Keita played most of the games in his [[2015 Superettan|second season]] with [[Östersunds FK|ÖFK]], where they finished second in the league, securing an automatic promotion to [[Allsvenskan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sport |first=S. V. T. |date=2015-10-27 |title=Fotboll: Östersunds FK allsvenskt för första gången |url=https://www.svt.se/sport/fotboll/ostersunds-fk-allsvenskt-for-forsta-gangen |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=SVT Sport |language=sv}}</ref>
On 15 August 2016, Keita was attacked by a pitch invader during a game against [[Jönköpings Södra IF]]. In the closing of what would have been a 1–1 draw ended with an invader running onto the field and grabbed Keita. He later reported that during the confrontation, he was struck in the temple. After the incident, the 17-year old invader was arrested and the match was abandoned.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37090014 |title=Ostersunds goalkeeper Aly Keita attacked by pitch invader during match |date=16 August 2016 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
On 13 April 2017, Keita played in the 4-1 [[Svenska Cupen|Swedish Cup]] final victory against [[IFK Norrköping]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-13 |title=Östersund vann Svenska Cupen |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/1lByX/ostersund-vann-svenska-cupen |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref> This qualified ÖFK to the second qualifying round of the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|2017-18 Europa League]]. Keita played all qualifier games against [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] and [[CS Fola Esch|Fola Esch]]. In the final seconds of the play-off reverse fixture against [[PAOK FC|PAOK]], Keita threw himself onto the post, saving a header by the far post to keep the aggregate score at 3-3 and qualify ÖFK to the [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] on [[Away goals rule|away goals]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-24 |title=Aly Keita hjälte mot Paok: ”En revansch” |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/OMgbE/aly-keita-hjalte-mot-paok-en-revansch |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref> On 19 October 2017, in a [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage|group stage Europa League]] match against [[Athletic Bilbao]], Keita took a heavy touch on a back pass and slipped upon trying to recover the ball, allowing [[Aritz Aduriz]] to score the first goal in a 2-2 match.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-19 |title=Bilbao tog ledningen efter Keitas tavla |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/yevJE/bilbao-tog-ledningen-efter-keitas-tavla |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref> After finishing second in their group, Östersunds FK were knocked out of the Europa League 4-2 on aggregate in the Round of 32 against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-22 |title=Östersund chockade Arsenal – vann på Emirates |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/xRQ6wG/ostersund-chockade-arsenal--men-ar-utslaget-anda |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref>
=== Steady downfall and relegation (2019-2024) === After avoiding the relegation play-offs by one place in 2020, ÖFK finished last in Allsvenskan 2021, 18 points below the relegation play-off spot.
At the end of the [[2022 Superettan]], Keita played in the relegation play-off reverse fixture against [[Falkenbergs FF|Falkenberg]]. ÖFK narrowly avoided a double relegation to [[Ettan Fotboll|the third tier]] by winning 3-1 on aggregate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-13 |title=Östersund vann kvalet – stannar kvar i superettan |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/bgOGyA/fotboll-ostersund-stannar-kvar-i-superettan-efter-seger-mot-falkenberg |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref>
=== Drug-impaired driving incident and retirement (2024) === On June 20 2024, Aly Keita was indefinitely suspended by [[Östersunds FK]] following being suspected of [[drug-impaired driving]] and [[money laundering]]. Three months later, he was found guilty of drug-impaired driving, and got fired by ÖFK.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-06 |title=Aly Keita får sparken efter sin drograttfylla |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/zAMX9v/aly-keita-sparkas-fran-ostersunds-fk-efter-drograttfyllan |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref> His money laundering investigation was later dropped.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nyheter |first=S. V. T. |date=2024-11-27 |title=Aly Keita om att brottsutredning läggs ner: ”Bra att det är över” |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/jamtland/brottsutredningen-mot-aly-keita-laggs-ner |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref>
==International career== Keita was born in Sweden to a Guinean father and a Norwegian mother. He opted to represent the [[Guinea national football team]] in April 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guineenews.org/foot-aly-keita-jai-toujours-reve-de-jouer-pour-lequipe-nationale-de-guinee/|title=Foot – Aly Keita : " J'ai toujours rêvé de jouer pour l'équipe nationale de Guinée "|date=29 April 2018|publisher=}}</ref> and he received a call-up to the national team in October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45744392|title=Guinea call-up Napoli's uncapped Amadou Diawara|date=4 October 2018|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> Keita made his debut for Guinea in a 2–0 [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] win over [[Rwanda national football team|Rwanda]] on 12 October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/32ndeditionoftotalafricacupofnations/MatchDetails?MatchId=OYk3YOV/SvnkYvEl3aY0FpJDqBaO8RpTrLiqXFKqzJt0du5Rdg+P/YAWZuaHXiYE|title=CAF - Competitions - 32nd Edition of Total Africa Cup of Nations - Match Details|first=CAF - Confederation of African|last=Football|website=www.cafonline.com}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|match played 16 June 2024.}}<ref>{{Soccerway|aly-keita/111116}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|[[Syrianska IF Kerburan|Syrianska IF]] |[[2010 Division 1 (Swedish football)|2010]] |[[Division 1 (Swedish football)|Division 1 Norra]] |8||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||8||0 |- |[[2011 Division 1 (Swedish football)|2011]] |Division 1 Norra |23||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||23||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !31!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!31!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Västerås SK Fotboll|Västerås SK]] |[[2012 Division 1 (Swedish football)|2012]] |Division 1 Norra |21||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||21||0 |- |[[2013 Division 1 (Swedish football)|2013]] |Division 1 Norra |9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||9||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !30!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!30!!0 |- |rowspan="12"|[[Östersunds FK]] |[[2014 Superettan|2014]] |[[Superettan]] |14||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=EFC>Appearance(s) in [[Svenska Cupen]]</ref>||0||colspan="2"|–||15||0 |- |[[2015 Superettan|2015]] |Superettan |23||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||23||0 |- |[[2016 Allsvenskan|2016]] |[[Allsvenskan]] |12||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=EFC/>||0||0||0||13||0 |- |[[2017 Allsvenskan|2017]] |Allsvenskan |21||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name=EFC/>||0||14<ref group=lower-alpha name=UEL>Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Europa League]]</ref>||0||37||0 |- |[[2018 Allsvenskan|2018]] |Allsvenskan |22||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha name=EFC/>||0||0||0||25||0 |- |[[2019 Allsvenskan|2019]] |Allsvenskan |23||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha name=EFC/>||0||0||0||26||0 |- |[[2020 Allsvenskan|2020]] |Allsvenskan |29||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha name=EFC/>||0||0||0||32||0 |- |[[2021 Allsvenskan|2021]] |Allsvenskan |24||0||4<ref group=lower-alpha name=EFC/>||0||0||0||28||0 |- |[[2022 Superettan|2022]] |[[Superettan]] |18||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||18||0 |- |[[2023 Superettan|2023]] |Superettan |21||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||22||0 |- |[[2024 Superettan|2024]] |Superettan |6||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||8||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !213!!0!!20!!0!!14!!0!!247!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !274!!0!!20!!0!!14!!0!!308!!0 |} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
===International=== '''Appearances and goals by national team and year'''{{Updated|matches played on 24 January 2022}}<ref name="nft">{{NFT|72164}}</ref>' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !National team !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="5" |[[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] |2018||3||0 |- |2019||6||0 |- |2020||3||0 |- |2021||6||0 |- |2022||6||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total||24||0 |}
== Honours == '''Östersunds FK'''
* [[Svenska Cupen]]: [[2016–17 Svenska Cupen|2016–17]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Svenska Cupen, Slutspel Matchinformation: Östersund mot IFK Norrköping FK 2017-04-13 (4-1) — svenskfotboll.se|url=https://www2.svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/cuper-serier/2017/04/cupfinal2017/|access-date=2021-05-12|website=www2.svenskfotboll.se}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{SvFF player|id=21ae6a3c-adff-4f9b-a0f1-c480020912ce|fid=186384|pid=8133}} * {{Soccerway|aly-keita/111116}} * {{NFT|72164}}
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