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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sivasspor | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Montpellier | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Montpellier | 16 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Lens (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Le Havre (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Caen | 57 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2021 | Kasımpaşa | 100 | (27) |
| 2021–2023 | Trabzonspor | 18 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Kasımpaşa (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2023– | Sivasspor | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | France U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Guinea | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:23, 14 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Bengali-Fodé Koita (born 21 October 1990) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Sivasspor and the Guinea national team.
Club career
Koita was born in Paris, France. He made his professional debut for Montpellier on 16 January 2009, in a Ligue 2 game against Amiens SC. He scored his first goal against Lyon in a 3–2 defeat.
On 21 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract at English club Blackburn Rovers of the Football League Championship.[1] However, Koita struggled to make an impact at the club and failed to score a single goal in his fourteen appearances. On 27 January 2016, he signed for Turkish club Kasımpaşa S.K. for a fee of €320,000.[2]
International career
He was called up to the Guinea national team by manager Luis Fernández for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[3]
He made his Guinea national football team debut on 11 June 2019 in a friendly against Benin, as a starter.[4]
Honours
Trabzonspor
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played on 14 July 2019[5]
| Guinea national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Striker deal completed". Blackburn Rovers. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ "Koita completes Turkish move". Blackburn Rovers. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ "Guinea star Traoré turns down Syli call-up - 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers - Guinea". Africanfootball. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ↑ "Guinea v Benin game report". National Football Teams. 11 June 2019.
- ↑ Bengali-Fodé Koita at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Bengali-Fodé Koita at Soccerway
- Bengali-Fodé Koita at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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