Sékou Koïta facts for kids
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Koïta with Red Bull Salzburg in 2022
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sékou Koïta | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kita, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.73 m | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| USC Kita | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2018–2019 | Liefering | 15 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2019– | Red Bull Salzburg | 64 | (31) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Mali U17 | 10 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Mali U20 | 10 | (3) |
| 2016– | Mali | 20 | (4) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
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Sékou Koïta (born 28 November 1999) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Mali national team.
Club career
On 8 January 2018, Koïta moved to Wolfsberger AC on loan from Red Bull Salzburg. On 18 December 2019, Koïta extended his contract with Red Bull Salzburg until the summer of 2024.
On 18 February 2021, Koïta was suspended for three months of all club and international football activities by UEFA, following a doping investigation conducted by UEFA on which Koïta tested positive. Koita was prescribed medicine to combat altitude sickness that contained a substance on the banned list. In its verdict, UEFA ruled that in this case there was no intentional violation of doping rules, but the rules stipulate that every player is personally responsible for ensuring that no banned substances enter their body.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering | 2017–18 | Austrian Football Second League | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Austrian Football Second League | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Wolfsberger AC (loan) | 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 |
| 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 17 | |
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | |
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| Total | 64 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 38 | ||
| Career total | 93 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 45 | ||
International
| Mali | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 4 |
- Mali score listed first, score column indicates score after each Koïta goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 January 2016 | Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi, Rwanda |  Uganda |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
| 2. | 10 October 2019 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |  South Africa |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 17 November 2020 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia |  Namibia |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4. | 9 June 2022 | St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe, Uganda |  South Sudan |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Austrian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
Mali U-17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2015
Mali U-20
- Africa U-20 Cup of Nations: 2019
Mali
- African Nations Championship runner-up: 2016
See also
In Spanish: Sekou Koita para niños
