Aboubakary Koita
Personal information
Full name Aboubakary Yeli Koita
Date of birth (1998-09-20) 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 72 (14)
International career
2023– Mauritania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

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, 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

  1. ↑ "Saint-Trond : Aboubakary Koita aurait choisi de représenter la Mauritanie". October 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ "ASV Geel  » Topper van de week: Aboubakary Koita". www.asvgeel.be. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Jong talent Aboubakary Koita tekent contract". KAA Gent.
  4. ↑ "Gent vs. Anderlecht - 13 May 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, ABOUBAKARY KOITA!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. 19 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "ABOUBAKARY KOITA IS A CANARY!". Sint-Truiden. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "CAN 2023 : un serial buteur de Belgique choisit la Mauritanie (officiel)". www.afrik-foot.com. October 28, 2023.
  8. ↑ "L'international mauritanien Koita : " Je ne pouvais pas attendre éternellement le Sénégal "". www.cridem.org.


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