Sékou Koïta

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Sékou Koïta
FC RB Salzburg gegen WSG Swarowski Tirol (7. Dezember 2019) 01.jpg
Koïta with Red Bull Salzburg in 2019
Personal information
Full name Sékou Koïta
Date of birth (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Kita, Mali
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 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 31 (21)
National team‡
2015 Mali U17 10 (3)
2017–2019 Mali U20 10 (3)
2016– Mali 14 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Sékou Koïta (born 28 November 1999) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Football 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.[2] On 18 December 2019, Koïta extended his contract with Red Bull Salzburg until the summer of 2024.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 21 March 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Liefering Austrian Second League 6 1 0 0 — — 6 1
Austrian First League 9 1 0 0 — — 9 1
Total 15 2 0 0 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 — 23 11
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 16 14 4 3 8 0 — 28 17
Total 32 22 8 6 11 0 0 0 51 28
Career total 61 29 8 6 11 0 0 0 80 35

International[]

As of match played on 17 November 2020[6]
Mali
Year Apps Goals
2016 6 1
2019 6 1
2020 2 1
Total 14 3

International goals[]

Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.[6]
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

Honours[]

Red Bull Salzburg

Mali U-17

Mali U-20

Mali

References[]

  1. ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg - koita".
  2. ^ "Sékou Koïta Leihweise Zum WAC". redbullsalzburg.at (in German). FC Red Bull Salzburg. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ^ "DAKA, MWEPU AND KOITA EXTEND UNTIL 2024". redbullsalzburg.at/. FC Red Bull Salzburg. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg - Suspensions for Camara and Koita". Red Bull Salzburg Official Website. February 18, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Mali and RB Salzburg pair crash after altitude sickness pills land then with a doping ban". 22 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Sékou Koïta". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  7. ^ "S. Koita Soccerway Profile". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Sékou Koïta at Wikimedia Commons

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