Naby Keïta
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Keïta with Guinea at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Naby Laye Keïta | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ferencváros (on loan from Werder Bremen) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012 | Horoya AC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Horoya AC | ||
| 2013–2014 | Istres | 23 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Red Bull Salzburg | 59 | (17) |
| 2016–2018 | RB Leipzig | 58 | (14) |
| 2018–2023 | Liverpool | 84 | (7) |
| 2023– | Werder Bremen | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Ferencváros (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Guinea Olympic (O.P.) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012– | Guinea | 58 | (12) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:12, 24 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2024 | |||
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Naby Laye Keïta (born 10 February 1995) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for NB I club Ferencváros, on loan from Bundesliga club Werder Bremen, and captains the Guinea national team.
Keïta began his professional career with Ligue 2 club FC Istres in 2013, and a year later he moved to Red Bull Salzburg, where he won the Austrian Football Bundesliga and Austrian Cup double in both of his seasons. He then moved to RB Leipzig in 2016, making the Bundesliga team of the season in his first year and the UEFA Europa League squad of the season in his second. He agreed to join Liverpool in 2017, and completed the move a year later, winning the UEFA Champions League in his first season at the club, and the FIFA Club World Cup and Premier League the following season.
Keïta made his senior international debut for Guinea in 2012. He has earned over 50 caps and was part of their squad at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023. He represented Guinea at the 2024 Summer Olympics and was chosen as his country's flag bearer.