Aboubakar Keita (born 5 November 1997) is an Ivorian professional

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who is currently playing as a

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for Hungarian club

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Club career

F.C. Copenhagen

After having visited F.C. Copenhagen on multiple occasions, Keita signed a contract with the club shortly after his 18th birthday in November 2015,Keita rykket op i Alka Superligatruppen
''F.C. Copenhagen'', 11 January 2016 playing the remainder of the autumn with the under-19 team. On 11 January 2016 Keita was promoted to the first team squad. On 13 March 2016, Keita debuted for the first team, when he substituted

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in the

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match against

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. Three days later, he was in the starting eleven in the

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game against

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. Keita signed a loan deal with Norwegian club Stabæk to June 2019.

Charleroi

In July 2022, Keita was loaned to Israeli club

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. During the 2022–23 winter transfer window, he returned from Israel.

AIK

On 1 February 2023, Keita signed with Swedish club AIK until the end of 2024.

International career

He debuted for the Ivory Coast U23s in a 5–1 loss to France U21, scoring the only goal for his team in the game.

Honours

Club

;Copenhagen: *

: 2015–16 *

: 2015–16 Ivory Coast U23 *

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runner-up:

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