Muhamed Keita (born 2 September 1990) is a Norwegian former professional

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who played as a forward or winger.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Gambia, Keita began his career with Norwegian side Drafn. While with Drafn he caught the attention of

Strømsgodset Strømsgodset is a former municipality in Vestfold county (from 1964 Buskerud county) in Norway which is today a part of the city of Drammen. History Strømsgodset was originally a small rural annex to the city parish of Bragernes (Drammen). ...

, joining the club's youth system in 2006.

Strømsgodset

Keita made his first team debut for

away against Brann, and followed this up with some notable performances: he scored a hat-trick after coming off the bench against

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in the

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, and was impressive against

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in the final match of the 2008 season. On 26 April 2009 Keita scored his first league goal for Godset, scoring on a free kick in a 1–0 victory over Stabæk. Keita's progress caught the eye of

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, and he attended trials with the Italian club in January 2009. However, he stayed in Norway for the next four years, winning the league with Strømsgodset in 2013.

Lech Poznań

On 2 July 2014, Keita joined Polish club

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of the

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. On 20 July 2014, he made his league debut for Lech, starting in a 4–0 victory over

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. On 26 October 2014, he scored an 80th-minute goal to lead his club to a 1–0 victory over

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. This was also his first goal with his new side. On 3 March 2015, Keita scored in a 5–1 victory over

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in a

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match. On 4 April 2015, he opened the scoring for Lech in a 2–1 victory over

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. In his first year in Poland, Keita helped his club capture the

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title. During the season he appeared in 28 matches and scored three goals.

Stabæk

On 22 June 2015, Keita returned to Norway joining Stabæk on loan. On 25 July 2015, he made his debut for Stabæk in a 2–2 draw with

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. On 19 September 2015, Keita scored in extra time to help his club to a 2–1 victory over

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, the goal was his first for Stabæk. On 23 September, he continued his scoring form for Stabæk, scoring his team's opening goal in a 3–2 loss to BK Rosenborg in the

semi-finals. The following match day of 27 September he scored in his third straight match, this time leading Stabæk to a 1–0 victory over league rival

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. He ended the season appearing in 13 matches scoring three goals as Stabæk finished in third place qualifying for the

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Return to Strømsgodset

During January 2016, Keita returned to Strømsgodset on loan from Lech Poznań. During his second spell with the club he scored many key goals for Strømsgodset. On 22 May 2016, he helped his club to a 3–2 come from behind victory over

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, scoring the first goal of the match for Godset. On 4 July 2016, he opened the scoring for his club in a 4–2 victory over Aalesund. Keita contributed with a game-winning goal the next matchday to help Godset to a 1–0 victory over

. On 17 July 2016, he was once again on the scoresheet as he scored a late goal to lead his club to a 1–0 victory over Tromsø. On 21 July 2016, he continued his fine form scoring a brace to help his side to a 2–2 draw against Danish club

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in a

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match.

Return to Stabæk

On 17 August 2016, it was announced that Keita would be returning on loan to Stabæk as the club was embroiled in a relegation battle. In his short stint with the club he scored three key goals to help Stabæk avoid relegation. On 21 August 2016, he made his return for Stabæk scoring in a 3–0 victory over Aalesund. On 18 September Keita scored another goal to lead Stabæk to a 1–0 victory over Odd. On 16 October he scored from the penalty spot to help Stabæk gain a valuable point in a 1–1 draw against

Vålerenga

On 25 March 2017, Keita was loaned to Norwegian side

. During his short loan spell he appeared in 6 league matches scoring one goal. On 6 April 2017 he scored for the club in a 4–3 loss to

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New York Red Bulls

On 28 July 2017, Keita signed a multi-year deal with

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side

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. On 2 September 2017, he made his debut for New York appearing in a 2–2 draw at

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. On 22 October 2017, in the last game of the regular season, Keita recorded an assist by finding defender Michael Murillo for a game-tying goal against DC United in a 2–1 win. He was released from the club on 3 February 2018.

Third spell at Strømsgodset

Keita returned to his first club, Strømsgodset for the 2019 season, but failed to impress. He was released from the club after the 2019 season.

Ohod Club

On 2 January 2020, Keita signed with

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before being released the same month.

Career statistics

Honours

Strømsgodset *

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Lech Poznań *

: 2014–15

References

External links

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Keita at altomfotball.no
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keita, Muhamed 1990 births Living people Footballers from Drammen Gambian emigrants to Norway Naturalised citizens of Norway Norwegian men's footballers Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Lech Poznań players Lech Poznań II players Stabæk Fotball players Vålerenga Fotball players New York Red Bulls players Ohod Club players Eliteserien players Ekstraklasa players III liga players Major League Soccer players Saudi First Division League players Norway men's under-21 international footballers Norway men's youth international footballers Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Men's association football forwards 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen