Bengali-Fodé Koita
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kasımpaşa | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Montpellier | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2013 | Montpellier | 16 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Lens (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Le Havre (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Caen | 57 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | (0) |
| 2016– | Kasımpaşa | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | France U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2016. | |||
Bengali-Fodé Koita (born 21 October 1990 in Paris) is a French professional football player of Guinean origin who plays for Kasımpaşa. Koita made his professional debut on 16 January 2009 for Montpellier in a Ligue 2 game against Amiens SC. He scored his first goal against Olympique Lyon in a 3–2 defeat.
On 21 July 2015, free agent Koita signed a two year contract at English club Blackburn Rovers in the Football League Championship.[1]
However, Koita struggled to make an impact at the club and failed to score a single goal in his fourteen appearances. On 27 January 2016, he signed for Turkish club Kasımpaşa S.K. for a fee of €320,000.[2]
References
- ↑ "Striker deal completed". Blackburn Rovers. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ "Koita completes Turkish move". Blackburn Rovers. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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