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Aboubacar Keita

Squad depthKalmar FF · 26 yrsFringe player

Profile

Full nameAboubacar Kobele Keita
PositionCentre-back
NationalityUSA
Age26
Date of birth6 Apr 2000
BirthplaceNew York City
Height188 cm
Shirt number#47
ClubKalmar FF
Centre-back
9
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
646
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kalmar FF.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Allsvenskan3001846.77

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

A. Keita is a 26-year-old central defender at Kalmar FF, rated 27.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 139th of 215 on scout potential in the Allsvenskan. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Keita.

Judged on this season alone, Keita graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 47 of the 47 centre-backs in the Allsvenskan, on 1 clean sheet and 4.04 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 10). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 26th of 47 of the 47 centre-backs in the Allsvenskan. At 26 Keita is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2026/27
27.9
Ratingi
26th of 47 centre-backs
9.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
32.6%
Minutes
limited game time
4.04
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Kalmar FF finished 13th of 16 · a lower-table side

9
Apps
4.04
Def. / 90
13
Tackles
9
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
  • Defensive volume. 4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 32.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 27.9, Keita carries the 26th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Allsvenskan of 47 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Allsvenskan with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2
Shots on target3
Shots5

Passing

Assists0
Passes411
Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Successful dribbles4
Dribble success50%
Duels won37
Duels won %71.2%
Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles13
Interceptions9
Blocks7
Fouls committed6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.