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German footballer (born 1989)

Daniel Keita-Ruel
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-09-21) 21 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Wuppertal, West Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Youth career
1995–2006 Wuppertaler SV
2006–2008 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Bonner SC 21 (3)
2009–2011 Wuppertaler SV 27 (0)
2014 Ratinger SV 12 (3)
2015–2016 Ratinger SV 32 (11)
2016–2017 SG Wattenscheid 09 33 (12)
2017–2018 Fortuna Köln 37 (15)
2018–2020 Greuther Fürth 59 (19)
2020–2022 SV Sandhausen 41 (13)
2022–2023 Waldhof Mannheim 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023

Daniel Keita-Ruel (born 21 September 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward.

Career

As a youth Keita joined Borussia Mönchengladbach from hometown club Wuppertaler SV. Having left Mönchengladbach, he joined fifth-tier club Bonner SC before returning to Wuppertal, where he made few appearances for the club fighting relegation in 3. Liga.

Keita spent almost four years in prison, having been found guilty in four cases of robbery, three of them rated as aggravated robberies and the first of which occurred in summer 2011 when he was 21. In 2014, he was sent to an open prison in Düsseldorf, allowing him to play semi-professional football for Oberliga side Ratinger SV as day-release prisoner. In his time there, he scored 18 goals in 50 matches. In the 2016–17 season he netted 12 times for SG Wattenscheid 09 in the fourth-tier Regionalliga.

In May 2017, 3. Liga club Fortuna Köln announced the signing of Keita on a one-year contract with the option of another.

In June 2018, Keita-Ruel moved to SpVgg Greuther Fürth for the 2018–19 season.

Keita-Ruel joined 3. Liga club Waldhof Mannheim on 18 August 2022.

Personal life

Keita was born in Germany to a Senegalese father and a French mother.

Career statistics

As of 27 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wuppertaler SV 2009–10 3. Liga 7 0 0 0 – – 7 0
2010–11 Regionalliga West 20 0 0 0 – – 20 0
Total 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
SG Wattenscheid 09 2016–17 Regionalliga West 33 12 1 0 – – 34 12
Fortuna Köln 2017–18 3. Liga 37 15 0 0 – – 37 15
Greuther Fürth 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 30 10 1 0 – – 31 10
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 29 9 1 0 – – 30 9
Total 59 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 61 19
SV Sandhausen 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 31 12 2 0 – – 33 12
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 10 1 1 0 – – 11 1
Total 41 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 44 13
Waldhof Mannheim 2022–23 3. Liga 23 1 1 0 – – 24 1
Career total 220 60 7 0 0 0 0 0 227 60

References

  1. Daniel Keita-Ruel at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Daniel Keita-Ruel" (in German). fupa.net. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ^ Fischer, Sebastian (23 July 2017). "Aus dem Gefängnis in den Profifußball". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. ^ Krämer, Christian (27 May 2017). "Fortuna Köln verpflichtet Daniel Keita-Ruel". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  5. ""Lehren gezogen": Keita-Ruel wechselt nach Fürth". kicker Online (in German). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  6. "Daniel Keita-Ruel verstärkt die Offensive des SV Waldhof Mannheim". SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 (in German). 18 August 2022. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  7. "Daniel Keita-Ruel : braquages, prison et rédemption". SOFOOT.com.
  8. Daniel Keita-Ruel at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2018.


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