Lamine Mandela Keita (born 10 May 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Parma and the Belgium national team.
Club career Keita debuted for OH Leuven on 21 March 2021 in the away match against KV Mechelen. Due to injury and lengthy recovery, Keita spent most of the first half of the 2022–23 season on the bench.
During the winter 2022–23 transfer window, Keita was loaned to Royal Antwerp to get more playing time, with a €10 million buy clause. At Antwerp, he played regularly and scored his first professional league goal as Antwerp became league champions for the first time in 66 years.
Keita was selected as part of the Belgium U21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He returned to OHL in the summer of 2023, where he had a contract until 2025. Antwerp wanted to continue with Keita and after months of negotiations, and after Keita began appearing in the OH Leuven shirt, he was loaned again to Antwerp on 10 August 2023 for a full season, again with an estimated €7–8 million buy clause.
On 30 August 2024, Keita moved to Parma in Italy.
International career Born in Belgium, Keita is of Guinean descent. He represented Guinea at youth international level, having played for the Belgium U21s.
In October 2023, he received his first call-up to the Belgium senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Austria and Sweden.
Career statistics
Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOH Leuven2020–21Pro League10———102021–22Pro League25030——2802022–23Pro League8020——1002023–24Pro League10———10Total350500000400Royal Antwerp (loan)2022–23Pro League17120——1912023–24Pro League2805050—380Royal Antwerp2024–25Pro League50———50Total501705000621Parma2024–25Serie A30000——3002025–26Serie A35130——381Total651300000681Career total150215050001702 Notes
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBelgium202310202610Total20
Honours Royal Antwerp Belgian Pro League: 2022–23 Belgian Cup: 2022–23
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