Morimakan Koïta

{{short description|Malian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Morimakan Koïta

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|12|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bamako, Mali

| height = 1.75m

| currentclub = Sriwijaya FC

| position = Midfielder

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 2008–2014

| clubs1 = Stade Malien

| caps1 = 154

| goals1 = 54

| years2 = 2014–2015

| clubs2 = Sriwijaya FC

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2015-2016

| clubs3 = Arema

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016–2021

| clubs4 = USC Kita

| caps4 = 37

| goals4 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2014–

| nationalteam1 = Mali

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| pcupdate = 21:05, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 13 December 2014

}}

Morimakan Koïta is a Malian professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder.{{cite web | url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/m/africa/african-tournaments/chan/team-profiles/2014/mali.html?Tab=squad | title=2014 CHAN - Mali Team Profile | publisher=mtnfootball.com/ | accessdate=13 February 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222144834/http://www.mtnfootball.com/m/africa/african-tournaments/chan/team-profiles/2014/mali.html?Tab=squad | archivedate=22 February 2014 }}

Club career

On November 23, 2014, it was reported that he already signed with Indonesian-side Sriwijaya FC.{{cite web|title=Koita Otak Serangan SFC Musim Depan|url=http://www.sportanews.com/2014/11/23/koita-otak-serangan-sfc-musim-depan/|accessdate=23 November 2014|language=Indonesian}}

International career

In January 2014, coach Djibril Dramé, invited him to be a part of the Mali squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.{{cite web | url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/m/africa/african-tournaments/chan/team-profiles/2014/mali.html | title=Fixtures & Results | publisher=mtnfootball.com | accessdate=13 February 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222144822/http://www.mtnfootball.com/m/africa/african-tournaments/chan/team-profiles/2014/mali.html | archivedate=22 February 2014 }} He helped the team to the quarter-finals where they lost to Zimbabwe by two goals to one.{{cite web | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201401270565.html | title=Zimbabwe/Mali: CHAN 2014 - Zimbabwe Eliminate Mali and Seal Semi-final Berth | publisher=allafrica.com/ | accessdate=13 February 2014}}

Honours

  • 2003-2004 : Finalist U-15 Championship of Mali{{fact|date=August 2023}}
  • 2012-2013 : Finalist U-16 Championship of Mali{{fact|date=August 2023}}
  • 2013 : Finalist U-23 Championship of Mali{{fact|date=August 2023}}
  • Champion of Mali 2012 with Stade Mali{{fact|date=August 2023}}
  • Champion of Mali 2013 with Stade Mali{{fact|date=August 2023}}
  • Champion of Mali 2014 with Stade Mali{{fact|date=August 2023}}

References

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