MANDELA KEITA

Report date: 16/11/2021

INFORMATIONS
​Name: Mandela
Surname: Keita
Date of birth: 10/05/2002
Nationality: Belgium
Height: 181cm
Weight: 75kg
Foot: Right
Position: Box to Box
2nd Position: Defensive Midfielder
Club: OH Leuven
​Scout: Samuele Parmigiani

CAREER
Mandela, born on March 10, 2002 in Leuven, a town on the outskirts of Copenhagen, is characterized by Guinean emigrants as the prototype of the modern interdiction midfielder. Physically structured, 180 centimeters, broad shoulders and already well developed muscles on the trunk and lower limbs, he is certainly ready for the big jump in one of the top 5 European championships. We can say that he is a product of the OH Leuven nursery because he started playing right here except for a small parenthesis in the Genk youth academy (2014/15 season) where he remained, however, only 1 year.

STATISTICS
Key passes per game: 0.38
Shots per game: 0.25
Crosses per game: 0.2 (50% success)
Aerial duels: 1 (28% success)
Tackles: 2.6 (65% success)
Dribbling: 1.8 (80%)
Goals per game: 0.11
Passes: 33 (80% success)
Total duels: 12 (70%)
Interceptions: 4.8

DESCRIPTION
Midfielder who makes his physical strength his main quality. Ideal for both a midfield with 2 midfielders and a midfield with 3 given his characteristics of both quantity and quality. Right foot, he is gifted with great physicality and a remarkable vision of the game. One thing he knows how to do very well is to recover balls and in this special ranking he has impressive numbers even though he hardly ever plays 90 minutes. He is not gifted with a great technique but especially skilled in ball management, thanks to which he tears very easily and often creates numerical inferiority. Finally, he has a strong personality, does not suffer from external pressures and always plays with a not indifferent maturity for a footballer of his age.