Keita Balde, a Spanish-born Senegalese professional footballer, is well-known for his unique qualities as a footballer, including his interpretation of space, anticipation, intelligence, vision, passing, first touch, close control, and change of pace. As an ultimate wing player, he has a good pace, stamina, the ability to cross accurately and consistently, fine dribbling skills, and a knack for scoring goals.
Keita Balde is a Spanish-born Senegalese professional footballer. He currently plays as a winger for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow and the Senegal national team. He was the part of Senegalese national team that won the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. He was awarded Serie A Goal of the Month: November 2021.
Koulibaly began his career playing for the CF Damm youth team at the age of five in 2000. In 2005, he joined the youth system of Barcelona. His professional career began with Serie A club Lazio in 2013 after joining the club's senior team. On 29th August 2017, Keita joined Monaco on a five-year contract. He joined the Italian team Cagliari on 31 August 2021. On 26 August 2022, Keita signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow.
At the international level, he has represented Senegal national team. He made his debut for Senegal against Niger on 26 March 2016. Before joining the senior team of Senegal, he also played for Senegal U20 and has also played a friendly match with the Catalonia national team in December 2015 against Basque Country.
Keita Balde was born on 8th March 1995 in Arbúcies, a village in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. His birth name is Keita Baldé Diao. He holds dual nationality: Spanish and Senegalese and belongs to the black ethnicity. Her star sign is Pisces. She is a follower of Muslims. Keita was born into a middle-class family.
His parents migrated to Spain from Senegal, a country in West Africa in the early 1990s. After struggling for several years, they find a stable job and settlement, after which they welcomed Keita and his younger brother Ibourahima Baldé Baldé. Growing up in Arbúcies, Koulibaly attended a local community school.
Keita Balde is married to an Italian model and television personality, Simona Guatieri. She is a former contestant in Miss Italy and Miss World. She was born in Italy on April 27, 1990. Besides participating in Miss Italy, Miss World, and Miss Universe Pageants, she has made an appearance on the Italian Telecinco television show "Striscia la Notizia".
The love birds have been together since 2017. They really love and support each other in every sector. Simona actively supported Keita during the 2021 African Cup of Nations. She also flew to Cameroon to cheer for Keita and his national Team Senegal during the final where Senegal defeated Egypt on penalties. The victory was the happiest moment for Keita and Simona too.
The couple gets married in a civil wedding with a ceremony being held on Lake Como, in Cernobbio on 24th May 2022. Before getting married they have already become the parents of their two children; one of the children is named Thiago. As of now, the family is living in Cagliari, Itlay.
As of September 2022, the net worth of Keita Balde is estimated to be 10 million euros. In August 2022 the winger signed a contract with Spartak Moscow that nets him a whopping salary of more than €500 thousand. His current market value is around €1 million. His hard work has made him able to buy a luxurious apartment in Cagliari which is worth half a million euros. His car garage consists of black Rolls Royce, Audi, Lambo, and Mercedes brand cars.
Keita Balde is 6 ft 0 inch tall and his body weight is 80 Kg. He has an Athletic build body. As a football player, he regularly does workouts and gym exercises to keep him fit and active. He has a buzz-cut hairstyle that is black in color. His eyes color are black.
He always does heavy exercise which includes weight lifting, push-ups, Single-leg squats, Dumbbell bench step-ups, and others. He arrives every morning at the Spartak Moscow FC football training center for warm-ups and training.