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 May 2017, 3. Liga club
Fortuna Köln announced the signing of Keita on a one-year contract with the option of another. Keita-Ruel joined 3. Liga club
Waldhof Mannheim on 18 August 2022. ==Personal life==