Former Liverpool favorite hits emotional landmark for first time since Anfield exit
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesNaby KeitaFormer Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita has hit a landmark for the first time in seven years after an injury-hit career that held the ex-RB Leipzig star back from further successNaby Keita of Ferencvaros during a Europa League game against Nottingham Forest.(Image: Clive Mason/Getty Images)Former Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita has completed 90 minutes twice in a row for the first time in seven years after an injury-hit career that held the ex-RB Leipzig star back from further success.Keita now plays for the Hungarian side Ferencvaros, where, until recently, he was managed by Robbie Keane, and managed to play a full part in both legs of a Europa League qualifier against Serbian outfit Vojvodina.Not since 2019 has Keita managed to get through the full game twice in a row, last doing so for Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp when he started against West Ham and Bournemouth.He successfully got through 90 minutes consecutively later that year too, but was substituted in extra-time against Flamengo in the Club World Cup.Leaving Liverpool as a free agent in 2023, Keita was never able to fulfill his potential because of the injury issues that held him back. After a $68 million (£51 million) move from RB Leipzig, his talent was never properly realized.After leaving Liverpool, Keita played for Werder Bremen for a spell and later joined Ferencvaros, for whom he has so far managed to get onto the field 32 times, usually operating as a deep-lying midfielder.Darwin Nunez of Liverpool with Naby Keita of Liverpool during a training session at AXA Training Centre(Image: 2023 Liverpool FC)Ferencvaros will play Dutch side FC Twente in the next round of the Europa League qualification process.
Keita has been linked with a move to Qarabag of Azerbaijan recently."I have had a lot of injuries in the last year and couldn't give a lot to Bremen last season," Keita admitted last October when it first looked like his fitness issues were behind him."But I'm happy I'm getting games here in Hungary and beginning to enjoy it all again.""I remember when I first joined Liverpool," Keita added. I want you to enjoy it and won't put any pressure on you — the most important thing is for you to enjoy your time.'Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.
Learn moreLiverpool FC have launched their new home kit for the 2026/27, inspired by iconic adidas strip worn during the club's 1989/90 title-winning campaign."For me, that always made me want to go out there and play my best for him."Now I'm a Liverpool fan and I follow the team. So last season was obviously very good, and it was very nice to see them win the league."The new manager has come in and instantly been able to get the best out of the team — he's been able to get his ideas across easily and early, which is a very good thing."I still speak to a lot of my teammates and they say that the new manager is very good, which is easy to believe given how they're performing."Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCNaby Keita