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| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2003| youthclubs1 = [[Kano Pillars F.C.|Kano Pillars]] |
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| position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Defensive Midfielder]] |
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| years12 = 2014 |clubs12 = [[FC Saxan|Saxan]] |caps12 = 12 |goals12 = 0 |
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| years13 = 2015 |clubs13 = [[Ifeanyi Ubah F.C|Ifeanyi Ubah]] |caps13 = 4 |goals13 = 0 |
| years13 = 2015 |clubs13 = [[Ifeanyi Ubah F.C|Ifeanyi Ubah]] |caps13 = 4 |goals13 = 0 |
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| years14 = 2016 |clubs14 = [[JS Hercules]] |caps14 = |
| years14 = 2016 |clubs14 = [[JS Hercules]] |caps14 = 7 |goals14 = 0 |
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| years15 = 2017 |clubs15 = [[Rovaniemen Palloseura]] |caps15 = |
| years15 = 2017 |clubs15 = [[Rovaniemen Palloseura]] |caps15 = 11 |goals15 = 1 |
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| nationalyears1 = 2005–2010 |
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| nationalteam1 = [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] |
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'''Sani Haruna Kaita''' (born 2 May 1986 in [[Kano]], Nigeria) is a [[Nigeria]]n [[association football|footballer]] who currently |
'''Sani Haruna Kaita''' (born 2 May 1986 in [[Kano]], Nigeria) is a [[Nigeria]]n [[association football|footballer]] who currently is a [[free agent]] after being released from [[Rovaniemen Palloseura|RoPS]] at the end of the [[2017 Veikkausliiga|2017 season]]. |
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==Club career== |
==Club career== |
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A hardworking combative midfielder, he joined Sparta in the 2005/2006 season from [[Kano Pillars FC]]. Kaita moved to [[AS Monaco FC]] in September 2008.<ref>[http://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/content/nieuws/default2007.asp?id=4911 Sani Kaita vertrekt naar Monaco] Sparta Rotterdam</ref> He left on 13 January 2009 and joined [[FC Kuban Krasnodar]] on loan through 31 December 2009.<ref>http://russia.theoffside.com/team-news/sani-kaita-loaned-to-fc-kuban-from-monaco.html</ref> On 25 August 2009, [[Lokomotiv Moscow]] signed the Nigerian midfielder on loan from Monaco until December.<ref>[http://www.africansoccerunion.com/content/view/104212/307/lang,english/ Sani Kaita Joins Osaze At Lokomotiv]</ref> On 25 February 2010 [[Alania Vladikavkaz]] signed the midfielder on loan.<ref>[http://www.russianfootballnow.com/2010/02/25/alaniya-add-khomich-kaita-and-two-strong-bulgarians/ Alaniya Add Khomich, Kaita, and Two Strong Bulgarians « Russian Football Now]</ref> On 31 May 2010 [[FC Metalist Kharkiv]] signed Kaita on loan. On the last day of the 2011 winter transfer window, Kaita moved to [[Greek Superleague]] side [[Iraklis F.C.|Iraklis]] on a six-month loan deal.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Iraklis FC Official site|url=http://www.iraklis-fc.gr/shownews08.jsp?newsCode=20110131201159089&CMCCode=9001&extLang=LG|title=IRAKLIS F.C. signed Sani Kaita |date=31 January 2011|language=|accessdate=31 January 2011}}</ref> |
A hardworking combative midfielder, he joined Sparta in the 2005/2006 season from [[Kano Pillars FC]]. Kaita moved to [[AS Monaco FC]] in September 2008.<ref>[http://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/content/nieuws/default2007.asp?id=4911 Sani Kaita vertrekt naar Monaco] Sparta Rotterdam</ref> He left on 13 January 2009 and joined [[FC Kuban Krasnodar]] on loan through 31 December 2009.<ref>http://russia.theoffside.com/team-news/sani-kaita-loaned-to-fc-kuban-from-monaco.html</ref> On 25 August 2009, [[Lokomotiv Moscow]] signed the Nigerian midfielder on loan from Monaco until December.<ref>[http://www.africansoccerunion.com/content/view/104212/307/lang,english/ Sani Kaita Joins Osaze At Lokomotiv]</ref> On 25 February 2010 [[Alania Vladikavkaz]] signed the midfielder on loan.<ref>[http://www.russianfootballnow.com/2010/02/25/alaniya-add-khomich-kaita-and-two-strong-bulgarians/ Alaniya Add Khomich, Kaita, and Two Strong Bulgarians « Russian Football Now]</ref> On 31 May 2010 [[FC Metalist Kharkiv]] signed Kaita on loan. On the last day of the 2011 winter transfer window, Kaita moved to [[Greek Superleague]] side [[Iraklis F.C.|Iraklis]] on a six-month loan deal.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Iraklis FC Official site|url=http://www.iraklis-fc.gr/shownews08.jsp?newsCode=20110131201159089&CMCCode=9001&extLang=LG|title=IRAKLIS F.C. signed Sani Kaita |date=31 January 2011|language=|accessdate=31 January 2011}}</ref> |
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In April 2014, Kaita was back in Nigeria training with [[Enyimba F.C.]]<ref>[http://www.9jafootball.com/newspage.php?newssplash=Sani+Kaita+Back+In+Nigeri Sani Kaita Back In Nigeria With Enyimba International] ''9jafootball.com''</ref> He made his debut against Sharks F.C. on May 7 and spent a three-month loan with the Aba side. The loan was part of the [[League Management Company]]'s elite initiative for foreign based professionals. He signed for [[Ifeanyi Ubah F.C|Ifeanyi Ubah]] in the Nigeria premier league for the season 2015, but played only few matches for the team. In 2016, he joined a Finnish club [[JS Hercules]] which is coached by his former national team coach [[Daniel Amokachi]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=JS Hercules official site|url=http://jshercules.com/site/2016/sani-kaita-joins-js-hercules/?lang=en|title=Sani Kaita joins Hercules |date=21 August 2016|language=|accessdate=21 August 2016}}</ref> |
In April 2014, Kaita was back in Nigeria training with [[Enyimba F.C.]]<ref>[http://www.9jafootball.com/newspage.php?newssplash=Sani+Kaita+Back+In+Nigeri Sani Kaita Back In Nigeria With Enyimba International] ''9jafootball.com''</ref> He made his debut against Sharks F.C. on May 7 and spent a three-month loan with the Aba side. The loan was part of the [[League Management Company]]'s elite initiative for foreign based professionals. He signed for [[Ifeanyi Ubah F.C|Ifeanyi Ubah]] in the Nigeria premier league for the season 2015, but played only few matches for the team. In 2016, he joined a Finnish club [[JS Hercules]] which is coached by his former national team coach [[Daniel Amokachi]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=JS Hercules official site|url=http://jshercules.com/site/2016/sani-kaita-joins-js-hercules/?lang=en|title=Sani Kaita joins Hercules |date=21 August 2016|language=|accessdate=21 August 2016}}</ref> For the 2017 season, he was signed by [[Veikkausliiga]] team [[Rovaniemen Palloseura|RoPS]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Veikkausliiga official site|url=http://http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2016/10/21/sani-kaita-ja-rops-sopimukseen-kaudesta-2017|title=Sani Kaita ja RoPS sopimukseen kaudesta 2017|date=21 October 2016|language=Finnish|accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref> He made his debut on 28 January 2017 in a [[Suomen Cup]] 3–0 win against [[Haukiputaan Pallo|HauPa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palloliitto.fi/tulospalvelu/ottelu&758823&MSC|title=Official match report|date= |language=|accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref> He scored his first goal on 22 April against [[Ilves Tampere]] in the 78th minute, after being brought in two minutes earlier for injured team captain [[Antti Okkonen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.veikkausliiga.com/tilastot/2017/veikkausliiga/ottelut/771944/raportti/|title=RoPS:lle kauden avausvoitto (Ilves-RoPS 0-2)|date=22 April 2017|language=Finnish|accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref> At the end of the year he was released after featuring sporadically in the second half of the season. After the season, his signing was publicly called a poor bargain by club president Risto Niva.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lapinkansa.fi/uusirovaniemi/yleisomaarat-olivat-ropslle-iso-pettymys-nyt-on-mietinnan-paikka-200496573/|title=Yleisömäärät olivat RoPS:lle iso pettymys: "Nyt on mietinnän paikka"|date=1 November 2017|language=Finnish|accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref> |
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==International career== |
==International career== |
Revision as of 01:08, 26 January 2018
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Full name | Sani Haruna Kaita | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 2 May 1986 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kano, Nigeria | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Free agent | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
–2003 | Kano Pillars | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2004–2005 | Kano Pillars | |||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Sparta Rotterdam | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||
2008–2011 | Monaco | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
2009 | → Kuban Krasnodar (loan) | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||
2009 | → Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
2010 | → Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
2010 | → Metalist Kharkiv (loan) | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
2011 | → Iraklis (loan) | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
2011–2012 | Tavriya Simferopol | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
2012–2013 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2014 | Enyimba | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||
2014 | Saxan | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||
2015 | Ifeanyi Ubah | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
2016 | JS Hercules | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
2017 | Rovaniemen Palloseura | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2005–2010 | Nigeria | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2015 |
Sani Haruna Kaita (born 2 May 1986 in Kano, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who currently is a free agent after being released from RoPS at the end of the 2017 season.
Club career
A hardworking combative midfielder, he joined Sparta in the 2005/2006 season from Kano Pillars FC. Kaita moved to AS Monaco FC in September 2008.[1] He left on 13 January 2009 and joined FC Kuban Krasnodar on loan through 31 December 2009.[2] On 25 August 2009, Lokomotiv Moscow signed the Nigerian midfielder on loan from Monaco until December.[3] On 25 February 2010 Alania Vladikavkaz signed the midfielder on loan.[4] On 31 May 2010 FC Metalist Kharkiv signed Kaita on loan. On the last day of the 2011 winter transfer window, Kaita moved to Greek Superleague side Iraklis on a six-month loan deal.[5]
In April 2014, Kaita was back in Nigeria training with Enyimba F.C.[6] He made his debut against Sharks F.C. on May 7 and spent a three-month loan with the Aba side. The loan was part of the League Management Company's elite initiative for foreign based professionals. He signed for Ifeanyi Ubah in the Nigeria premier league for the season 2015, but played only few matches for the team. In 2016, he joined a Finnish club JS Hercules which is coached by his former national team coach Daniel Amokachi.[7] For the 2017 season, he was signed by Veikkausliiga team RoPS.[8] He made his debut on 28 January 2017 in a Suomen Cup 3–0 win against HauPa.[9] He scored his first goal on 22 April against Ilves Tampere in the 78th minute, after being brought in two minutes earlier for injured team captain Antti Okkonen.[10] At the end of the year he was released after featuring sporadically in the second half of the season. After the season, his signing was publicly called a poor bargain by club president Risto Niva.[11]
International career
A midfielder, Kaita caught the eye of Sparta when playing all 7 matches for Nigeria U-20 at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands.[12] He is also a member of the senior Nigeria national football team making his debut in a 3–0 friendly loss against Romania in November 2005.
He was sent off in a match against Greece on 17 June 2010, in their second 2010 FIFA World Cup match for kicking Vasilis Torosidis after Torosidis motioned as if to throw the ball at Kaita.[13] This makes him the first Nigerian player to be sent off in a World Cup match. Greece went on to score their first World Cup goals, and win their first ever match in the World Cup.[14] Sani Kaita was inundated with death threats from within Nigeria.
Honours
- African Cup of Nations: 2006, 2010 bronze medalist
- Olympic Games: 2008 runner-up
African footballer of the year: 2008, 2009, 2010
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2005 runner-up
External links
- Sani Kaita at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile – Sparta Rotterdam
- Career stats – Voetbal International Template:Nl
References
- ^ Sani Kaita vertrekt naar Monaco Sparta Rotterdam
- ^ http://russia.theoffside.com/team-news/sani-kaita-loaned-to-fc-kuban-from-monaco.html
- ^ Sani Kaita Joins Osaze At Lokomotiv
- ^ Alaniya Add Khomich, Kaita, and Two Strong Bulgarians « Russian Football Now
- ^ "IRAKLIS F.C. signed Sani Kaita". Iraklis FC Official site. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ Sani Kaita Back In Nigeria With Enyimba International 9jafootball.com
- ^ "Sani Kaita joins Hercules". JS Hercules official site. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Sani Kaita ja RoPS sopimukseen kaudesta 2017" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga official site. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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value (help) - ^ "Official match report". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "RoPS:lle kauden avausvoitto (Ilves-RoPS 0-2)" (in Finnish). 22 April 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Yleisömäärät olivat RoPS:lle iso pettymys: "Nyt on mietinnän paikka"" (in Finnish). 1 November 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments -FIFA
- ^ "Nigerian Has Received 1,000 Threats From Soccer Fans; Officials Unclear on Severity". The Sporting Blog. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ Norrish, Mike (17 June 2010). "Greece v Nigeria: live". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- Use dmy dates from February 2013
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- AS Monaco FC players
- FC Kuban Krasnodar players
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
- FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players
- SC Tavriya Simferopol players
- Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- Ligue 1 players
- Superleague Greece players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Nigeria international footballers
- Nigeria under-20 international footballers
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Nigeria
- Olympic silver medalists for Nigeria
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Nigerian expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Monaco
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Nigerian expatriates in France
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Kano Pillars players
- Enyimba International F.C. players
- Russian Premier League players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Nigerian expatriates in Monaco
- Sportspeople from Kano
- Association football midfielders
- Expatriate footballers in Finland
- Nigerian expatriates in Finland