Niko Kata
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Senga Nicolás Kata Martínez | ||
Date of birth | 15 January 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Real Estelí | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2011 | Unificación Bellvitge | ||
2011–2012 | L'Hospitalet | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Dinàmic Batlló | 33 | (27) |
2013–2014 | Viladecans | 29 | (5) |
2014–2015 | Santboià | 33 | (13) |
2015–2017 | Gavà | 62 | (13) |
2017–2018 | Atlético Saguntino | 32 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Extremadura | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → SS Reyes (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2019 | Valencia Mestalla | 6 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Real Unión | 10 | (0) |
2020 | Delfín | 0 | (0) |
2020 | Montañesa | 5 | (0) |
2021– | Real Estelí | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016– | Equatorial Guinea | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019 |
Senga Nicolás Kata Martínez (born 15 January 1993), known as Niko Kata, is a Spanish-born Equatoguinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nicaraguan Liga Primera club Real Estelí FC the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Club career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, to a Congolese father and an Equatoguinean mother, Kata finished his formation with CE L'Hospitalet. After failing to make a competitive appearance for the side, he made his senior debut with Dinàmic Batlló Esportiu in the regional leagues, scoring 27 goals in only 33 appearances.[1]
In 2013 Kata joined UD Viladecans,[2] and featured regularly before moving to FC Santboià.[3] After contributing with 13 goals but missing out promotion in the play-offs, he signed for Tercera División club CF Gavà on 19 June 2015.[4]
On 10 July 2017, Kata signed for Atlético Saguntino in Segunda División B.[5]
In early 2020, Kata was signed by Ecuadorian club Delfín SC, managed then by Spaniard Ángel López, who had been his head coach in the Equatorial Guinea national team. In mid 2020, he returned to Spain and signed for CF Montañesa in Tercera División. On 14 January 2021, he was signed by Nicaraguan club Real Estelí FC.[6]
International career
Eligible for Spain, Congo DR and Equatorial Guinea, Kata opted to represent the latter. He made his debut for them on 11 October 2016 starting in a friendly against Lebanon.
References
- ^ Niko Kata's 2012–2013 league stats at Catalan Football Federation website (Catalan)
- ^ "Dues terceres oposades" [Two opposing thirds] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Anàlisis equip per equip de la #1cat2" [Analysis per team of the #1cat2] (in Catalan). El Travesser. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Un refuerzo para la delantera y un retorno inesperado" [An addition for the forward line and an unexpected return] (in Spanish). Blog CF Gavà. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Niko Kata, nuevo jugador del Atlético Saguntino" [Niko Kata, new player of Atlético Saguntino] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Niko ya entrena con el Tren". Real Estelí (in Spanish). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
External links
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Citizens of Equatorial Guinea through descent
- Equatoguinean footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Association football forwards
- Delfín S.C. footballers
- Real Estelí F.C. players
- Equatorial Guinea international footballers
- Equatoguinean people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Equatoguinean expatriate footballers
- Equatoguinean expatriates in Ecuador
- Expatriate footballers in Ecuador
- Equatoguinean expatriates in Nicaragua
- Expatriate footballers in Nicaragua
- Footballers from Barcelona
- Catalan footballers
- Spanish footballers
- CE L'Hospitalet players
- FC Santboià players
- CF Gavà players
- Atlético Saguntino players
- Extremadura UD footballers
- UD San Sebastián de los Reyes players
- Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
- Real Unión footballers
- CF Montañesa players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- Primera Catalana players
- Tercera División players
- Segunda División B players
- Spanish people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Spanish people of Equatoguinean descent
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
- Spanish expatriates in Nicaragua