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 | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
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) |
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 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]
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.
External links
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Association football forwards
- Equatoguinean footballers
- Equatorial Guinea international footballers
- Equatoguinean people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Delfín S.C. footballers
- Equatoguinean expatriate footballers
- Equatoguinean expatriates in Ecuador
- Expatriate footballers in Ecuador
- Spanish footballers
- Catalan footballers
- Footballers from Barcelona
- Spanish people of Equatoguinean descent
- Spanish people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- CE L'Hospitalet players
- Extremadura UD footballers
- Segunda División B players
- CF Gavà players
- Atlético Saguntino players
- UD San Sebastián de los Reyes players
- Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
- Real Unión footballers
- Tercera División players
- Primera Catalana players
- FC Santboià players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador