Kanu (footballer, born 1984)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | António Eduardo Pereira dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | free agent | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003 | Cabofriense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Cabofriense | – | (–) |
| 2005 | Alecrim | – | (–) |
| 2005 | Teotônio | – | (–) |
| 2006 | ABC | – | (–) |
| 2007 | Ituano | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | Águia Negra | – | (–) |
| 2008–2011 | Beira-Mar | 71 | (6) |
| 2011–2014 | Standard Liège | 88 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Vitória Guimarães | 5 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Vitória (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2016 | OH Leuven | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2016 | |||
António Eduardo Pereira dos Santos (born 3 May 1984), commonly known as Kanu, is a Brazilian footballer who last played as a central defender for OH Leuven in the Belgian Pro League.
Career
Kanu joined Beira-Mar in the summer of 2008 from Águia Negra. His time with Auri-negros saw him feature regularly in a side which in the 2009–10 season claimed the Segunda Liga, thus gaining promotion to the Portuguese top flight.[1][2] Kanu scored the goal which sealed promotion to the top flight against Carregado.[3]
In January 2011, Kanu would leave Beira-Mar for Belgian side Standard Liège on an undisclosed fee.[4] In the summer of 2013, he attracted interest from Anderlecht and Sporting CP, but decided to stay with Standard Liège.[5][6]
After his release from Liège in the summer of 2014, Kanu signed for Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães.[7]
On 29 December 2015, Belgian Pro League team Oud-Heverlee Leuven announced the signing of Kanu for 2,5 years as he was brought in to help the team avoid relegation,[8] however only three months later as the team had suffered relegation his contract was deemed to be too much of a burden for the second division and he was subsequently released.[9] In his short period back in Belgium, Kanu appeared 7 times, scoring one goal against Lokeren.
Honours
Club
- Beira-Mar
Individual
References
- ^ "Beira-Mar campeão da Honra" (in Portuguese). Record. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Liga Vitalis 2009/2010" (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Beira-Mar-Carregado, 1-0: Festa aveirense com golo de Kanu" (in Portuguese). Record. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Beira Mar: Kanu a caminho do Standard de Liège" (in Portuguese). MaisFutebol. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kanu aguarda luz verde para rumar a Alvalade" (in Portuguese). Record. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Anderlecht está a seguir Kanu" (in Portuguese). Record. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kanu será reforço dos minhotos" (in Portuguese). Record. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "OHL haalt Kanu terug naar Jupiler League" (in Dutch). ohl.be. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Contract Kanu in onderling overleg opgezegd" (in Dutch). ohl.be. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kanu eleito jogador do ano » 2010" (in Portuguese). MaisBeiraMar. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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External links
- Template:Zerozero profile
- Kanu at ForaDeJogo (archived)
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Salvador, Bahia
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Associação Desportiva Cabofriense players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Ituano Futebol Clube players
- ABC Futebol Clube players
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- S.C. Beira-Mar players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Standard Liège players
- Vitória S.C. players
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven players
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriates in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazilian football defender, 1980s birth stubs