Patrick Apataki

Patrick Apataki
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Kifu Apataki
Date of birth	14 May 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Bibicha Kinshasa
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2000	DC Motema Pembe
2000–2001	Lokeren
2001–2002	Bursaspor
2004–2005	RCF Paris
2005–2006	FC Rouen
2006	AmaZulu
2007–2008	Mamelodi Sundowns
2008–2009	Dynamos
2009–2010	F.C. Cape Town
2011–	DC Motema Pembe
International career
2000–2005	DR Congo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick Kifu Apataki (born 14 May 1979 in Kinshasa) is a DR Congo football, who currently plays for F.C. Cape Town.^[1]

Career

He previously played for AmaZulu, FC Rouen, RCF Paris, AS Marsa, CS Sfaxien, Bursaspor, Lokeren, DC Motema Pembe.^[2] He was released by Mamelodi Sundowns at the end of the 2007/2008 season, attended trials at Israeli club Bnei Sakhnin F.C. in August, but complications with travel documents appear to have scuppered his return to that country has been interest in his services from Premiership rookies Bay United.^[3] The Congolese striker believes his decision to join struggling First Division side Dynamos will boost his chances of a return to the Absa Premiership or a move overseas.^[4] In 2009 left Dynamos of the South African Premier Soccer League^[5] and joined to F.C. Cape Town.^[6]

Apataki was also member of the DR Congo national football team.

^ "NFD Squads". Archived from the original on 2010-07-25. Retrieved 2010-05-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Patrick Apataki at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Congo-Kinshasa: Apataki Hopes to Return to Israel". Kickoff (Cape Town). 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
^ "South Africa: Apataki Looks Beyond Dynamos Deal". Kickoff (Cape Town). 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
^ Malabela hits back at Apataki – Kick Off – South Africa Archived 2009-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
^ Africa Beasts Official Squad Archived May 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine