Niko Kata

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Kata and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Niko Kata
Personal information
Full name Senga Nicolás Kata Martínez
Date of birth (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Club 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)
National team‡
2016– Equatorial Guinea 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2019

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
  1. Niko Kata's 2012–2013 league stats at Catalan Football Federation website (Catalan)
  2. "Dues terceres oposades" [Two opposing thirds] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  3. "Anàlisis equip per equip de la #1cat2" [Analysis per team of the #1cat2] (in Catalan). El Travesser. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  4. "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.
  5. "Niko Kata, nuevo jugador del Atlético Saguntino" [Niko Kata, new player of Atlético Saguntino] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. "Niko ya entrena con el Tren". Real Estelí (in Spanish). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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