Dani Kiki

Dani Kiki
Personal information
Full name Dani Ayman Kiki
Date of birth (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Cherno More
Number 99
Youth career
1995–2003 Botev 2002
2003–2006 Spartak Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 77 (8)
2011 Chernomorets Burgas 2 (0)
2012 Rakovski 4 (1)
2013 Lokomotiv Sofia 2 (0)
2013–2017 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 113 (16)
2018– Cherno More 14 (1)
National team
2007–2009 Bulgaria U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 September 2018

Dani Ayman Kiki (Bulgarian: Дани Айман Кики) is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Cherno More Varna. He is of Syrian Kurdish descent,[1] as his father is from Syria.[2][3]

Career

Early career

Kiki started to play football in the private junior football academy Botev 2002 in Plovdiv. His first coach was Marin Bakalov. In 2004, at the age of 16, he went to Spartak Plovdiv.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

In 2006, only 18 years old, Dani Kiki signed his first professional contract with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

Kiki made his official debut in the Bulgarian first division in a match against Lokomotiv Sofia on 17 September 2006 as a 77th-minute substitute and played for 13 minutes. The result of the match was a 0:2 loss for The Smurfs.

Six days later, Kiki scored his first goal for Lokomotiv Plovdiv against PFC Chernomorets Burgas Sofia. He netted a goal in the 90th minute. The result of the match was a 6:0 win for Loko.

On 31 October 2009, he was involved in a brawl, along with several other players, following his team's 0-1 loss to Botev Plovdiv.[4]

Chernomorets Burgas

After a five-year spell at Lauta and some problems with the club, Kiki was released from Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He relocated to Burgas, to sign a contract with Chernomorets Burgas. He was released in January 2012.

Return to Lokomotiv Plovdiv

On 29 October 2016 he scored the winning goal for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the game against CSKA Sofia.[5]

Cherno More Varna

On 16 January 2018 Kiki joined Cherno More Varna after he had left Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the end of 2017.[6]

Career statistics

As of 15 September 2018[7]
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOther[lower-alpha 1]Total
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lokomotiv Plovdiv A Group 2006–07 112??––112
2007–08 241??––241
2008–09 9300––93
2009–10 19200––192
2010–11 14010––150
Chernomorets Burgas 2011–12 2000––20
Rakovski V AFG 2011–12 4100––41
Lokomotiv Sofia A Group 2012–13 2000––20
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2013–14 22240––262
2014–15 24340––273
2015–16 21320––233
First League 2016–17 33620––356
2017–18 13210––142
Cherno More 9100––91
2018–19 5000––50
Career total 21226140000022626
  1. ↑ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

International career

In November 2007 of that time the Bulgarian national under-21 coach Aleksandar Stankov called Kiki up for Bulgaria national under-21 football team for a matches with England U21 and Ireland U21. On 16 November 2007, on stadium:mk in Milton Keynes he made his official debut for Bulgaria U21 against England U21. For Bulgaria U21, Kiki was capped five times.

References

  1. ↑ "Сириец, кюрд, българин или просто Кики". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 15 November 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. ↑ ЦСКА спазари трима от Локо Пд, Кики се дърпа
  3. ↑ Треньорът на "Локо" (Пд) дава оставка
  4. ↑ Морини короняса Ботев - "канарчетата" спечелиха битката за Пловдив (видео)
  5. ↑ ЦСКА - Локомотив Пд 0:1 /репортаж/
  6. ↑ "Черно море се похвали с още две нови попълнения" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 16 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Dani Kiki". Soccerway.com. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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