Sani Kaita

Sani Kaita in the jersey of Kuban Krasnodar in 2009

Sani Kaita ( born May 2, 1986 in Kano ) is a Nigerian football player. The Nigerian international is currently on loan at Iraklis Thessaloniki under contract.

Club career

The defensive midfielder joined the 2005/06 season from his home, where he played for Kano Pillars to Sparta Rotterdam. Even though he was only three years reserve player at the Dutch first division, he moved in 2008 to the established French club AS Monaco.

There denied in the first half of the 2008/09 season only three league inserts, which caused him to leave the club at the start of 2009 on loan towards FK Kuban Krasnodar. In the Russian club he could play immediately in the starting eleven.

However, he left the fighting to avoid relegation club in the summer of 2009, to join on loan to league rival Lokomotiv Moscow. Only three league inserts and a half years later, he moved again to the club. It was followed the next lending, this time he came under the North Ossetian club Alania Vladikavkaz.

National team career

With the Nigerian U -20 team Kaita reached the final of the Junior World Championship, where Nigeria lost 1:2 against Argentina in 2005. Kaita came in all seven games of the tournament are used.

His international debut for the A selection of his country, he gave in 2005 while playing against Libya since he came in 19 internationals for use. So far, he took with Nigeria twice at the African Cup of part. On both occasions, 2006 and 2010, Kaita could win with his team the bronze medal. However, he was a regular player only at his last participation.

In addition, Kaita pulled at the Summer Olympic Games in 2008 to the final and failed there with Nigeria again the Argentine selection, so that it again was just winning the silver medal.

In 2010 he was appointed Lars Lagerback in the Nigerian squad for the 2010 World Cup. There he fell in the second group game against Greece on negative. After a tackle on the outside line Kaita kicked misconduct Vasilios Torosidis who then went to the ground. Kaita was consequently placed in the 33rd minute with red from the square and its leadership at this time team lost in the end 1-2.

Achievements

  • FIFA World Cup: 2010
  • Silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics (6 inserts)
  • Second place at the Junior World Cup 2005 ( 7 Missions )
  • Third place in the Africa Cup: 2006 (1 application ), 2010 ( 5 Credits )

Weblink

  • Sani Kaita in the database of weltfussball.de
  • Sani Kaita in the database of National - Football - Teams.com (English)
Kano Pillars F.C. AS Monaco FC 2008–09 Ligue 1
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