Dani Ayman Kiki (Bulgarian: Дани Айман Кики; born 8 January 1988) is a retired Bulgarian professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. He is of Syrian Kurdish descent,[1] as his father is from Syria.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dani Ayman Kiki | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2003 | Botev 2002 | ||
| 2003–2006 | Spartak Plovdiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 84 | (7) |
| 2011 | Chernomorets Burgas | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Rakovski | 4 | (1) |
| 2013 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 113 | (16) |
| 2018–2020 | Cherno More | 48 | (6) |
| 2021 | Levski Krumovgrad | ||
| Total | 253 | (30) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Bulgaria U21 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2020 | |||
Career
editEarly career
editKiki 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
editIn 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
editAfter 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
editOn 29 October 2016 he scored the winning goal for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the game against CSKA Sofia.[5]
Cherno More Varna
editOn 16 January 2018 Kiki joined Cherno More Varna after he had left Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the end of 2017.[6]
Krumovgrad
editIn July 2021, Kiki joined Levski Krumovgrad.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of 1 July 2019[8]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other[a] | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | A Group | 2006–07 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 21 | 4 | |||
| 2007–08 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||||
| 2008–09 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 3 | |||||
| 2009–10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 2 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Chernomorets Burgas | 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Rakovski | V AFG | 2011–12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | |||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | A Group | 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2013–14 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 3 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 3 | |||||
| First League | 2016–17 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 6 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | |||||
| Cherno More | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 4 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 236 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 31 | |||
- ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
International career
editIn 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
edit- ^ "Сириец, кюрд, българин или просто Кики". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 15 November 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ "ЦСКА спазари трима от Локо Пд, Кики се дърпа". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Треньорът на "Локо" (Пд) дава оставка
- ^ Морини короняса Ботев - "канарчетата" спечелиха битката за Пловдив (видео)
- ^ ЦСКА - Локомотив Пд 0:1 /репортаж/
- ^ "Черно море се похвали с още две нови попълнения" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Дани Кики вече е играч на Левски (Крумовград)" (in Bulgarian). plovdiv24.bg. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Dani Kiki". Soccerway.com. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.