Sani Kaita

Infobox Football biography
playername = Sani Kaita


fullname = Sani Haruna Kaita
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1986|5|2|mf=y
cityofbirth = Kano
countryofbirth = Nigeria
height = height|m=1.78
nickname =
position = Defensive midfielder
currentclub = AS Monaco FC
clubnumber = 35
youthyears = -2005
youthclubs = Kano Pillars FC
years = 2005–2008
2008–
clubs = Sparta Rotterdam
AS Monaco FC
caps(goals) = 022 00(0)
000 00(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Nigeria
nationalcaps(goals) = 008 00(0)
pcupdate = 18 May 2008
ntupdate = 03 December 2007

Sani Kaita (born May 2 1986 in Kano) is a Nigerian football midfielder playing currently for AS Monaco FC.

Club career

He joined Sparta in the 2005/2006 season from Kano Pillars FC. He moved to AS Monaco FC in September 2008. [ [http://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/content/nieuws/default2007.asp?id=4911 Sani Kaita vertrekt naar Monaco] Sparta Rotterdam]

International career

A midfielder, Kaita caught the eye of Sparta when playing all 7 matches for Nigeria U-20 at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=233751/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] -FIFA] . He is also a member of the senior Nigeria national football team making his debut in a 2-0 friendly in over Sudan in January 2008. [http://www.supereaglesnation.com/LineUps.asp Debut game]

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=13430 Player profile] National Football Teams
* [http://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/elftal/spelersinfo.asp?playerid=20 Player profile] - Sparta Rotterdam
* [http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/SaniKaita.htm Career stats] - Voetbal International nl|icon

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