Daniel Sakari
Kenyan footballer (born 1999)
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Daniel Sakari Macheso (born 25 January 1999) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Kenyan Premier League club Tusker and the Kenya national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Sakari Macheso[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Mathare North, Nairobi County, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tusker | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | MMUST | ||
| 2018 | Green Commandoes | ||
| 2018–2019 | Kakamega Homeboyz | 26 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Kariobangi Sharks | ||
| 2021– | Tusker | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Kenya | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:12, 2 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:12, 2 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
Early life and education
Sakari was born in Mathare North in Nairobi County but grew up in Webuye, Bungoma County.[2] Sakari was educated at Milo Central Academy and Maseno School before studying at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.[3] He graduated from the university with an undergraduate degree in statistics and pure mathematics.[2]
Club career
Despite playing rugby while attending Maseno School, Sakari joined his university team (MMUST FC) in 2017, before switching to Green Commandoes in 2018.[2] He switched to Kakamega Homeboyz towards the end of 2018, before signing with Kariobangi Sharks in 2019.[2]
International career
Sakari was first called up to the Kenya national football team in November 2019.[4]
