Niko Kata
Equatoguinean footballer (born 1993)
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Senga Nicolás Kata Martínez (born 15 January 1993), known as Niko Kata, is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Segunda Federación club Andratx. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Senga Nicolás Kata Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Andratx | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Unificación Bellvitge | ||
| 2011–2012 | L'Hospitalet | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Dinàmic Batlló | 33 | (27) |
| 2013–2014 | Viladecans | 29 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Santboià | 33 | (13) |
| 2015–2017 | Gavà | 62 | (13) |
| 2017–2018 | Atlético Saguntino | 32 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Extremadura | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → SS Reyes (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2019 | Valencia Mestalla | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Real Unión | 10 | (0) |
| 2020 | Delfín | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Montañesa | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Real Estelí | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Futuro Kings | ||
| 2022–2023 | Portugalete | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | Cerdanyola | 16 | (1) |
| 2023 | Inter Club d'Escaldes | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Atlético Paso | 12 | (1) |
| 2024 | Cerdanyola | 16 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Formentera | 22 | (2) |
| 2025 | Som Maresme | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | Motril | 9 | (1) |
| 2025– | Andratx | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Equatorial Guinea | 14 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2022 | |||
Club career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, to a DR Congolese father and an Equatoguinean mother, Kata finished his formation with CE L'Hospitalet. After failing to make a competitive appearance for the side, he made his senior debut with Dinàmic Batlló Esportiu in the regional leagues, scoring 27 goals in only 33 appearances.[1]
In 2013 Kata joined UD Viladecans,[2] and featured regularly before moving to FC Santboià.[3] After contributing with 13 goals but missing out promotion in the play-offs, he signed for Tercera División club CF Gavà on 19 June 2015.[4]
On 10 July 2017, Kata signed for Atlético Saguntino in Segunda División B.[5]
In early 2020, Kata was signed by Ecuadorian club Delfín SC, managed then by Spaniard Ángel López, who had been his head coach in the Equatorial Guinea national team. In mid 2020, he returned to Spain and signed for CF Montañesa in Tercera División. On 14 January 2021, he was signed by Nicaraguan club Real Estelí FC.[6]
On 8 September 2024, Kata signed for SD Formentera in Tercera Federación.[7]
On 29 December 2025, Kata joined CE Andratx in Segunda Federación.[8]
International career
Eligible for Spain, Congo DR and Equatorial Guinea, Kata opted to represent the latter. He made his debut for them on 11 October 2016 starting in a friendly against Lebanon.[9]
