Senga Nicolás Kata Martínez (born 15 January 1993), known as Niko Kata, is a Spanish-born Equatoguinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Portugalete and the Equatorial Guinea national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Senga Nicolás Kata Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Portugalete | ||
| 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– | Portugalete | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Equatorial Guinea | 13 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019 | |||
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, to a 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]
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.