Senga Nicolás Kata Martínez (born 15 January 1993), known as Niko Kata, is a

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who plays as a

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for

Tercera Federación Tercera Federación, previously known as Tercera RFEF, is the fifth tier of the Spanish football league system. It is below the ''La Liga'', ''Segunda División'', and its fellow semi-professional divisions '' Primera Federación'' and ''Segunda F ...

club

Formentera Formentera (, ) is a Spanish island located in the Mediterranean Sea, which belongs to the Balearic Islands autonomous community (Spain) together with Mallorca, Menorca, and Ibiza. Formentera is the smallest and most southerly island of the ...

. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career

Born in

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...

, to a DR Congolese father and an Equatoguinean mother, Kata finished his formation with

CE L'Hospitalet Centre d'Esports l'Hospitalet is a Spanish football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1957 it currently plays in , holding home games at Estadi Municipal de Futbol de L'Hospitalet, wit ...

. 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. In 2013 Kata joined UD Viladecans, and featured regularly before moving to

FC Santboià Futbol Club Santboià is a Spanish football team based in Sant Boi de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1908 it plays in , holding home matches at ''Estadi Municipal Joan Baptista Milà'', with a capacity for 2,500 s ...

. After contributing with 13 goals but missing out promotion in the play-offs, he signed for

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

club

CF Gavà Club de Futbol Gavà is a Spanish football team based in Gavà, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1922, it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadi La Bòbila'', with a capacity of 2,550 seats. History The club was founded ...

on 19 June 2015. On 10 July 2017, Kata signed for

Atlético Saguntino Atlético Saguntino (Spanish for 'Athletic Club of Sagunto') is a Spanish football team based in Sagunto, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1951, they play in , holding home games at ''Camp Nou de Morvedre'', with a 4,000-seat capacity. Hi ...

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

. 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 Club de Futbol Montañesa is a Spanish football team based in Barcelona in the district of Nou Barris, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1927, it plays in the , holding home games at ''Camp Municipal de Nou Barris'', with a ca ...

. On 14 January 2021, he was signed by Nicaraguan club

Real Estelí FC Real Esteli Fútbol Club is a Nicaraguan professional football club playing in the top flight of Nicaragua's league system, the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Primera División. The club play out of their home stadium, Estadio Independencia, ...

. On 8 September 2024, Kata signed for

SD Formentera Sociedad Deportiva Formentera is a football team based in Sant Francesc Xavier, Formentera in the Balearic Islands. The team plays in . The club's home ground is the Estadi Municipal, which has a capacity of 500 spectators. History Founded in 197 ...

International career

Eligible for

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

Congo DR The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

and

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equ ...

, Kata opted to represent the latter. He made his debut for them on 11 October 2016 starting in a friendly against

Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kata, Niko 1993 births Living people Equatoguinean men's footballers 21st-century Equatoguinean sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Delfín S.C. footballers Real Estelí FC players Futuro Kings FC players Nicaraguan Primera División players Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers International sportspeople born abroad Equatoguinean people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Equatoguinean expatriate men's footballers Equatoguinean expatriates in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Equatoguinean expatriates in Nicaragua Expatriate men's footballers in Nicaragua Footballers from Barcelona Spanish men's footballers CE L'Hospitalet players FC Santboià players CF Gavà players Atlético Saguntino players Extremadura UD footballers UD San Sebastián de los Reyes players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Real Unión footballers CF Montañesa players Club Portugalete players Cerdanyola del Vallès FC players SD Formentera players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Primera Catalana players Tercera División players Segunda División B players Spanish people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Nicaragua Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Andorra Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Andorra 21st-century Catalan people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen