Kanu (footballer, born 1987)

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Kanu
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Personal information
Full name Rubenilson dos Santos da Rocha
Date of birth (1987-09-23) 23 September 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Zelzate
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 Grêmio Barueri 4 (1)
2008 → Juventus-SP (loan) 11 (2)
2008 → Anderlecht (loan) 1 (0)
2009–2013 Anderlecht 79 (12)
2009 → Cercle Brugge (loan) 13 (0)
2013–2016 Terek Grozny 54 (2)
2016 Buriram United 0 (0)
2017–2018 Omonia 22 (0)
2018–2019 Kortrijk 16 (1)
2019 Al-Raed 13 (1)
2020–2021 Xylotymbou 16 (4)
2021 Juazeirense 6 (0)
2021–2022 Rupel Boom 25 (2)
2023 Diest 0 (0)
2023 Rupel Boom 12 (2)
2024– Zelzate 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023

Rubenilson dos Santos da Rocha (born 23 September 1987), commonly known as Kanu, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Zelzate.

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Club career

Before signing at Anderlecht, Kanu was on trial with FC Groningen. [1] On 13 December 2008, he was loaned out to Cercle Brugge and on 30 June 2009 returned to Anderlecht. [2]

In February 2014, Kanu agree to switch to Russian Premier League side Terek Grozny. [3]

On 23 June 2017, Kanu signed a deal with the Cypriot First Division club Omonia Nicosia. [4] He made his debut on 10 September 2017 against Ethnikos Achna on the 2017–18 First Division season and gave an assist to Matt Derbyshire for the winning goal. [5]

On 31 January 2023, Kanu joined Diest in Belgium. [6]

Statistics

As of 16 May 2016 [7]
Club statistics
SeasonClubLeagueLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
2012–13 Terek Grozny Russian Premier League 6100—61
2013–14 25130—281
2014–15 18010—190
2015–16 5021—71
TotalRussia54261—603
Career total54261—603

Personal life

Kanu chose his football name as a reference to Nwankwo Kanu.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ Brazilian Kanu to play for Anderlecht Anderlecht Online, 18 April 2008
  2. ↑ Rubenilson do Santos da Rocha Kanu profile Footgoal
  3. ↑ "Kanu transféré au Terek Grozny". R.S.C. Anderlecht. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ποδοσφαιριστής της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Βραζιλιάνος Kanu" . Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Match Report: Νικηφόρο ξεκίνημα [Match Report: Winning start] (in Greek). Omonoianews.com. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "4DE INKOMENDE WINTERTRANSFER" (in Dutch). K.F.C. Diest. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Kanu at Soccerway


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