Daniel Sakari
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Sakari Macheso[1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 January 1999 | ||
Place of birth | , Nairobi County, Kenya | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Kariobangi Sharks | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | MMUST | ||
2018 | Green Commandoes | ||
2018–2019 | Kakamega Homeboyz | 26 | (0) |
2019– | Kariobangi Sharks | ||
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Kenya | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:12, 2 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:12, 2 May 2021 (UTC) |
Daniel Sakari Macheso (born 25 January 1999) is a Kenyan footballer who plays as a right back for Kariobangi Sharks and the Kenya national football team.
Early life and education[]
Sakari was born in 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]
References[]
- ^ a b "Daniel Sakari". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Wingback Sakari revels in swimming in the deep end at Sharks". The Star. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Fast-rising right back to pursue his Master should football backfire". The Star. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Stars' right back Sakari can't wait to tame Salah and Trezeguet". The Star. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
External links[]
- Daniel Sakari at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1999 births
- Kenyan footballers
- Kenya international footballers
- People from Bungoma County
- Association football fullbacks
- Kakamega Homeboyz F.C. players
- F.C. Kariobangi Sharks players
- Kenyan Premier League players
- Kenyan football biography stubs