Kilian Nikiema

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Kilian Nikiema
Personal information
Full name Killian Basba Geeke Nikiema
Date of birth (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 18)
Place of birth Drachten, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 ADO Den Haag
Youth career
2007–2016 Voorschoten '97
2016–2019 ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– ADO Den Haag 0 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 Netherlands U15 3 (0)
2018 Netherlands U16 1 (0)
2019 Netherlands U17 1 (0)
2019– Burkina Faso 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:39, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:39, 18 December 2021 (UTC)

Killian Basba Geeke Nikiema (born 22 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for ADO Den Haag. Born in the Netherlands, Nikiema represents the Burkina Faso national football team internationally.

Professional career[]

Nikiema began playing football with the youth academy of Voorschoten '97 at the age of 4 and played as winger, before switching to become a goalkeeper at 15. Nikiema joined the youth academy of ADO Den Haag in 2016, and signed his first professional contract with them on 9 May 2019.[1]

International career[]

Nikema was born in the Netherlands to a Burkinabé father and Dutch mother, and is a youth international for the Netherlands. Nikiema made his professional debut for the Burkina Faso national football team in a friendly 1-0 win over Libya on 4 September 2019.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Chelsea, Yirimany Fatimm (May 9, 2019). "Transfert: Kilian Nikièma signe son premier contrat professionnel avec Ado Den Haag .(Hollande)". Faso Sports.
  2. ^ "Elson Hooi matchwinner bij Curaçao, mooie primeur Kilian Nikiema". ADO Den Haag.
  3. ^ "ADO's jeugdoelman Kilian Nikiema in voorlopige selectie Oranje O17". September 24, 2019.

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