Dani Kiki

Dani Ayman Kiki (Bulgarian: Дани Айман Кики; born 8 January 1988) is a retired Bulgarian professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. He is of Syrian Kurdish descent,[1] as his father is from Syria.[2][3]

Dani Kiki
Personal information
Full name Dani Ayman Kiki
Date of birth (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988
Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
Youth career
1995–2003 Botev 2002
2003–2006 Spartak Plovdiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 84 (7)
2011 Chernomorets Burgas 2 (0)
2012 Rakovski 4 (1)
2013 Lokomotiv Sofia 2 (0)
2013–2017 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 113 (16)
2018–2020 Cherno More 48 (6)
2021 Levski Krumovgrad
Total 253 (30)
International career
2007–2009 Bulgaria U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2020

Career

Early career

Kiki started to play football in the private junior football academy Botev 2002 in Plovdiv. His first coach was Marin Bakalov. In 2004, at the age of 16, he went to Spartak Plovdiv.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

In 2006, only 18 years old, Dani Kiki signed his first professional contract with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

Kiki made his official debut in the Bulgarian first division in a match against Lokomotiv Sofia on 17 September 2006 as a 77th-minute substitute and played for 13 minutes. The result of the match was a 0:2 loss for The Smurfs.

Six days later, Kiki scored his first goal for Lokomotiv Plovdiv against PFC Chernomorets Burgas Sofia. He netted a goal in the 90th minute. The result of the match was a 6:0 win for Loko.

On 31 October 2009, he was involved in a brawl, along with several other players, following his team's 0-1 loss to Botev Plovdiv.[4]

Chernomorets Burgas

After a five-year spell at Lauta and some problems with the club, Kiki was released from Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He relocated to Burgas, to sign a contract with Chernomorets Burgas. He was released in January 2012.

Return to Lokomotiv Plovdiv

On 29 October 2016 he scored the winning goal for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the game against CSKA Sofia.[5]

Cherno More Varna

On 16 January 2018 Kiki joined Cherno More Varna after he had left Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the end of 2017.[6]

Krumovgrad

In July 2021, Kiki joined Levski Krumovgrad.[7]

Career statistics
As of 1 July 2019[8]
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOther[lower-alpha 1]Total
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lokomotiv Plovdiv A Group 2006–07 17242––214
2007–08 24020––260
2008–09 10300––103
2009–10 19200––192
2010–11 14010––150
Chernomorets Burgas 2011–12 2000––20
Rakovski V AFG 2011–12 4100––41
Lokomotiv Sofia A Group 2012–13 2000––20
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2013–14 22240––262
2014–15 24340––273
2015–16 21320––233
First League 2016–17 33620––356
2017–18 13210––142
Cherno More 9100––91
2018–19 22410––234
2019–20 0000––00
Career total 23629212000025731
  1. Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.

International career

In November 2007 of that time the Bulgarian national under-21 coach Aleksandar Stankov called Kiki up for Bulgaria national under-21 football team for a matches with England U21 and Ireland U21. On 16 November 2007, on stadium:mk in Milton Keynes he made his official debut for Bulgaria U21 against England U21. For Bulgaria U21, Kiki was capped five times.

References
  1. "Сириец, кюрд, българин или просто Кики". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 15 November 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. "ЦСКА спазари трима от Локо Пд, Кики се дърпа". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  3. Треньорът на "Локо" (Пд) дава оставка
  4. Морини короняса Ботев - "канарчетата" спечелиха битката за Пловдив (видео)
  5. ЦСКА - Локомотив Пд 0:1 /репортаж/
  6. "Черно море се похвали с още две нови попълнения" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 16 January 2018.
  7. "Дани Кики вече е играч на Левски (Крумовград)" (in Bulgarian). plovdiv24.bg. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  8. "Dani Kiki". Soccerway.com. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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