Killian Basba Geeke Nikiema (born 22 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for ADO Den Haag. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Burkina Faso national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Killian Basba Geeke Nikiema | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 2003 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Drachten, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ADO Den Haag | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2016 | Voorschoten '97 | ||
| 2016–2019 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | ADO Den Haag | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Netherlands U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Netherlands U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Burkina Faso | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:24, 6 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:24, 6 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
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. He 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 team in a friendly 1–0 win over Libya on 4 September 2019.[2][3]
- ^ Chelsea, Yirimany Fatimm (9 May 2019). "Transfert: Kilian Nikièma signe son premier contrat professionnel avec Ado Den Haag .(Hollande)". Faso Sports.
- ^ "Elson Hooi matchwinner bij Curaçao, mooie primeur Kilian Nikiema". ADO Den Haag.
- ^ "ADO's jeugdoelman Kilian Nikiema in voorlopige selectie Oranje O17". 24 September 2019.
- Kilian Nikiema at Soccerway
- Kilian Nikiema at National-Football-Teams.com