Rubenilson dos Santos da Rocha

Kanu
Personal information
Full name Rubenilson dos Santos da Rocha
Date of birth (1987-09-23) 23 September 1987
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Buriram United
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Grêmio Barueri 4 (1)
2008Juventus-SP (loan) 11 (2)
2008Anderlecht (loan) 1 (0)
2009–2013 Anderlecht 79 (12)
2009Cercle Brugge (loan) 13 (0)
2013–2016 Terek Grozny 54 (2)
2016– Buriram United 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 March 2016.


Rubenilson dos Santos da Rocha (born 23 September 1987), commonly known as Kanu, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Buriram United as a Midfielder.

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]

Statistics

As of 16 May 2016[4]
Club statistics
Season Club League League Cup Continental Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
2012–13 Terek Grozny Russian Premier League 610061
2013–14 25130281
2014–15 18010190
2015–16 502171
Total Russia 54261603
Career total 54261603

Personal life

Kanu chose his football name as a reference to Nwankwo Kanu.

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. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  4. "KANU". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2014.


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