Dani Kiki

Dani Ayman Kiki (Bulgarian: Дани Айман Кики) is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. His mother is of Bulgarian descent, but his father is from Syria and is of Syrian Kurdish descent.

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.