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Brazilian footballer Not to be confused with Nwankwo Kanu.

Kanu
Personal information
Full name Rubenilson dos Santos da Rocha
Date of birth (1987-09-23) 23 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Zelzate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Grêmio Barueri 4 (1)
2008 → Juventus-SP (loan) 11 (2)
2008 → Anderlecht (loan) 1 (0)
2009–2013 Anderlecht 79 (12)
2009 → Cercle Brugge (loan) 13 (0)
2013–2016 Terek Grozny 54 (2)
2016 Buriram United 0 (0)
2017–2018 Omonia 22 (0)
2018–2019 Kortrijk 16 (1)
2019 Al-Raed 13 (1)
2020–2021 Xylotymbou 16 (4)
2021 Juazeirense 6 (0)
2021–2022 Rupel Boom 25 (2)
2023 Diest 0 (0)
2023 Rupel Boom 12 (2)
2024– Zelzate 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023

Rubenilson dos Santos da Rocha (born 23 September 1987), commonly known as Kanu, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Zelzate.

Club career

Before signing at Anderlecht, Kanu was on trial with FC Groningen. On 13 December 2008, he was loaned out to Cercle Brugge and on 30 June 2009 returned to Anderlecht.

In February 2014, Kanu agree to switch to Russian Premier League side Terek Grozny.

On 23 June 2017, Kanu signed a deal with the Cypriot First Division club Omonia Nicosia. He made his debut on 10 September 2017 against Ethnikos Achna on the 2017–18 First Division season and gave an assist to Matt Derbyshire for the winning goal.

On 31 January 2023, Kanu joined Diest in Belgium.

Statistics

As of 16 May 2016
Club statistics
Season Club League League Cup Continental Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
2012–13 Terek Grozny Russian Premier League 6 1 0 0 — 6 1
2013–14 25 1 3 0 — 28 1
2014–15 18 0 1 0 — 19 0
2015–16 5 0 2 1 — 7 1
Total Russia 54 2 6 1 — 60 3
Career total 54 2 6 1 — 60 3

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. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  4. "Ποδοσφαιριστής της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Βραζιλιάνος Kanu". Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  5. Match Report: Νικηφόρο ξεκίνημα [Match Report: Winning start] (in Greek). Omonoianews.com. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. "4DE INKOMENDE WINTERTRANSFER" (in Dutch). K.F.C. Diest. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  7. Kanu at Soccerway

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