Patrick Apataki
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Kifu Apataki | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bibicha Kinshasa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2000 | DC Motema Pembe | ||
| 2000–2001 | Lokeren | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Bursaspor | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | RCF Paris | 21 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | FC Rouen | 25 | (2) |
| 2006 | AmaZulu | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 17 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Dynamos | ||
| 2009–2010 | F.C. Cape Town | ||
| 2011– | DC Motema Pembe | ||
| National team | |||
| 2000–2005 | DR Congo | 12 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Patrick Kifu Apataki (born 14 May 1979 in Kinshasa) is a DR Congo football, who currently plays for F.C. Cape Town.[1]
Career
He previously played for AmaZulu, FC Rouen, RCF Paris, AS Marsa, CS Sfaxien, Bursaspor, Lokeren, DC Motema Pembe.[2] He was released by Mamelodi Sundowns at the end of the 2007/2008 season, attended trials at Israeli club Bnei Sakhnin F.C. in August, but complications with travel documents appear to have scuppered his return to that country has been interest in his services from Premiership rookies Bay United.[3] The Congolese striker believes his decision to join struggling First Division side Dynamos will boost his chances of a return to the Absa Premiership or a move overseas.[4] In 2009 left Dynamos of the South African Premier Soccer League[5] and joined to F.C. Cape Town.[6]
International career
Apataki was also member of the DR Congo national football team.