Kanu (footballer, born 1987)


Rubenilson dos Santos da Rocha, commonly known as Kanu, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Raed.

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.

Omonia Nicosia

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 season's premier and gave an assist to Matt Derbyshire for the winning goal.

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Personal life

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