Kilian Nikiema

Kilian Nikiema
Personal information
Full name Killian Basba Geeke Nikiema
Date of birth (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003
Place of birth Drachten, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 ADO Den Haag
Number 1
Youth career
2007–2016 Voorschoten '97
2016–2019 ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– ADO Den Haag 84 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Netherlands U15 3 (0)
2018 Netherlands U16 1 (0)
2019 Netherlands U17 1 (0)
2019– Burkina Faso 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:24, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

Killian Basba Geeke Nikiema (born 22 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

Nikiema began playing football with the youth academy of Voorschoten '97 at the age of 4 and played as winger, before switching to become a goalkeeper at 15. He joined the youth academy of ADO Den Haag in 2016, and signed his first professional contract with them on 9 May 2019.[1]

International career

Nikema was born in the Netherlands to a Burkinabé father and Dutch mother, and is a youth international for the Netherlands. Nikiema made his professional debut for the Burkina Faso national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Libya on 4 September 2019.[2][3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ADO Den Haag 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 0000——00
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 10———10
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 120——00120
2024–25 Eerste Divisie 320——2[a]0340
2025–26 Eerste Divisie 36000——360
2026–27 Eredivisie 3000——30
Career total 840000020860

International

As of match played 31 December 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Burkina Faso 201910
202210
202320
202430
202520
Total90

Honours

ADO Den Haag

Notes

  1. ↑ Appearances in Promotion play-offs

References

  1. ↑ Chelsea, Yirimany Fatimm (9 May 2019). "Transfert: Kilian Nikièma signe son premier contrat professionnel avec Ado Den Haag .(Hollande)". Faso Sports. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Elson Hooi matchwinner bij Curaçao, mooie primeur Kilian Nikiema". ADO Den Haag.
  3. ↑ "ADO's jeugdoelman Kilian Nikiema in voorlopige selectie Oranje O17". 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Engelen, Siep; Rosendaal, Rian (10 April 2026). "ADO Den Haag have been crowned KKD champions, yet they will not receive the trophy just yet, for a surprising reason". goal.com. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
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