Kenshiro Michael Lontok Daniels (born January 13, 1995) is a Filipino professional

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who plays as a forward for Indonesian club RANS Nusantara and the Philippines national team. He was born in

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to Hollywood actor and retired kickboxer Gary Daniels and a Filipino mother.

Club career

Kaya

Daniels began his professional career with the Kaya–Iloilo of the United Football League in 2013. In June 2018, after his 5-year spell, Daniels parted ways with Kaya–Iloilo and moved to the Malaysia Super League, alongside Robert Lopez Mendy, Antonio Ugarte, and Miguel Tanton.

International career

Daniels was born in

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to an English father and a Filipino mother, which made him eligible to play for

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, the

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and the

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. Daniels made his international debut for the

as a substitute in a 0–0 draw over

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Selayang Selayang is a town in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. Location Selayang is located on the main route to Rawang through Jalan Ipoh, and this route is connected to Jalan Kuching as main Rawang-Kuala Lumpur route. It is also an option ...

, Malaysia on March 1, 2014.

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.''

Personal life

Daniels is not of Japanese descent. His given name was derived from

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, the protagonist of the ''

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''. His father Gary Daniels named him after the character. His father, an actor by profession, portrayed the character in the American film adaptation which premiered in 1995, the year the younger Daniels was born.

Career statistics

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* * * * 1995 births Living people Filipino men's footballers Philippines men's international footballers Filipino people of English descent American men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders American people of English descent American sportspeople of Filipino descent Sportspeople from Irvine, California Soccer players from Orange County, California Philippines Football League players Kaya F.C.–Iloilo players Kenshiro Daniels Kenshiro Daniels Liga 1 (Indonesia) players RANS Nusantara F.C. players Filipino expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia {{Philippines-footy-bio-stub