| Kenshiro Daniels | |
| Fullname: | Kenshiro Michael Lontok Daniels |
| Birth Date: | 13 January 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Newport Beach, California, United States |
| Height: | 1.75 m[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Irvine Lasers |
| Youthclubs2: | Santa Anita SC |
| Youthclubs3: | La Sierra High School |
| Years1: | 2012 |
| Clubs1: | Laos |
| Years2: | 2013–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Kaya–Iloilo |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Kaya–Iloilo |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | United City |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | Sukhothai |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs6: | RANS Nusantara |
| Caps6: | 23 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Philippines U22 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014– |
| Nationalteam2: | Philippines[2] |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 39 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
| Pcupdate: | 30 April 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 19 October 2023 |
Kenshiro Michael Lontok Daniels (born January 13, 1995)[3] is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Philippines national team. He was born in Newport Beach, California to Hollywood actor and retired kickboxer Gary Daniels and a Filipino mother.
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.[4] [5]
Daniels was born in Irvine, California to an English father and a Filipino mother, which made him eligible to play for England, the Philippines and the United States.
Daniels made his international debut for the Philippines as a substitute in a 0–0 draw over Malaysia in Selayang, Malaysia on March 1, 2014.
Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ||||||
| 1. | 6 October 2018 | Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh | 2018 Bangabandhu Cup | |||
| 2022 | ||||||
| 2. | 20 December 2022 | Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2022 AFF Championship | |
| 3. | 2–2 | |||||
| 4. | 23 December 2022 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | 1–0 | 5–1 | ||
Daniels is not of Japanese descent. His given name was derived from Kenshiro, the protagonist of the Fist of the North Star. 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.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kaya–Iloilo | 2017 | PFL | 21 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 2021 | – | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||||
| United City | 2022–23 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 41 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 20 | |||