sport.wikisort.org - Athlete
Kaiky Fernandes Melo (born 12 January 2004), simply known as Kaiky, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Almería.
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kaiky Fernandes Melo | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Santos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portuários | |||
| 2013–2021 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Santos | 33 | (1) |
| 2022– | Almería | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Brazil U15 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Brazil U20 | 3 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:56, 4 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:44, 14 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Santos
Born in Santos, São Paulo, Kaiky joined Santos' youth setup from local side Portuários.[1] Initially playing futsal, he started to appear in the club's football categories at the age of nine.[2]
On 21 December 2020, Kaiky signed his first professional contract with Peixe, agreeing to a three-year deal.[3] He made his professional debut the following 28 February, starting in a 2–2 Campeonato Paulista away draw against Santo André.[4]
On his Copa Libertadores debut on 9 March 2021, Kaiky started and scored his first professional goal, netting the winner in a 2–1 home success over Deportivo Lara;[5] aged 17 years, one month and 25 days, he became the youngest Brazilian to score in the competition and second overall, only behind Juan Carlos Cárdenas;[6] his record was broken in the following month by teammate Ângelo.
Kaiky made his Série A debut on 29 May 2021, starting in a 0–3 away loss against Bahia.[7] On 27 April 2022, after establishing himself in the first team squad, he renewed his contract until December 2026.[8]
Almería
On 11 July 2022, Santos agreed to transfer Kaiky to Spanish La Liga side UD Almería for a rumoured fee of €7 million.[9] The move was officially announced eight days later, with the player signing a six-year deal.[10]
International career
Kaiky was called up to the under-15 team in 2019, and featured in the 2019 South American U-15 Championship for the side as captain.[11] He featured in six matches during the tournament as his side lifted the trophy.
In 2020, Kaiky was called multiple times to the under-17s, in a training period ahead of the 2021 South American U-17 Championship.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 7 July 2022[13]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2021 | Série A | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 37 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | — | 54 | 2 | |||
| Almería | 2022–23 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 16 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2 | ||
- Ten appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
International
Brazil U15
- South American U-15 Championship: 2019
References
- "Santos: Conheça o zagueiro capitão da seleção sub-15 que já joga no sub-20" [Santos: know the captain of the under-15 national team who already plays in the under-20s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "Joia 2021: Santos prepara novo "xerife" para zaga com contrato longo e experiência" [Pearl 2021: Santos prepare new "sheriff" for the defense with long contract and experience] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "Promessa da base, zagueiro de 16 anos do Santos assina primeiro contrato profissional" [Prospect of the youth setup, 16-year-old stopper of Santos signs first professional contract] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "Sob olhar de Holan, garotos do Santos estreiam com empate contra Santo André" [Watched by Holan, Santos' kids debut with draw against Santo André] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- "Santos bate Deportivo Lara com gols de garotos e larga em vantagem na Libertadores" [Santos defeat Deportivo Lara with goals from kids and go in advantage in the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- "Muito futuro: Ângelo e Kaiky quebram marcas pelo Santos na Libertadores" [Too much future: Ângelo and Kaiky break landmarks for Santos in the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- "Bahia atropela o Santos em sete minutos e larga com vitória no Brasileirão" [Bahia run over Santos in seven minutes and start with a victory in the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- "Santos FC acerta renovação de Kaiky por mais três anos" [Santos FC agree the renewal of Kaiky for three more years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- "Santos acerta venda de Kaiky para o Almería, da Espanha" [Santos agree transfer of Kaiky to Almería, from Spain] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- "Kaiky se convierte en nuevo jugador de la UD Almería" [Kaiky becomes the new player of UD Almería] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- "Capitão da Seleção Sub-15, Kaiky exalta consistência da equipe" [Captain of the under-15 national team, Kaiky praises consistency of the team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "Kaiky Fernandes volta a ser convocado para a Seleção Sub-17" [Kaiky Fernandes is called up to the under-17 national team again] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- Kaiky at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
External links
- Santos FC profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)
  | This biographical article about a football defender from Brazil born in the 2000s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
На других языках
- [en] Kaiky
[es] Kaiky
Kaiky Fernandes Melo (Santos, 12 de enero de 2004), conocido simplemente como Kaiky, es un futbolista brasileño que juega como defensa central y su equipo actual es el Santos del Brasileraõ.[it] Kaiky
Kaiky Fernandes Melo (Santos, 12 gennaio 2004) è un calciatore brasiliano, difensore del Santos.[ru] Фернандес, Каики
Каики Фернандес Мело (порт. Kaiky Fernandes Melo; родился 12 января 2004, Сантус) — бразильский футболист, центральный защитник испанского клуба «Альмерия».Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии