Kaique Rocha Lima (born 28 February 2001), known as Kaique Rocha or simply Kaique, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Internacional, on loan from Italian club Sampdoria.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kaique Rocha Lima | ||
Date of birth | (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Taboão da Serra, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Internacional (on loan from Sampdoria) | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
São Paulo | |||
2013–2018 | Santos | ||
2019–2020 | Sampdoria | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Santos | 0 | (0) |
2019– | Sampdoria | 0 | (0) |
2021– | → Internacional (loan) | 19 | (0) |
National team | |||
2018 | Brazil U17 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:00, 4 February 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Taboão da Serra, São Paulo, Kaique joined Santos' youth setup in 2013 at the age of 12.[1] On 22 March 2017, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal.[2]
On 9 November 2018, as Robson Bambu's contract was due to expire and Lucas Veríssimo and Luiz Felipe were both injured, Kaique was called up to the first team by manager Cuca.[3]
On 2 September 2019, Kaique signed a five-year contract with Serie A side Sampdoria,[4] for a rumoured fee of €1.2 million; Santos also retained 15% of a future sale.[5] After being initially assigned to the Primavera squad, he made his professional debut on 27 October 2020 by starting in a 1–0 Coppa Italia home win against Salernitana.[6]
On 30 August 2021, Kaique returned to his home country after agreeing to a two-year loan deal with Internacional.[7]
On 7 March 2018, Kaique was called up to Brazil under-17s for two friendlies against England.[8]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Santos | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Sampdoria | 2019–20 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Internacional (loan) | 2021 | Série A | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
SC Internacional – current squad | |
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