Kaique Kenji
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kaique Kenji Takamura Correa | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruzeiro | ||
| Number | 69 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Corinthians | ||
| 2017–2019 | CA Juventus | ||
| 2019–2022 | São Caetano | ||
| 2022–2024 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Cruzeiro | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:42, 24 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:42, 24 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Kaique Kenji Takamura Correa (born 30 January 2006) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro.
Club career
[edit]Kenji began playing football with Corinthians before he was 10, and followed that up with stints at CA Juventus and CA Juventus, before moving to the youth academy of Cruzeiro in 2022.[1] In 2023, he signed his first professoinal contract with Cruzeiro for 3 seasons.[2] On 6 September 2024, he renewed professional contract until 2028 after scoring 24 goals and providing 14 assists in 30 games as a U20, and was promoted to their first team. [3] He made his senior and professional debut with Cruzeiro as a substitute in a 2–1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A loss to Corinthians on 20 November 2024.[4] He made the matchday squad for Cruzeiro at the 2024 Copa Sudamericana final, coming on as a substitute as they lost to Racing Club on 23 November 2024.[5]
International career
[edit]Kenji was called up to the Brazil U20s in October 2024 for a camp to train for the 2025 South American U-20 Championship, but had to drop from the squad due to an injury.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Kenji was born in Brazil, and is of Afro-Brazilian descent through his father, and Japanese and Italian descent through his mother.[1] His father is the football agent and former Brazil international footballer Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Artilheiro do Cruzeiro no sub-20 é filho de ex-lateral da Seleção e busca cidadania japonesa; conheça". ge. 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Promovido ao profissional do Cruzeiro, filho de ex-lateral da Seleção renova contrato". ge. 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Cruzeiro Renews Contract with Kaique Kenji, Celeste Academy Prospect - footboom1.com".
- ^ Ataque, No (20 November 2024). "Artilheiro da base do Cruzeiro estreia pelo profissional diante do Corinthians < No Ataque".
- ^ Online, Admin GMC (23 November 2024). "Cruzeiro paga por apatia no 1º tempo, e Racing conquista a Copa Sul-Americana". GMC Online.
- ^ "Atacante do Cruzeiro sofre lesão e se afasta dos gramados". Antenados no Futebol. 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Seabra de olho? Joia da base do Cruzeiro fica perto de 40 participações em gols no ano". Rádio Itatiaia. 27 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kaique Kenji at Soccerway
- BDFA Profile
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Footballers from São Paulo
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian people of Japanese descent
- Brazilian people of Italian descent
- Afro-Brazilian sportspeople
- Men's association football wingers
- Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen