Káká (Portuguese footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Eduardo Ferreira Batista[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 October 1992||
Place of birth | Vizela, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | União Leiria | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2008 | Vizela | ||
2008–2011 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Vitória Guimarães B | 29 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Limianos (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Belenenses | 1 | (0) |
2015 | Marítimo B | 18 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Oliveirense | 34 | (0) |
2016–2018 | União Leiria | 55 | (2) |
2018–2020 | Vizela | 34 | (1) |
2020 | Olhanense | 1 | (0) |
2020– | União Leiria | 97 | (5) |
International career | |||
2012 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:39, 9 December 2024 (UTC) |
Carlos Eduardo Ferreira Batista (born 6 October 1992), known as Káká, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga Portugal 2 club União de Leiria.
Club career
[edit]Káká was born in Vizela, Braga District.[2] He finished his development at Vitória de Guimarães, being loaned to third division club A.D. Os Limianos to start his senior career.[3]
On 12 July 2013, Káká signed for C.F. Os Belenenses.[4] He made his only Primeira Liga appearance on 22 December, playing the full 0–0 home draw against G.D. Estoril Praia in place of the habitual starter Filipe Ferreira.[5]
From 2014 to 2016, Káká competed in the Liga Portugal 2, C.S. Marítimo B[6] and U.D. Oliveirense.[7] He subsequently returned to the third tier, firstly with U.D. Leiria;[8] he remained in that league the following three seasons, in service of F.C. Vizela[9] and S.C. Olhanense.[10]
Returned to Leiria in October 2020,[11] Káká renewed his contract in 2023 as they achieved second-division promotion, and again in 2024; at the time he was the squad member with the most competitive games, surpassing 150.[12][13][14][15]
Káká missed two months of the 2023–24 campaign due to injury.[16] He scored his only goal as a professional on 17 September 2023, in the 5–0 away win over his former side Belenenses.[17]
International career
[edit]Káká won his only cap for the Portugal under-21 team on 14 November 2012, as a late substitute in a 3–2 friendly victory over Scotland.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Káká" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Faria, João (27 June 2023). "A loucura por Mbappé e um reforço na Cidade Berço" [They go crazy over Mbappé and the Cradle City signs one]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "V. Guimarães: 15 jogadores emprestados" [V. Guimarães: 15 players on loan] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Belenenses: Kaká contratado" [Belenenses: Kaká signed] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Ferreira, Luís Pedro (22 December 2013). "Belenenses-Estoril, 0–0 (crónica)" [Belenenses-Estoril, 0–0 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Marítimo B: Kaká é reforço" [Marítimo B: Kaká is addition] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Quatro reforços inscritos" [Four additions registered]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 August 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Kaka e João Coimbra são reforços na UD Leiria" [Kaka and João Coimbra are additions at UD Leiria] (in Portuguese). Futebol Distrital de Leiria. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Kaká de regresso ao FC Vizela 11 anos depois" [Kaká returns to FC Vizela 11 years later] (in Portuguese). Rádio Vizela. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Alves, Armando (7 July 2020). "Kaká é reforço do Olhanense" [Kaká is addition to Olhanense]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Kaká de regresso à UD Leiria" [Kaká returns to UD Leiria] (in Portuguese). U.D. Leiria. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "União de Leiria renova com o defesa Káká" [União de Leiria renew with defender Káká] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Paulo, Joaquim (22 September 2023). "Subida a coroar trajeto de Kaká" [Promotion the icing on cake to Kaká's career]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Pedrosa Marques, Eduardo (24 May 2024). "UD Leiria: Kaká vai continuar de 'castelo ao peito'" [UD Leiria: Kaká will continue 'doning the castle']. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Kaká renova contrato com a União de Leiria por mais uma época" [Kaká renews contract with União de Leiria for another season]. Jornal de Leiria (in Portuguese). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Boas notícias para a União de Leiria: Kaká volta frente ao Mafra" [Good news for União de Leiria: Kaká returns against Mafra]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Belenenses-União de Leiria, 0–5: leirienses regressam às vitórias com goleada" [Belenenses-União de Leiria, 0–5: men from Leiria return to wins with rout]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 September 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Sub-21 dão volta ao marcador e vencem a Escócia por 3–2" [Under-21s come back from behind and beat Scotland 3–2] (in Portuguese). TSF. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Káká at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Káká national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Káká at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Vizela
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Footballers from Braga District
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- Liga 3 (Portugal) players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- F.C. Vizela players
- A.D. Os Limianos players
- Vitória S.C. B players
- Vitória S.C. players
- C.F. Os Belenenses players
- U.D. Oliveirense players
- U.D. Leiria players
- S.C. Olhanense players
- Portugal men's under-21 international footballers