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Kayky
Personal information
Full name Kayky da Silva Chagas
Date of birth (2003-06-11) 11 June 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Fluminense
Number 37
Youth career
2012 Mangueira
2012–2021 Fluminense FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Fluminense FC 8 (2)
International career‡
2019 Brazil U16 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:04, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 March 2021

Kayky da Silva Chagas (born 11 June 2003), simply known as Kayky, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fluminense. He will join English club Manchester City in January 2022.

Club career

Fluminense

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Kayky was initially rejected a place in the Fluminense academy, as the club had filled their spaces, and instead joined local side Mangueira. In his first game, he scored a hattrick in a 5–3 win over Fluminense, prompting Flu to immediately sign him.[1] He initially joined up with their under-9 futsal squad.[2] He transitioned to football during his development, and was an important unit of the under-17 squad which won the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17.[3]

Promoted to the main squad for the 2021 campaign, Kayky made his professional debut on 4 March of that year, coming on as a first-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Miguel Silveira in a 1–2 Campeonato Carioca away loss against Resende.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 6 April, netting the opener in a 4–0 away routing of Macaé.[5]

On 11 April 2021, Kayky scored Flu's opener in a 3–1 home win against Nova Iguaçu through an individual effort, after dribbling past four opponents.[6]

On 6 May, he became the youngest player to score in the Copa Libertadores for Fluminense, at age 17, in the 1–1 draw with Junior.

Manchester City

In April 2021, several media sources reported that Kayky and teammate Metinho had both agreed to a move to Manchester City for a combined fee of €15 million; Kayky's deal alone would cost €10 million, with another 15 in variables.[7][8] On 23 April, the agreement was officially confirmed, with the transfer set to go through in January 2022.[9]

International career

Constantly called up to trainings with the Brazil under-15[10] and under-17 squads,[11] Kayky featured in two friendlies for the under-16 side in 2019.

Style of play

A left-footed right-sided forward, Kayky is often compared to Neymar due to his dribbling ability.[12] He celebrates his goals by doing a moustache with his hand, as an honour to his father.[13]

Career statistics

As of 14 April 2021.[14]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fluminense 2021 Série A 0 0 8[a] 2 0 0 0 0 — 8 2
Career total 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
  1. ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca

References

  1. ^ Seixas, Josué (13 May 2021). "Kayky: the Brazilian football prodigy on his way to Manchester City". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Do futsal ao profissional: Kayky é exemplo de um dos segredos de Xerém" [From the futsal to the main squad: Kayky is an example of one of Xerém's secrets] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Kayky y Arthur, las dos grandes joyas del Fluminense campeón" [Kayky and Arthur, the biggest pearls of the champion Fluminense] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Fluminense tem gol mal anulado e perde do Resende de virada na estreia no Campeonato Carioca" [Fluminense have a goal wrongly disallowed and lose to Resende with a comeback in the debut of the Campeonato Carioca] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Com gols de Kayky e veteranos, Fluminense goleia o Macaé e entra no G4 do Carioca" [With goals from Kayky and veterans, Fluminense thrash Macaé and go inside the top four of the Carioca] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Kayky, do Fluminense, comemora golaço no Maracanã: "Mano a mano é o que faço de melhor"" [Kayky, from Fluminense, celebrates great goal at the Maracanã: "One-on-one is the thing I do best"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Guardiola ficha a la nueva joya de Brasil" [Guardiola signs the new pearl of Brazil] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Kayky vai juntar-se ao Manchester City em janeiro de 2022" [Kayky will join Manchester City in January 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  9. ^ "We are delighted to confirm we have reached an agreement with Fluminese regarding the future transfer of Kayky. The teenage forward will remain with Fluminese until the end of the Brazilian season". Manchester City F.C. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Fluminense tem três jogadores convocados para a Seleção Sub-15" [Fluminense have three players called up for the under-15 national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Flu tem quatro jogadores e um profissional convocados para a Seleção" [Flu have four players and one staff member called up to the national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Kayky, o "Neymar canhoto" do Fluminense mostra suas primeiras credenciais no profissional" [Kayky, the "left-footed Neymar" of Fluminense shows his first credentials in the first team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Goal. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Por que Kayky, joia do Fluminense, comemora gols fazendo um bigode com as mãos?" [Why Kayky, Fluminense's pearl, celebrates goals by doing a moustache with his hands?] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Goal. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  14. ^ Kayky at Soccerway
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