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Káká (Portuguese footballer)

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Not to be confused with Kaká.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Batista.
Káká
Personal information
Full name Carlos Eduardo Ferreira Batista[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-06) 6 October 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Vizela, Portugal[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
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)
2014–2015 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 93 (6)
International career
2012 Portugal U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Carlos Eduardo Ferreira Batista (born 6 October 1992 in Vizela, Braga District), known as Káká, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for U.D. Leiria as a left-back.

Hailing from Vizela, he first joined União Leiria in 2016. He played there for two years, and following an absence he returned in 2020. He renewed his contract in 2023, as Leiria finally gained re-promotion to the Liga Portugal 2, and again in 2024. At the time he was the squad member with the most games for Leiria, surpassing 150 games in the fall of [3]2023.[4][5][6] He missed some of the 2023–24 season due to injury.[7]

He also played for Vizela from 2018[8] and Olhanense in 2020.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Káká" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b Káká at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Subida a coroar trajeto de Kaká" (in Portuguese). Record. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  4. ^ "União de Leiria renova com o defesa Káká" (in Portuguese). Sapo. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  5. ^ Marques, Eduardo Pedrosa (24 May 2024). "UD Leiria: Kaká vai continuar de 'castelo ao peito'" (in Portuguese). A Bola. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Kaká renova contrato com a União de Leiria por mais uma época" (in Portuguese). Jornal de Leiria [pt]. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Boas notícias para a União de Leiria: Kaká volta frente ao Mafra" (in Portuguese). Record. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Kaká de regresso ao FC Vizela 11 anos depois" (in Portuguese). Radio Vizela. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Kaká é reforço do Olhanense" (in Portuguese). Record. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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