Kaio (footballer, born 1995)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kaio Silva Mendes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Várzea Grande, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chapecoense | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Brasil Central | ||
| 2010–2012 | Juventude | ||
| 2013–2015 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Grêmio | 40 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Paraná (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2021 | Paraná | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Ituano | 61 | (5) |
| 2023– | Chapecoense | 17 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2023 | |||
Kaio Silva Mendes (born 18 March 1995), simply known as Kaio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chapecoense.
Career
[edit]Born in Várzea Grande, Kaio began his career with Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. He made two appearances as an unused substitute in the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A season, the first being a 2–0 win at Figueirense FC on 4 September.
The following 10 February, he made his professional debut in a 1–0 win at Veranópolis Esporte Clube Recreativo e Cultural in the 2016 Campeonato Gaúcho, as a half-time replacement for Moisés.[2]
On 31 January 2019, Kaio was loaned out to Sport Club do Recife until the end of the year.[3]
Honours
[edit]- Grêmio
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Grêmio FBPA" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
- ^ dos Santos, Luis Felipe (11 February 2016). "Embalado, Grêmio vence Veranópolis e segue invicto no Gaúcho" [In top gear, Grêmio defeat Veranópolis and remain unbeaten in the Gaúcho] (in Portuguese). Terra. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Rafael Thyere e Kaio chegam para fazer exames e assinar com Sport, globoesporte.globo.com, 31 January 2019
External links
[edit]- Kaio at Soccerway
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