Kaiky
Kaiky
Brazilian footballer
Kaiky Fernandes Melo (born 12 January 2004), simply known as Kaiky, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Segunda División Albacete, on loan from La Liga club Almería.
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Kaiky with Santos in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kaiky Fernandes Melo | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Santos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Albacete (on loan from Almería) | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portuários | |||
| 2013–2021 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Santos | 33 | (1) |
| 2022– | Almería | 21 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Albacete (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Brazil U15 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Brazil U20 | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:44, 14 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Santos
Born in Santos, São Paulo, Kaiky joined Santos' youth setup from local side Portuários.[1] Initially playing futsal, he started to appear in the club's football categories at the age of nine.[2]
On 21 December 2020, Kaiky signed his first professional contract with Peixe, agreeing to a three-year deal.[3] He made his professional debut the following 28 February, starting in a 2–2 Campeonato Paulista away draw against Santo André.[4]
On his Copa Libertadores debut on 9 March 2021, Kaiky started and scored his first professional goal, netting the winner in a 2–1 home success over Deportivo Lara;[5] aged 17 years, one month and 25 days, he became the youngest Brazilian to score in the competition and second overall, only behind Juan Carlos Cárdenas;[6] his record was broken in the following month by teammate Ângelo.
Kaiky made his Série A debut on 29 May 2021, starting in a 0–3 away loss against Bahia.[7] On 27 April 2022, after establishing himself in the first team squad, he renewed his contract until December 2026.[8]
Almería
On 11 July 2022, Santos agreed to transfer Kaiky to Spanish La Liga side UD Almería for a rumoured fee of €7 million.[9] The move was officially announced eight days later, with the player signing a six-year deal.[10]
Kaiky made his debut abroad on 14 August 2022, starting in a 2–1 home loss to Real Madrid.[11] He scored his first professional goal on 26 August 2023, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Cádiz.
On 1 February 2024, Kaiky was loaned to Segunda División side Albacete for the remainder of the season.[12]
Kaiky was called up to the under-15 team in 2019, and featured in the 2019 South American U-15 Championship for the side as captain.[13] He featured in six matches during the tournament as his side lifted the trophy.
In 2020, Kaiky was called multiple times to the under-17s, in a training period ahead of the 2021 South American U-17 Championship.[14]
- As of match played 26 September 2023[15]
| Club | Season | League | State league[lower-alpha 1] | National cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2021 | Série A | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 54 | 2 | ||
| Almería | 2022–23 | La Liga | 13 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 32 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 71 | 3 | ||
- Includes Campeonato Paulista
- Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey
- Ten appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
International
Brazil U15
- "Santos: Conheça o zagueiro capitão da seleção sub-15 que já joga no sub-20" [Santos: know the captain of the under-15 national team who already plays in the under-20s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "Joia 2021: Santos prepara novo "xerife" para zaga com contrato longo e experiência" [Pearl 2021: Santos prepare new "sheriff" for the defense with long contract and experience] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "Promessa da base, zagueiro de 16 anos do Santos assina primeiro contrato profissional" [Prospect of the youth setup, 16-year-old stopper of Santos signs first professional contract] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "Sob olhar de Holan, garotos do Santos estreiam com empate contra Santo André" [Watched by Holan, Santos' kids debut with draw against Santo André] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- "Santos bate Deportivo Lara com gols de garotos e larga em vantagem na Libertadores" [Santos defeat Deportivo Lara with goals from kids and go in advantage in the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- "Muito futuro: Ângelo e Kaiky quebram marcas pelo Santos na Libertadores" [Too much future: Ângelo and Kaiky break landmarks for Santos in the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- "Bahia atropela o Santos em sete minutos e larga com vitória no Brasileirão" [Bahia run over Santos in seven minutes and start with a victory in the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- "Santos FC acerta renovação de Kaiky por mais três anos" [Santos FC agree the renewal of Kaiky for three more years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- "Santos acerta venda de Kaiky para o Almería, da Espanha" [Santos agree transfer of Kaiky to Almería, from Spain] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- "Kaiky se convierte en nuevo jugador de la UD Almería" [Kaiky becomes the new player of UD Almería] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- Rodríguez, José María (14 August 2022). "Alaba levanta de la silla al Madrid" [Alaba lifts Madrid from the chair]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- "Kaiky jugará en el Albacete hasta final de temporada" [Kaiky will play at Albacete until the end of the season] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- "Capitão da Seleção Sub-15, Kaiky exalta consistência da equipe" [Captain of the under-15 national team, Kaiky praises consistency of the team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "Kaiky Fernandes volta a ser convocado para a Seleção Sub-17" [Kaiky Fernandes is called up to the under-17 national team again] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
