Rayan_(footballer,_born_2006)
Rayan (footballer, born 2006)
Brazilian footballer
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Simplício and the second or paternal family name is Rocha.
Rayan Vitor Simplício Rocha (born 3 August 2006), known simply as Rayan, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Vasco da Gama.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rayan Vitor Simplício Rocha[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2006-08-03) 3 August 2006 (age 17) | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vasco da Gama | ||
Number | 77 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2023 | Vasco da Gama | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Vasco da Gama | 4 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Brazil U17 | 13 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023 |
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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rayan joined Vasco da Gama at the age of six.[3][4] He established a name for himself as a prolific goal-scorer, scoring 280 goals by the age of eleven.[5] He continued this form into Vasco's under-17 team, scoring 29 goals in 34 games in 2022, catching the eye of Spanish side Barcelona.[6][7]
Rayan was called up to the Brazil under-17 squad for friendlies against Chile and Paraguay in 2022; he scored twice in four games.[4]
His father, Valkmar, also played for Vasco de Gama, representing the club as a defender between 1995 and 2000.[5]
Club
- As of 28 January 2023[8]
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Club | Season | League | State league | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vasco da Gama | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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- Includes Copa do Brasil
- Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca
- "Rayan, atacante do Sub-11 do Vasco, chama atenção no São Januário" [Rayan, Vasco Under-11 striker, draws attention at São Januário]. dabase.com.br (in Portuguese). 18 April 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- Ribeiro, Emanuelle (14 November 2022). "Prestes a assinar primeiro contrato com o Vasco, Rayan foi o destaque da base em 2022" [About to sign his first contract with Vasco, Rayan was the highlight of the base in 2022]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- Schmidt, Felipe; Magliano, Leonardo (29 September 2017). "Filho de Valkmar coleciona gols no Vasco e é promessa de artilheiro" [Son of Valkmar collects goals at Vasco and is a promise of top scorer]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- Silva, Felipe (11 November 2022). "Rayan impressiona, mas Vasco adota cautela com utilização da promessa" [Rayan impresses, but Vasco is cautious with using the promise]. esport.ig.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- Piera, Joaquim (19 May 2022). "Rayan, la apuesta de Deco para la cantera del Barça" [Rayan, Deco's bet for the Barça youth system]. sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.,