Kaiky
Kaiky with Santos in 2022
Personal information
Full name Kaiky Fernandes Melo
Date of birth (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Almería
Number 2
Youth career
Portuários
2013–2021 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Santos 33 (1)
2022– Almería 16 (1)
International career‡
2019 Brazil U15 7 (0)
2022– Brazil U20 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:44, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Kaiky Fernandes Melo (born 12 January 2004), simply known as Kaiky, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Almería.

Club career

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]

International career

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.[12] 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.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 September 2023[14]
Club Season League State league[lower-alpha 1] National cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2021 Série A 150702013[lower-alpha 3]1371
2022 10101303[lower-alpha 4]0171
Total 16017150161542
Almería 2022–23 La Liga 130—10—140
2023–24 31—00—31
Total 161—10—171
Career total 32117160161713
  1. ↑ Includes Campeonato Paulista
  2. ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey
  3. ↑ Ten appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

International

Brazil U15

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ Kaiky at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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