Caíque (footballer, born 1998)

Caíque da Silva Maria (born 14 June 1998), known as just Caíque, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Guarani on loan from Maringá.

Caíque
Personal information
Full name Caíque da Silva Maria[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Campinas, Brazil[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
Guarani
Number 36
Youth career
2007–2017 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 São Paulo 7 (0)
2019Criciúma (loan) 23 (1)
2023– Maringá 25 (1)
2023–Guarani (loan) 8 (0)
International career
2015 Brazil U17 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2023

Club career

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Born in Campinas, Caíque joined the youth academy of São Paulo FC in 2007.[1] In 2016, he won the Copa do Brasil and Campeonato Paulista under 20 with the side. On 30 December 2017, Caíque was promoted by manager Dorival Júnior to the senior squad.[2]

On 20 January 2018, Caíque made his first team debut against Grêmio Esportivo Novorizontino in the Paulista competition, where he failed to score from the penalty spot.[3] In 2020 he joined Botafogo FC on a free transfer.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Conheça Caíque, jovem lateral relacionado para o SanSão [Meet Caíque, young side related to SanSão]" (in Portuguese). Torcedores. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "São Paulo promove Caique e pode levar mais duas promessas ao time principal [São Paulo promotes Caique and may bring two more promises to the main team]" (in Portuguese). UOL. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Caique admite "corpo pesado" em estreia pelo SP e lamenta pênalti ignorado [Caique admits "heavy body" in debut by SP and regrets ignored penalty]" (in Portuguese). UOL. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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