Kaká (footballer, born 1999)

Andressa Karolaine Freire Gomes Ferreira (born 2 August 1999), commonly known as Kaká, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre back for São Paulo.

Kaká
Personal information
Full name Andressa Karolaine Freire Gomes Ferreira[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-02) 2 August 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Brasília, Brazil[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre back[2]
Team information
Current team
São Paulo
Number 3
Youth career
2016–2018 Minas Brasília [pt]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Minas Brasília [pt] 48 (3)
2022–2023 Santos 24 (1)
2024– São Paulo 20 (0)
International career
2024– Brazil 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:35, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:35, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Brasília, Federal District, Kaká began her career with local side Minas Brasília [pt] in 2016, as a forward. Promoted to the first team in 2018, she was a first-choice as the side won the year's Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2.[3]

She remained as a starter for Minas in the following years, suffering relegation from the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 in 2021. On 4 February 2022, she moved to Santos.[4]

On 21 November 2022, Kaká renewed her contract with Santos for a further year.[5] She announced her departure from the club on 2 January 2024.[6]

Honours

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Minas Brasília

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kaká at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Kaká". Santos FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Toalha molhada na cama e muito futebol: conheça Kaká, a zagueira "adotada" pelas gêmeas presidentes do Minas" [Wet towel on the bed and a lot of football: know Kaká, the stopper "adopted" byt the twin presidents of Minas] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Zagueira brasiliense Kaká é contratada como reforço do Santos" [Brasiliense stopper Kaká is signed as an addition of Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Santos renova com dupla de zaga da equipe feminina; confira" [Santos renew with defensive duo of the women's team; check it out] (in Brazilian Portuguese). BOL. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Kaká anuncia saída das Sereias da Vila" [Kaká bids farewell from the Sereias da Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Meu Peixão. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.