Kauê (footballer, born 2004)

Kauê Rodrigues Pessanha (born 22 October 2004) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botafogo.

Kauê
Personal information
Full name Kauê Rodrigues Pessanha[1]
Date of birth (2004-10-22) 22 October 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Quissamã, Brazil[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Botafogo
Number 25
Youth career
2017– Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Botafogo 5 (1)
International career
2019 Brazil U15 1 (0)
2022– Brazil U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:36, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Kauê joined the academy of Botafogo in 2017, rising through the club's youth teams and playing under-20 football while still only 16.[3] He signed his first professional contract in April 2022, before training with the first team in September of the same year.[4][5]

Having impressed in first team training, he was reported to have been integrated permanently ahead of the 2023 season.[6][7]

International career

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Valim was first called up to the Brazil under-20 team in May 2022.[8]

Honours

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Botafogo

References

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  1. ^ a b Kauê at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Das caronas nas vans hospitalares ao profissional: Kauê aproveita oportunidade no Botafogo e se destaca" [From lifts in hospital vans to the first team: Kauê seizes opportunity at Botafogo and impresses] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Kauê é Seleção" [Kauê is Seleção]. botafogo.com.br (in Portuguese). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Kauê Leonardo assina 1º contrato profissional com o Botafogo" [Kauê Leonardo signs 1st professional contract with Botafogo]. esportes.r7.com (in Portuguese). 14 April 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Joia de 17 anos do Botafogo treina com o time principal" [Botafogo's 17-year-old jewel trains with the main team]. lance.com.br (in Portuguese). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  6. ^ Leiras, Thayuan (12 November 2022). "Kauê agrada em treinos e deve ser testado no Botafogo no Carioca de 2023" [Kauê pleases in training and should be tested in Botafogo in Carioca 2023]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  7. ^ Huber, Fred (11 January 2023). "Joia do Botafogo, Kaue aposta alto no Carioca: "Grande oportunidade"" [Jewel of Botafogo, Kaue bets big on Carioca: "Great opportunity"]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Kauê, do Botafogo, é convocado para a Seleção sub-20 e se junta a Matheus Nascimento" [Kauê, from Botafogo, is called up for the under-20 national team and joins Matheus Nascimento]. lance.com.br (in Portuguese). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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