Kauê
Personal information
Full name Kauê Rodrigues Pessanha[1]
Date of birth (2004-10-22) 22 October 2004
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Botafogo
Youth career
2017– Botafogo
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Brazil U15 1 (0)
2022– Brazil U20

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

Club career

Kauê joined the academy of Botafogo in 2017, rising through the club's youth teams and playing under-20 football while still only 16.[2] He signed his first professional contract in April 2022, before training with the first team in September of the same year.[3][4]

Having impressed in first team training, he was reported to have been integrated permanently ahead of the 2023 season.[5][6]

International career

Valim was first called up to the Brazil under-20 team in May 2022.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Kauê at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Kauê é Seleção" [Kauê is Seleção]. botafogo.com.br (in Portuguese). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. "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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