Kaique Rocha

Kaique Rocha Lima (born 28 February 2001), known as Kaique Rocha or simply Kaique, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Italian club Sampdoria as a central defender.

Kaique Rocha
Personal information
Full name Kaique Rocha Lima
Date of birth (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001
Place of birth Taboão da Serra, Brazil
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Sampdoria
Number 2
Youth career
São Paulo
2013–2018 Santos
2019–2020 Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Santos 0 (0)
2019– Sampdoria 0 (0)
National team
2018 Brazil U17 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2018

Club career

Santos

Born in Taboão da Serra, São Paulo, Kaique joined Santos' youth setup in 2013 at the age of 12.[1] On 22 March 2017, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal.[2]

On 9 November 2018, as Robson Bambu's contract was due to expire and Lucas Veríssimo and Luiz Felipe were both injured, Kaique was called up to the first team by manager Cuca.[3]

Sampdoria

On 2 September 2019, Kaique signed a five-year contract with Serie A side Sampdoria,[4] for a rumoured fee of €1.2 million; Santos also retained 15% of a future sale.[5] After being initially assigned to the Primavera squad, he made his professional debut on 27 October 2020 by starting in a 1–0 Coppa Italia home win against Salernitana.[6]

International career

On 7 March 2018, Kaique was called up to Brazil under-17s for two friendlies against England.[7]

Career statistics
As of 2 November 2020[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2018 Série A 00————00
2019 00000000—00
Total 00000000—00
Sampdoria 2019–20 Serie A 00—00——00
2020–21 00—10——10
Total 000010——10
Career total 000010000010

References
  1. "Dispensado por rival, Kaique Rocha é aposta para Taça BH" [Released by rival, Kaique Rocha is the bet for the Taça BH] (in Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. "Zagueiro de apenas 16 anos assina com o Santos até 2020" [16-year old stopper signs with Santos until 2020] (in Portuguese). 90 Min. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. "Com falta de zagueiros, Santos promove Kaique Rocha" [With lack of stoppers, Santos promote Kaique Rocha] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. "Kaique Rocha c'è: il brasiliano preso dal Santos a titolo definitivo" [Kaique Rocha is here: the Brazilian joins from Santos permanently] (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  5. "Sem espaço no Santos, Kaique Rocha fecha acordo com a Sampdoria-ITA" [Without space at Santos, Kaique Rocha agrees deal with Sampdoria-ITA] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  6. "Jovem zagueiro ex-Santos estreia como profissional, e Sampdoria avança na Copa da Itália" [Young stopper formerly of Santos debuts as a professional, and Sampdoria advance in the Coppa Italia] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  7. "Santos tem trio de promessas convocado para a Seleção Sub-17" [Santos have trio of prospects called-up to the under-17 national team] (in Portuguese). Terra. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  8. Kaique Rocha at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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