Andressa Karolaine Freire Gomes (born 2 August 1999), commonly known as Kaká, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a centre back for Santos.

Club career

Born in

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, Kaká began her career with local side in 2016, as a

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. 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. She remained as a starter for Minas in the following years, suffering relegation from the

Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 The Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino (Brazilian Women's National Championship), also known as Brasileirão Femenino, is an annual Brazilian women's club football tournament organized by the ''Confederação Brasileira de Futebol'', or CBF ...

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. On 4 February 2022, she moved to Santos. On 21 November 2022, Kaká renewed her contract with Santos for a further year.

Honours

Minas Brasília * Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A2: 2018

References

1999 births Living people Footballers from Brasília Brazilian women's footballers Women's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 players Santos FC (women) players {{Brazil-women-footy-bio-stub