Kayke Moreno de Andrade Rodrigues (born 1 April 1988), simply known as Kayke, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Early career

Kayke was born in

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, and started his career in

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with Minas Brasília Tênis Clube. Arriving in

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in 1996 at the age of eight, he represented CFZ before joining

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

's youth setup in 1997. Promoted to the first team in 2007 along with

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, Kayke made his first team – and Série A – debut on 16 June by coming on as a substitute for

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in a 2–2 home win against

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. He appeared in a further three matches during the campaign, all from the bench, as his side finished third. On 28 April 2008, Kayke was loaned to Série B club Brasiliense until the end of the year. After being rarely used, he returned to his parent club on 14 October. He was subsequently loaned to Macaé the following 19 March, but his loan was cut short after the end of

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. Kayke remained unused at ''Fla'' until the end of his contract, and joined Vila Nova in September 2009. He only featured in one match for the club, a 1–2 away loss against former club Brasiliense on 28 November, before leaving.

Sweden and Norway

Kayke moved abroad for the first time in his career in February 2010, joining Swedish

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side BK Häcken. He made his debut for the club on 10 April, replacing Jonas Henriksson in a 0–0 home draw against

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. Kayke switched teams and countries again on 12 July 2010, signing for Norwegian Tippeligaen club Tromsø IL. In his home debut on 22 August he scored two goals, in a 3–1 win against Odd Grenland; one of his goals was acclaimed the best goal of the

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. Kayke's other goals came on 19 September 2010, a

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in a 5–3 away success over

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. After five goals in ten matches, he left the club.

AaB

Kayke moved to AaB on 4 March 2011. On 20 May, he scored a brace in a 3–4 away loss against

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. After three goals in nine matches, he signed a new contract until 2013 on 1 September. Mainly used as a substitute, Kayke only scored three further goals for AaB before leaving after his contract expired.

Paraná and Nacional

On 12 July 2013, Kayke was presented at Paraná in the second division. He made a goalscoring debut in a 3–1 home win against

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, and added another one in a 4–0 home routing of

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late in the month. On 8 January 2014, after being a regular starter at Paraná, Kayke signed a six-month contract with

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, with a three-year optional clause. He made his debut for the club on 12 April, replacing Djaniny in a 2–0 home win against

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; he only featured in one further match for the club before leaving.

Back to Brazil

On 18 August 2014 Kayke joined

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back in this homeland. He scored four goals in 16 league matches before departing. On 18 January 2015, Kayke moved to

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also in the second tier. He was elected as the best player of the year's

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, after scoring 12 goals in only 17 matches. In the ensuing Série B, he maintained the goalscoring rate by netting eight goals in 14 appearances.

Flamengo return

On 6 August 2015, after impressing during his time at ABC, Kayke returned to his first club Flamengo after an agreement was reached. On 2 September, in only his third match for the club, he scored his first goals in the main category by netting a brace in a 3–0 home win against

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. Kayke scored another brace on 8 November 2015, in a 4–1 home routing of

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. The following 6 January, during the club's first day of training ahead of the new season, he was diagnosed with a

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injury.

Yokohama F. Marinos

On 7 March 2016, Kayke was sold to

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club Yokohama F. Marinos, for a rumoured fee of R$ 7.4 million. He made his debut for the club on 2 April by starting in a 2–1 away win against Gamba Osaka, and scored his first goal fourteen days later in a 5–1 routing at

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Santos (loan)

On 8 January 2017, Kayke returned to his home country after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Santos. He made his official debut for the club on 12 February, coming off the bench and scoring the winner in a 3–2

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away success over Red Bull Brasil. Mainly a backup option to

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, Kayke scored a brace in a 3–1 win against

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, the first coming through a

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. With Oliveira out injured he became a regular starter for the club, and also scored another two braces against

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, one in a 2–0 away win on 12 June and another on a 3–2 away success on 5 July.

Al Urooba

On 1 February 2022, signed with Emirati Club

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

Bahia *

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Individual

Best player: 2015 *

Best forward: 2015 *

Top scorer: 2015

References

External links

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