Kaio Silva Mendes (born 18 March 1995), simply known as Kaio, is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

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for Ituano.

Career

Born in Várzea Grande, Kaio began his career with

Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense (), commonly known as Grêmio, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre, capital city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The club plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, ...

. He made two appearances as an unused substitute in the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A season, the first being a 2–0 win at

Figueirense FC Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian f ...

on 4 September. The following 10 February, he made his professional debut in a 1–0 win at Veranópolis Esporte Clube Recreativo e Cultural in the

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Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...

, as a half-time replacement for Moisés. On 31 January 2019, Kaio was loaned out to Sport Club do Recife until the end of the year.Rafael Thyere e Kaio chegam para fazer exames e assinar com Sport
globoesporte.globo.com, 31 January 2019

Honours

;Grêmio *

Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de P ...

* Copa Libertadores:

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* Recopa Sudamericana:

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* Campeonato Gaúcho 2018

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* 1995 births Living people People from Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso Sportspeople from Mato Grosso Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Sport Club do Recife players {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub