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Kaio (footballer, born 1995)

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Kaio
Personal information
Full name Kaio Silva Mendes[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Várzea Grande, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Chapecoense
Number 8
Youth career
2008–2009 Brasil Central
2010–2012 Juventude
2013–2015 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Grêmio 40 (1)
2019Sport Recife (loan) 4 (0)
2020Paraná (loan) 28 (0)
2021 Paraná 3 (0)
2021–2022 Ituano 61 (5)
2023– Chapecoense 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2023

Kaio Silva Mendes (born 18 March 1995), simply known as Kaio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chapecoense.

Career

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Born in Várzea Grande, Kaio began his career with Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. 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 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 2016 Campeonato Gaúcho, as a half-time replacement for Moisés.[2]

On 31 January 2019, Kaio was loaned out to Sport Club do Recife until the end of the year.[3]

Honours

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Grêmio

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Grêmio FBPA" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ dos Santos, Luis Felipe (11 February 2016). "Embalado, Grêmio vence Veranópolis e segue invicto no Gaúcho" [In top gear, Grêmio defeat Veranópolis and remain unbeaten in the Gaúcho] (in Portuguese). Terra. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. ^ Rafael Thyere e Kaio chegam para fazer exames e assinar com Sport, globoesporte.globo.com, 31 January 2019
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