Kaká (footballer, born 1999)
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| Full name | Andressa Karolaine Freire Gomes Ferreira[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1999[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brasília, Brazil[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre back[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Boston Legacy | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Minas Brasília | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Minas Brasília | 48 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Santos | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | São Paulo | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Boston Legacy | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Brazil | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:35, 26 November 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Andressa Karolaine Freire Gomes Ferreira (born 2 August 1999), commonly known as Kaká, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Boston Legacy FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Brazil national team.
Club career
Born in Brasília, Federal District, Kaká began her career with local side Minas Brasília in 2016, as a forward. 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.[3]
She remained as a starter for Minas in the following years, suffering relegation from the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 in 2021. On 4 February 2022, she moved to Santos.[4]
On 21 November 2022, Kaká renewed her contract with Santos for a further year.[5] She announced her departure from the club on 2 January 2024.[6]
On 6 January 2026, National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) expansion team Boston Legacy FC announced the signing of Kaká on two-year contract with a club option for another year.[7]
Honours
Minas Brasília
São Paulo
Brazil
References
- ^ a b c Kaká at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Kaká". Santos FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Toalha molhada na cama e muito futebol: conheça Kaká, a zagueira "adotada" pelas gêmeas presidentes do Minas" [Wet towel on the bed and a lot of football: know Kaká, the stopper "adopted" byt the twin presidents of Minas] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Zagueira brasiliense Kaká é contratada como reforço do Santos" [Brasiliense stopper Kaká is signed as an addition of Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Santos renova com dupla de zaga da equipe feminina; confira" [Santos renew with defensive duo of the women's team; check it out] (in Brazilian Portuguese). BOL. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Kaká anuncia saída das Sereias da Vila" [Kaká bids farewell from the Sereias da Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Meu Peixão. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Boston Legacy Football Club Signs Kaká". Boston Legacy FC. Retrieved 6 January 2026.