Kauan Lindes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kauan Gabriel Cordeiro Lindes | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Conchal, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Itapirense | ||
| 2020 | Jabaquara | ||
| 2022 | Guaçuano | ||
| 2022–2024 | Coimbra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Coimbra | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Villa Nova (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Botafogo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Botafogo | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:23, 13 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kauan Gabriel Cordeiro Lindes (born 28 November 2003), known as Kauan Lindes, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Botafogo.
Career
Born in Conchal, São Paulo, Kauan Lindes played for the youth sides of Itapirense and Jabaquara before being released by the latter amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. After more than a year without a club, he went on to play an amateur match in the countryside of São Paulo, and impressed enough to earn himself a contract at Guaçuano.[1]
In 2022, Kauan Lindes moved to Coimbra for the under-20 squad. After playing in the 2024 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was loaned to Villa Nova on 17 January of that year.[2]
On 18 April 2024, after two matches for Villa Nova, Kauan Lindes joined Botafogo on loan, initially for the under-23 team.[3] On 11 January of the following year, he signed a permanent five-year contract with the club, after they paid R$ 1 million for 80% of his economic rights.[4]
After playing in the 2025 Campeonato Carioca, Kauan Lindes made his Série A debut on 11 May 2025, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cuiabano in a 4–0 home routing of Internacional.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 13 May 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villa Nova | 2024 | Mineiro | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Botafogo | 2025 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "Joia 2025: Kauan Lindes persevera após quase desistir na pandemia e sonha com futuro no Botafogo" [2025 pearl: Kauan Lindes perseveres after nearly giving up in the pandemic and dreams with future at Botafogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Villa Nova anuncia 'barca' do Coimbra sub-20 que disputaram a Copinha; saiba quem" [Villa Nova announce 'pack' of Coimbra under-20s who have played in the Copinha; know who] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal Villa Nova. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Botafogo contrata Kauan Lindes para novo projeto de transição com o profissional; entenda" [Botafogo sign Kauan Lindes for new project of transition with the first team; understand] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Clube mineiro confirma venda de Kauan Lindes para o Botafogo; multa é R$ 125 milhões" [Minas Gerais club confirm transfer of Kauan Lindes to Botafogo; release clause is set on R$ 125 million] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Kauan Lindes 'estreia' pelo Botafogo e ganha elogios de Paiva: 'Grande descoberta do nosso scouting'" [Kauan Lindes 'debuts' for Botafogo and receives praise from Paiva: 'Great discovery from our scouting'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FogãoNET. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ Kauan Lindes at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 May 2025.