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.
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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 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editBorn 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
editMinas Brasília
São Paulo
Brazil
References
edit- 1 2 3 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.
