Kaká (footballer, born 1999)
{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|Freire|Gomes Ferreira}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kaká
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Andressa Karolaine Freire Gomes Ferreira{{Soccerway|andressa-karolaine-fernandes/601053|accessdate=11 January 2023}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1999|8|2}}
| birth_place = Brasília, Brazil
| height = 1.76m
| position = Centre back{{cite web|url=https://www.santosfc.com.br/kaka/|title=Kaká|website=Santos FC|language=pt-BR|accessdate=11 January 2023}}
| currentclub = São Paulo
| clubnumber = 3
| youthyears1 = 2016–2018
| youthclubs1 = {{ill|Minas Brasília Tênis Clube|lt=Minas Brasília|pt}}
| years1 = 2018–2021 | clubs1 = {{ill|Minas Brasília Tênis Clube|lt=Minas Brasília|pt}} | caps1 = 48 | goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2022–2023 | clubs2 = Santos | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2024– | clubs3 = São Paulo | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2024– | nationalteam1 = Brazil | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 20:35, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 20:35, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
}}
Andressa Karolaine Freire Gomes Ferreira (born 2 August 1999), commonly known as Kaká, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre back for São Paulo.
Club career
Born in Brasília, Federal District, Kaká began her career with local side {{ill|Minas Brasília Tênis Clube|lt=Minas Brasília|pt}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/df/futebol/noticia/toalha-molhada-na-cama-e-muito-futebol-conheca-kaka-a-zagueira-adotada-pelas-gemeas-presidentes-do-minas.ghtml|title=Toalha molhada na cama e muito futebol: conheça Kaká, a zagueira "adotada" pelas gêmeas presidentes do Minas|trans-title=Wet towel on the bed and a lot of football: know Kaká, the stopper "adopted" byt the twin presidents of Minas|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=13 October 2021|accessdate=11 January 2023}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/df/futebol/noticia/zagueira-brasiliense-kaka-e-contratada-como-reforco-do-santos.ghtml|title=Zagueira brasiliense Kaká é contratada como reforço do Santos|trans-title=Brasiliense stopper Kaká is signed as an addition of Santos|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=4 February 2022|accessdate=11 January 2023}}
On 21 November 2022, Kaká renewed her contract with Santos for a further year.{{cite web|url=https://www.bol.uol.com.br/esporte/2022/11/21/santos-renova-com-dupla-de-zaga-da-equipe-feminina-confira.htm|title=Santos renova com dupla de zaga da equipe feminina; confira|trans-title=Santos renew with defensive duo of the women's team; check it out|publisher=BOL|language=pt-BR|date=21 November 2022|accessdate=11 January 2023}} She announced her departure from the club on 2 January 2024.{{cite web|url=https://meupeixao.com.br/2024/01/kaka-se-despede-das-sereias/|title=Kaká anuncia saída das Sereias da Vila|trans-title=Kaká bids farewell from the Sereias da Vila|publisher=Meu Peixão|language=pt-BR|date=2 January 2024|accessdate=4 January 2024}}
Honours
Minas Brasília
São Paulo
References
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Category:Footballers from Brasília
Category:Brazilian women's footballers
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 players
Category:Santos FC (women) players
Category:São Paulo FC (women) players
Category:Brazil women's international footballers
Category:21st-century Brazilian sportswomen
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