Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Kennedy Batista de Souza [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 18 May 2002||
Place of birth | Itaúna, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fluminense | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Serrano-RJ | ||
2016–2021 | Fluminense | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Fluminense | 93 | (21) |
2023 | → Ferroviária (loan) | 11 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024 |
John Kennedy Batista de Souza (born 18 May 2002), known as John Kennedy, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fluminense.
Born in Itaúna, Minas Gerais, John Kennedy joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2016, aged 14, from Serrano-RJ. [2] On 29 September 2020, he renewed his contract with the club until 2024. [3]
John Kennedy made his first team – and Série A – debut on 20 January 2021; after coming on as a half-time substitute for fellow youth graduate Luiz Henrique, he scored his team's first in a 3–3 away draw against Coritiba. [4] [5] Later that year, on 23 October, he scored a brace in a 3–1 home win over rivals Flamengo. [6]
On 4 November 2023, he scored the winning goal for Fluminense in a 2–1 victory over Boca Juniors after extra time in the Copa Libertadores final, to be his club's first title in that competition. [7] A month later, on 18 December, he scored a goal in the 90th minute in a 2–0 victory over Al Ahly in the FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals. [8]
Club | Season | League | State league [lower-alpha 1] | National cup [lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fluminense | 2020 | Série A | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
2021 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | |||
2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
2023 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 [lower-alpha 4] | 4 | 2 [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 41 | 12 | ||
2024 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
Total | 70 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 108 | 21 | ||
Ferroviária (loan) | 2023 | Paulista | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | |||
Career total | 70 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 119 | 27 |
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