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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Kennedy Batista de Souza [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 2002 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Itaúna, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pachuca (on loan from Fluminense) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Serrano-RJ | ||
| 2016–2021 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Fluminense | 86 | (13) |
| 2023 | → Ferroviária (loan) | 11 | (6) |
| 2025– | → Pachuca (loan) | 11 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2025 | |||
John Kennedy Batista de Souza (born 18 May 2002), known as John Kennedy, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Pachuca, on loan from 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]
On 6 January 2025, Kennedy joined Mexican club Pachuca on a one-year loan. [9]
| Club | Season | League | State league [a] | National cup [b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [c] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 [d] | 4 | 2 [e] | 1 | 41 | 12 | ||
| 2024 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 [d] | 1 | 1 [f] | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Total | 74 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 112 | 21 | ||
| Ferroviária (loan) | 2023 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | |||
| Pachuca | 2024–25 | Liga MX | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | ||||
| Career total | 84 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 133 | 34 | ||
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