Kanu (footballer, born 1997)

Kanu

Personal information
Full name	Victor Hugo Soares dos Santos
Date of birth	(1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Bahia
Number	4
Youth career
2011-2012	Flamengo
2013	Vasco da Gama
2014–2017	Botafogo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2023	Botafogo	125	(2)
2019	→ Cabofriense (loan)	0	(0)
2023	→ Bahia (loan)	25	(0)
2023–	Bahia	12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023

Victor Hugo Soares dos Santos (born 7 March 1997), commonly known as Kanu, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Bahia.

Career statistics

As of 10 March 2023. ^[1]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Botafogo	2018	Série A	0	0	1 [a]	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2019		3	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	2020		35	0	7 [a]	0	7	0	—		—		49	0
	2021	Série B	34	0	14 [a]	0	2	0	—		—		50	0
	2022	Série A	19	0	12 [a]	2	4	2	—		—		35	4
	Ttotal		91	0	34	2	13	2	0	0	—		138	4
Cabofriense (loan)	2019	Carioca	—		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Bahia (loan)	2023	Série A	0	0	5 [b]	0	0	0	—		2 [c]	0	7	0
Career total			91	0	39	2	13	2	0	0	2	0	145	4

Notes

1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca
2. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Baiano
3. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Botafogo

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2021

Bahia

• Campeonato Baiano: 2023

References

1. Kanu at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

External links

• Kanu at Sambafoot (archived)