Kauan Lindes

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Kauan Lindes
Personal information
Full name Kauan Gabriel Cordeiro Lindes
Date of birth (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Conchal, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Botafogo
Number 77
Youth career
2018–2019 Itapirense
2020 Jabaquara
2022 Guaçuano
2022–2024 Coimbra
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 Coimbra 0 (0)
2024Villa Nova (loan) 2 (0)
2024Botafogo (loan) 0 (0)
2025– Botafogo 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:23, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Kauan Gabriel Cordeiro Lindes (born 28 November 2003), known as Kauan Lindes, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Botafogo.

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Career

Born in Conchal, São Paulo, Kauan Lindes played for the youth sides of Itapirense and Jabaquara before being released by the latter amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. After more than a year without a club, he went on to play an amateur match in the countryside of São Paulo, and impressed enough to earn himself a contract at Guaçuano. [1]

In 2022, Kauan Lindes moved to Coimbra for the under-20 squad. After playing in the 2024 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was loaned to Villa Nova on 17 January of that year. [2]

On 18 April 2024, after two matches for Villa Nova, Kauan Lindes joined Botafogo on loan, initially for the under-23 team. [3] On 11 January of the following year, he signed a permanent five-year contract with the club, after they paid R$ 1 million for 80% of his economic rights. [4]

After playing in the 2025 Campeonato Carioca, Kauan Lindes made his Série A debut on 11 May 2025, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cuiabano in a 4–0 home routing of Internacional. [5]

Career statistics

As of 13 May 2025 [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villa Nova 2024 Mineiro 200020
Botafogo 2025 Série A 105000000060
Career total107000000080

    References

    1. "Joia 2025: Kauan Lindes persevera após quase desistir na pandemia e sonha com futuro no Botafogo" [2025 pearl: Kauan Lindes perseveres after nearly giving up in the pandemic and dreams with future at Botafogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
    2. "Villa Nova anuncia 'barca' do Coimbra sub-20 que disputaram a Copinha; saiba quem" [Villa Nova announce 'pack' of Coimbra under-20s who have played in the Copinha; know who] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal Villa Nova. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
    3. "Botafogo contrata Kauan Lindes para novo projeto de transição com o profissional; entenda" [Botafogo sign Kauan Lindes for new project of transition with the first team; understand] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
    4. "Clube mineiro confirma venda de Kauan Lindes para o Botafogo; multa é R$ 125 milhões" [Minas Gerais club confirm transfer of Kauan Lindes to Botafogo; release clause is set on R$ 125 million] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
    5. "Kauan Lindes 'estreia' pelo Botafogo e ganha elogios de Paiva: 'Grande descoberta do nosso scouting'" [Kauan Lindes 'debuts' for Botafogo and receives praise from Paiva: 'Great discovery from our scouting'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FogãoNET. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
    6. Kauan Lindes at Soccerway . Retrieved 13 May 2025.