Kaye Furo

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Kaye Furo
Personal information
Full name Kaye Furo Tamuno Iyowuna
Date of birth (2007-02-06) 6 February 2007 (age 18)
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Club Brugge
Number 87
Youth career
–2022 Royal Antwerp
2022– Club Brugge
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Club NXT 34 (8)
2025– Club Brugge 0 (0)
International career
2022 Belgium U15 1 (0)
2023 Belgium U16 7 (0)
2024 Belgium U17 3 (2)
2024 Belgium U18 4 (4)
2024– Belgium U19 6 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:41, 1 September 2025 (UTC)

Kaye Furo Tamuno Iyowuna (born 6 February 2007) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Club Brugge. He is a Belgium youth international. [1]

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Club career

Furo was a member of the Royal Antwerp youth academy prior to signing for Club Brugge in 2017. In 2022, at the age of 15 years-old, he signed his first professional contract, agreeing a five-year deal. [2] That year, he featured for the U19 Club NXT side in the UEFA Youth League, his performances including a goal in a win against Atletico Madrid U19. [3]

He made his professional debut for Club NXT in the Challenger Pro League as a substitute for Víctor Barberá in the 86th minute in their 1-0 defeat against Lommel S.K. on 18 August 2023. [4]

He made his senior debut for Club Brugge; featuring for the club in the UEFA Champions League, on 27 August 2025, appearing as a second half substitute in the 68th minute, replacing Nicolò Tresoldi, against Glasgow Rangers in a 6-0 victory, the second leg of a 9-1 aggregate win. [5]

International career

A Belgian youth international, he has represented the Belgium national under-19 football team. [6]

Personal life

He is of Nigerian descent. His father, Iyenemi Furo, played professional football in Belgium for KSV Waregem and Royal Antwerp. [7]

References

  1. "Kaye Furo". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  2. "OFFICIAL; Club Brugge signs contract with 15-year-old Club NXT talent". Voetbalprimeur.be. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  3. "Club NXT sets a good example and corrects the skewed situation at Atlético Madrid in the Youth League". nieuwsblad.be. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  4. "Lommel SK wins again in the final seconds: Cauê makes it six out of six and leading position". Het Belang van Limburg. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  5. "Son of ex-Super Eagles centre-back makes senior debut for Club Brugge in win v Rangers". All Nigeria Soccer. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  6. "Kaye Furo named in Club Brugge squad for Rangers clash". Sporting Life. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  7. "Kaye Furo the son of Iyenemi Furo off the mark for Club Brugge U19 in UYL". Sportsration.com. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2025.