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 19)
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Brentford
Number 47
Youth career
–2022 Royal Antwerp
2022– Club Brugge
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2025 Club NXT 41 (8)
2025–2026 Club Brugge 5 (1)
2026– Brentford 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)
2025– Belgium U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:26, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

Kaye Furo Tamuno Iyowuna (born 6 February 2007) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Brentford. 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]

On 11 January 2026, Furo joined Premier League club Brentford, signing a five-and-a-half-year contract, for a reported fee of £8.7 million. [6] [7]

International career

A Belgian youth international, he has represented the Belgium national under-19 football team. [8]

Personal life

He is of Nigerian descent. His father, Iyenemi Furo, played professional football in Belgium for KSV Waregem and Royal Antwerp. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 February 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club NXT 2023–24 Challenger Pro League 140———140
2024–25 Challenger Pro League188———188
2025–26 Challenger Pro League90———90
Total418———418
Club Brugge 2025–26 Belgian Pro League 51102 [b] 0—81
Brentford 2025–26 Premier League 0010——10
Career total4692020005010
  1. ↑ Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League


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. ↑ "Breaking news: Brentford sign Kaye Furo from Club Brugge". Brentford F.C. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "DONE DEAL: Brentford confirm signing of Kaye Furo from Club Brugge". Tribal Football. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Kaye Furo named in Club Brugge squad for Rangers clash". Sporting Life. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "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.