Kaio Ganga
 Kaio Ganga in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kaio Vitoriano Ganga | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Teixeira de Freitas, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021–2026 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 2026– | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025–2026 | Ponte Preta | 4 | (0) |
| 2026– | Santos | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:29, 26 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Kaio Vitoriano Ganga (born 23 January 2007) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a winger for Santos.
Career
Born in Teixeira de Freitas, Bahia, Kaio Ganga joined Ponte Preta's youth sides in 2021.[1] In August 2025, after being the top scorer of the under-20 team, he was promoted to the main squad by head coach Marcelo Fernandes.[2]
Kaio Ganga made his senior debut on 30 August 2025, coming on as a second-half substitute for Luiz Felipe in a 1–0 Série C home win over Londrina.[3] He subsequently returned to the under-20s, where he gained notoriety after receiving a yellow card for an "unsportsmanlike conduct" in their opening match of the 2026 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, when he was making keepie uppies in that play.[4]
On 27 March 2026, Kaio Ganga moved to Santos on a two-year contract, being initially assigned to the under-20 team.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 26 April 2026.[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ponte Preta | 2025 | Série C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2026 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Na base da Ponte Preta, Kaio Vitoriano se destaca com média alta de gols" [In the youth sides of Ponte Preta, Kaio Vitoriano is a spotlight with a high goal ratio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Artilheiro do Sub-20 é observado por Marcelo Fernandes e marca em jogo-treino da Ponte" [Top scorer of the under-20 team is watched by Marcelo Fernandes and scores in Ponte's training match] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Ponte bate o Londrina, garante vice-liderança e encara dérbi na próxima fase" [Ponte defeat Londrina, assure the second place and face derby in the following stage] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Hora Campinas. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Atacante da Ponte rebate cartão por embaixadinhas na Copinha: "O futebol está se perdendo"" [Ponte Preta forward responds to yellow card for keepie uppies in the Copinha: "Football is losing its way"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 January 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Santos contrata atacante destaque da Ponte Preta para o Sub-20" [Santos sign forward spotlight of Ponte Preta for the under-20s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 27 March 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ Kaio Ganga at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2026.