Kauã Prates

Kauã Prates
Personal information
Full name Kauã Prates de Almeida
Date of birth (2008-08-12) 12 August 2008
Place of birth Montanha, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 36
Youth career
2019–2025 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025–2026 Cruzeiro 13 (1)
2026– Borussia Dortmund 0 (0)
International career
2025– Brazil U17 5 (0)
2026– Brazil U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:29, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Kauã Prates de Almeida (born 12 August 2008) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left-back for German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.[1]

Club career

Cruzeiro

Born in Montanha, Espírito Santo, Kauã Prates joined Cruzeiro's youth sides in 2019, for the under-11s.[2] In September 2024, he signed his first professional contract with the club, agreeing to a three-year deal.[3]

Kauã Prates made his first team debut on 7 May 2025, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Mushuc Runa, for the season's Copa Sudamericana.[4][5] He scored his first senior goal the following 10 January, but in a 2–1 Campeonato Mineiro home loss to Pouso Alegre.[6]

Borussia Dortmund

On 19 February 2026, German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund announced the signing of Kauã Prates on a five-year contract, effective as of August, after his 18th birthday.[7]

Career statistics

As of 16 March 2026[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cruzeiro 2025 Série A 80—103[a]0—120
2026 Série A 10410000—51
Total 90411030—171
Borussia Dortmund 2026–27 Bundesliga 00—00000000
Career total 9041103000171
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ↑ "Vendido ao Borussia Dortmund, lateral se despede do Cruzeiro". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 July 2026. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Conheça Kauã Prates, lateral de 16 anos do Cruzeiro observado por Fernando Diniz" [Know Kauã Prates, Cruzeiro's 16-year-old full-back watched by Fernando Diniz] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Com passagem por seleção de base, Kauã Prates assina primeiro contrato profissional com o Cruzeiro" [With a stint in the youth national teams, Kauã Prates signs first professional contract with Cruzeiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Celeste. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Conheça Kauã Prates, estreante pelo Cruzeiro contra o Mushuc Runa-EQU" [Know Kauã Prates, debutant for Cruzeiro against Mushuc Runa-ECU] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Itatiaia. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Em estreia pelo Cruzeiro, Kauã Prates iguala Ronaldo Fenômeno e Vitor Roque" [On Cruzeiro debut, Kauã Prates equals Ronaldo Fenômeno and Vitor Roque] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Cruzeiro: Kauã Prates coroa amadurecimento acelerado com primeiro gol no profissional" [Cruzeiro: Kauã Prates crows accelerated growth with first goal in the first team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Itatiaia. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Borussia Dortmund sign Kaua Prates". Borussia Dortmund. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  8. ↑ Kauã Prates at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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