Thomás Kayck

Thomás Kayck
Personal information
Full name Thomás Kayck Martins de Lima
Date of birth (1996-01-29) 29 January 1996
Place of birth Satuba, Brazil
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Juventus-SP
Number 32
Youth career
ASA
2015–2016 Sport Recife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Central 14 (1)
2017 Sete de Setembro
2018 Luverdense 1 (0)
2019 Foz do Iguaçu 12 (0)
2020 Brasiliense 0 (0)
2020 Pouso Alegre 0 (0)
2020 Afogados 6 (1)
2020–2021 São Bernardo 1 (0)
2021 Goiânia 2 (0)
2022–2024 Audax Rio 27 (0)
2022 → Volta Redonda (loan) 36 (1)
2023 → Ponte Preta (loan) 13 (0)
2024 → Figueirense (loan) 15 (0)
2025 Portuguesa-RJ 7 (0)
2025 Primavera 0 (0)
2025 Floresta 22 (1)
2026– Juventus-SP 19 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 May 2026

Thomás Kayck Martins de Lima (born 29 January 1996), known as Thomás Kayck or just Thomás, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Juventus-SP.

Career

Thomás was born in Primavera, a small village in Satuba, Alagoas,[1] and played for ASA and Sport Recife as a youth. In 2017, he moved to Central and made his senior debut with the club.[2]

In January 2019, after representing Sete de Setembro and Luverdense, Thomás was included in the squad of Foz do Iguaçu for the season.[3] In March 2020, after a short stint at Brasiliense, he signed for Pouso Alegre for the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II.[4]

In June 2020, Thomás moved to Afogados,[5] but left the club in November after receiving an "irrefusable offer",[6] later revealed to be from São Bernardo. He agreed to a deal with Goiânia in September 2021,[7] before joining Audax Rio ahead of the 2022 season.

On 29 March 2022, Thomás moved to Volta Redonda on loan.[8] Back to Audax in 2023, he joined Ponte Preta also in a temporary deal on 14 April of that year.[9]

On 15 January 2024, Série C side Figueirense annonuced the signing of Thomás on a one-year loan deal[10] He began the 2025 season at Portuguesa-RJ, and had a short stint at Primavera before signing for Floresta on 13 April.[11]

In December 2025, Thomás was announced at Juventus-SP ahead of the ensuing campaign.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 August 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Central 2017 Série D 20121——141
Luverdense 2018 Série C 1000000010
Foz do Iguaçu 2019 Série D 606020—140
Brasiliense 2020 Série D —00—0000
Pouso Alegre 2020 Mineiro Módulo II —00——00
Afogados 2020 Série D 61———61
São Bernardo 2020 Paulista A2 ———4[a]040
2021 —10——10
Total —10—4050
Goiânia 2021 Goiano 2ª Divisão —20——20
Audax Rio 2022 Carioca —120——120
2023 —150——150
Total —270——270
Volta Redonda (loan) 2022 Série C 230131—6[b]1422
Ponte Preta (loan) 2023 Série B 130———130
Figueirense (loan) 2024 Série C 8070—5[c]0200
Portuguesa-RJ 2025 Carioca —7010—80
Primavera 2025 Paulista A2 —00——00
Floresta 2025 Série C 221———221
Juventus-SP 2026 Paulista A2 —192—5[a]0242
Career total 812944302011987
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Paulista
  2. ↑ Appearances in Copa Rio
  3. ↑ Appearances in Copa Santa Catarina

Honours

Pouso Alegre

São Bernardo

Volta Redonda

Juventus-SP

References

  1. ↑ "De servente de pedreiro a gol de título histórico em SP: conheça o herói do Juventus" [From construction worker to historic title-winning goal in SP: meet Juventus' hero] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Zagueiro Thomas celebra titularidade e crê na reabilitação do Central no PE" [Centre-back Thomas celebrates starting spot and believes in Central's recovery in the PE] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Foz Futebol Clube anuncia pacotão de reforços" [Foz Futebol Clube announce pack of signings] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Toque do Buza. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Pouso Alegre anuncia contratação de zagueiro como reforço para o Módulo II" [Pouso Alegre announce the signing of centre-back as an addition for the Módulo II]. Terra do Mandu (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Afogados anuncia mais um reforço e renovação de volante" [Afogados announce another addition and the renewal of defensive midfielder] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Zagueiro Thomas recebe proposta e deixa o Afogados" [Centre-back Thomas receives an offer and leaves Afogados] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Goiânia apresenta jogadores e inicia pré-temporada para a Divisão de Acesso" [Goiânia present players and start pre-season for the Divisão de Acesso] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Mais Goiás. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Volta Redonda acerta com o zagueiro Thomás Kayck, do Audax Angra" [Volta Redonda sign with centre-back Thomás Kayck, from Audax Angra] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Série B: Ponte Preta acerta com zagueiro Thomás Kayck, vice-campeão da Taça Rio" [Série B: Ponte Preta sign with centre-back Thomás Kayck, runner-up of the Taça Rio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Figueirense contrata o zagueiro Thomás Kayck" [Figueirense sign centre-back Thomás Kayck]. Figueirense FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Floresta anuncia as contratações do centroavante Rubens e do zagueiro Thomás Kayck" [Floresta announce the signings of centre forward Rubens and centre-back Thomás Kayck] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NE45. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Juventus "versão 2026" se reforça para a Série A2" [Juventus "version 2026" is bolstered for the Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  13. ↑ Thomas Kayck at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Pouso Alegre achieves promotion to the 1st Division of the Minas Gerais Championship". GE Globo. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "São Bernardo bate o Água Santa nos pênaltis e é campeão da Série A2" [São Bernardo defeat Água Santa on penalties and are champions of the Série A2]. ge. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Caiu e já voltou! Voltaço conquista a Série A2 e retorna à elite do futebol do Rio" [They went down and they are already back! Voltaço win the Série A2 and return to the top tier of Rio de Janeiro football]. ge (in Portuguese). 25 August 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "É penta! Voltaço empata com a Portuguesa no Luso Brasileiro e conquista a Copa Rio" [It is five! Volta Redonda draw with Portuguesa at the Luso Brasileiro and win the Copa Rio]. ge (in Portuguese). 25 November 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "Juventus-SP vence a Ferroviária e conquista o título da Série A2 do Paulista" [Juventus-SP defeat Ferroviária and win the Paulista Série A2 title]. CBN (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 May 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2026.