Ynaiã

Ynaiã
Ynaiã in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ynaiã Kairê Alves Cardoso
Date of birth (1999-06-21) 21 June 1999
Place of birth Jales, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
Velo Clube
Youth career
América-SP
2014–2016 Santos
2017–2018 Coritiba
2018–2019 América Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 América Mineiro 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Taubaté (loan) 8 (0)
2020 → Luverdense (loan) 5 (0)
2021 Cianorte 3 (0)
2021 Murici 6 (0)
2021–2022 Velo Clube 8 (0)
2022 Rio Branco-SP 1 (0)
2022 Pérolas Negras 9 (0)
2022 North 6 (0)
2023 Velo Clube 15 (0)
2023–2024 Athletic-MG 58 (0)
2025 Água Santa 8 (0)
2025 → Volta Redonda (loan) 6 (0)
2025 → Botafogo-PB (loan) 4 (0)
2026– Velo Clube 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:41, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

Ynaiã Kairê Alves Cardoso (born 21 June 1999), simply known as Ynaiã, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right-back for Velo Clube.

Career

Born in Jales, São Paulo, Ynaiã played for América-SP, Santos, Coritiba and América Mineiro as a youth, before making his senior debut while on loan at Taubaté in 2019.[1] In December 2020, he moved to Luverdense also on loan,[2] before signing a permanent deal with Cianorte on 20 January 2021.[3]

Ynaiã playing for Velo Clube in 2021

Ynaiã subsequently represented Murici, Velo Clube, Rio Branco-SP, Pérolas Negras and North in the following two seasons, before returning to Velo in October 2022.[4] On 26 April 2023, after being chosen the best right-back of the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, he signed for Athletic-MG.[5]

On 17 December 2024, Ynaiã was announced at Água Santa.[6] He then served loan stints at Volta Redonda[7] and Botafogo-PB,[8] before again returning to Velo on 15 December 2025.[9]

Career statistics

As of 20 January 2026[10]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Taubaté 2019 Paulista A2 ————13[a]0130
2020 —80———80
Total —80——130210
Luverdense 2020 Mato-Grossense —50———50
Cianorte 2021 Série D —3000——30
Murici 2021 Série D 60————60
Velo Clube 2021 Paulista A2 ————5[a]050
2022 —80———80
Total —80——50130
Rio Branco-SP 2022 Paulista 2ª Divisão —10———10
Pérolas Negras 2022 Série D 90————90
North 2022 Mineiro Segunda Divisão —60———60
Velo Clube 2023 Paulista A2 —150———150
Athletic-MG 2023 Série D 210————210
2024 Série C 26011010——380
Total 47011010——590
Água Santa 2025 Série D —80———80
Volta Redonda 2025 Série B 60————60
Botafogo-PB 2025 Série C 40————40
Velo Clube 2026 Série D 0030———30
Career total 72068010001801590
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

Honours

North

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Quem é quem: conheça elenco do Taubaté para a disputa da Copa Paulista de 2019" [Who is who: meet the squad of Taubaté for the 2019 Copa Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Luverdense acerta contratação do lateral-direito Ynaiã, joia do América-MG" [Luverdense sign right-back Ynaiã, América-MG pearl] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Giro MT. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Cianorte acerta contratação do direito-lateral Ynaiã, joia do América-MG" [Cianorte sign right-back Ynaiã, América-MG pearl] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Massa. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Velo Clube anuncia retorno de cinco atletas e deixa outros 10 com acertos encaminhados" [Velo Clube announce the return of five athletes and leave another 10 deals set] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Athletic contrata jogador eleito melhor lateral-direito da Série A2 do Paulista" [Athletic sign player chosen the best right-back of the Paulista Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Paulistão: Água Santa contrata lateral que conquistou acesso à Série B em 2024" [Paulistão: Água Santa sign full-back who achieved promotion to the Série B in 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Volta Redonda anuncia a contratação de lateral-direito Ynaiã, ex-Athletic-MG" [Volta Redonda nnounce the signing of right-back Ynaiã, formerly of Athletic-MG] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Botafogo-PB acerta com o lateral-direito Ynaiã, ex-Athletic" [Botafogo-PB sign right-back Ynaiã, formerly Athletic] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Paulistão: Ynaiã chega ao Velo Clube mais maduro após temporada decisiva" [Paulistão: Ynaiã arrives at Velo Clube more mature after decisive season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  10. ↑ Ynaiã at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2026.