Keké (footballer)

Keké

Personal information
Full name	Paulo de Souza Júnior
Date of birth	(1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Marília, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Brusque (on loan)
Youth career
2014	Flamengo-SP
2015	Mogi Mirim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Mogi Mirim	29	(3)
2017	Veranópolis	11	(3)
2017–	Tombense	106	(15)
2018–2019	→ Vila Nova (loan)	29	(3)
2020	→ Ituano (loan)	3	(0)
2020	→ Figueirense (loan)	16	(3)
2021	→ Cruzeiro (loan)	3	(0)
2024	→ Água Santa (loan)	13	(1)
2024–	→ Brusque (loan)	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2024

Paulo de Souza Júnior (born 11 October 1995), better known by the nickname Keké, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left winger.

Career

Revealed by Flamengo de Guarulhos, Keké played professionally for Mogi Mirim and Veranópolis before arriving at Tombense, a club that has held its federative rights since 2019. For the club, he was champion of the 2020 Recopa Mineira, in addition to making more than 100 appearances.[1]

He was loaned to other teams, namely Vila Nova, Ituano, Figueirense. In 2021 he played on loan for Cruzeiro, but due to a foot injury, he only played three matches.[2] At the beginning of 2024, he played in the Campeonato Paulista for EC Água Santa,[3] and on 15 April 2024, he was loaned once more time to Brusque FC, where he remains until then.[4][5][6]

Honours

Tombense

• Recopa Mineira: 2020

References

1. "Rubens decide, Tombense vence Uberlândia e conquista Recopa". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
2. "Keké publica despedida do Cruzeiro e cita "lesões e oportunidades não dadas" em curta passagem". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 30 November 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
3. "Keké comemora bom início pelo Água Santa: 'Sabemos que podemos chegar longe'". Terra (in Portuguese). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
4. "Brusque contrata novo atacante para a Série B". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 15 April 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
5. "Ex-Figueirense reforça o Brusque para a Série B 2024". nd+ (in Portuguese). 15 April 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
6. "Keké comemora retorno, gol da vitória e mira sequência pelo Brusque na Série B". Terra (in Portuguese). 16 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

External links

• Keké at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
• Keké at Soccerway