John Kennedy (footballer, born 2002)
Brazilian footballer (born 2002)
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John Kennedy Batista de Souza (born 18 May 2002), known as John Kennedy, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fluminense.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Kennedy Batista de Souza[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Itaúna, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fluminense | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Serrano-RJ | ||
| 2016–2021 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Fluminense | 130 | (27) |
| 2023 | → Ferroviária (loan) | 11 | (6) |
| 2025 | → Pachuca (loan) | 20 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2026 | |||
Club career
Fluminense
Born in Itaúna, Minas Gerais, Kennedy joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2016, aged 14, from Serrano-RJ.[2] On 29 September 2020, he renewed his contract with the club until 2024.[3] Kennedy made his first team – and Série A – debut on 20 January 2021; after coming on as a half-time substitute for fellow youth graduate Luiz Henrique, he scored his team's first in a 3–3 away draw against Coritiba.[4][5] Later that year on 23 October, he scored a brace in a 3–1 home win over rivals Flamengo.[6]
On 4 November 2023, Kennedy scored the winning goal for Fluminense in a 2–1 victory over Boca Juniors after extra time in the Copa Libertadores final in what was his club's first title in that competition.[7] A month later on 18 December, he scored a goal in the 90th minute in a 2–0 victory over Al Ahly in the FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals.[8]
Loan to Pachuca
On 6 January 2025, Kennedy joined Mexican club Pachuca on a one-year loan.[9] On 14 July, his loan was terminated.
Career statistics
- As of 31 May 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fluminense | 2020 | Série A | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 26 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 10[d] | 4 | 2[e] | 1 | 41 | 12 | |||
| 2024 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4[d] | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2025 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 2026 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6[d] | 2 | — | 35 | 14 | |||
| Total | 108 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 167 | 37 | ||
| Ferroviária (loan) | 2023 | Série D | — | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | ||||
| Pachuca (loan) | 2024–25 | Liga MX | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | 2[e] | 0 | 22 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 128 | 30 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 200 | 52 | ||
- Includes Campeonato Carioca, Campeonato Paulista
- Includes Copa do Brasil
- Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearance in Recopa Sudamericana
Honours
Fluminense
