Kauan Lindes
Brazilian footballer (born 2002)
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Kauan Gabriel Cordeiro Lindes (born 28 November 2003), known as Kauan Lindes, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Athletic, on loan from Botafogo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kauan Gabriel Cordeiro Lindes | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Conchal, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Athletic (on loan from Botafogo) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Itapirense | ||
| 2020 | Jabaquara | ||
| 2022 | Guaçuano | ||
| 2022–2024 | Coimbra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Coimbra | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Villa Nova (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Botafogo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Botafogo | 6 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Athletic (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Athletic (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 April 2026 | |||
Career
Born in Conchal, São Paulo, Kauan Lindes played for the youth sides of Itapirense and Jabaquara before being released by the latter amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. After more than a year without a club, he went on to play an amateur match in the countryside of São Paulo, and impressed enough to earn himself a contract at Guaçuano.[1]
In 2022, Kauan Lindes moved to Coimbra for the under-20 squad. After playing in the 2024 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was loaned to Villa Nova on 17 January of that year.[2]
On 18 April 2024, after two matches for Villa Nova, Kauan Lindes joined Botafogo on loan, initially for the under-23 team.[3] On 11 January of the following year, he signed a permanent five-year contract with the club, after they paid R$ 1 million for 80% of his economic rights.[4]
After playing in the 2025 Campeonato Carioca, Kauan Lindes made his Série A debut on 11 May 2025, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cuiabano in a 4–0 home routing of Internacional.[5]