Michael Kayode
Italian footballer (born 2004)
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Michael Olabode Kayode (born 10 July 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Brentford.
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Kayode playing for Brentford in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Olabode Kayode[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Borgomanero, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brentford | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014−2018 | Juventus | ||
| 2018−2020 | Gozzano | ||
| 2021−2023 | Fiorentina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020−2021 | Gozzano | 34 | (2) |
| 2023−2025 | Fiorentina | 31 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Brentford (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2025– | Brentford | 29 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021−2022 | Italy U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022−2023 | Italy U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2023− | Italy U21 | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:03, 16 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Early life
Born in Italy, Kayode is of Nigerian descent.[2]
Club career
Gozzano
The son of Yoruba parents, Kayode started his youth career at Juventus, where he remained for seven years until 2018.[3][4] He played the 2020–21 season with Serie D club Gozzano, with which he scored two goals and two assists in 34 matches, and gained promotion to Serie C.[3] He cited his experience in Serie D as "a step backwards to make two forwards".[3]
Fiorentina
Kayode joined Fiorentina after his spell in Serie D in 2021 and was integrated into their youth sector.[3] With Fiorentina, he won one Coppa Italia Primavera and one Supercoppa Italiana Primavera.[4]
On 19 August 2023, Kayode made his Serie A debut for Fiorentina in a 4–1 away victory over Genoa.[5] By the end of the season, Kayode had become a regular in Fiorentina's first team with his performances reportedly attracting international attention from clubs around Europe,[6][7] featuring heavily in Serie A and in the squad that reached the final of the UEFA Conference League.[8]
Brentford
On 24 January 2025, Brentford announced that they had signed Kayode on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season, with an option to make the deal permanent.[9] Brentford signed Kayode permanently in May 2025, in a deal lasting until 2030.[10]
International career
In July 2023, Kayode's 19th minute goal decided the final of the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, which Italy won 1–0 to Portugal.[3]
On 17 October 2023 he made his debut with the Italy U21, in the qualifying match won 2–0 against Norway in Bolzano.
Style of play
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gozzano | 2020–21 | Serie D | 34 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Fiorentina | 2023–24 | Serie A | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
| Brentford (loan) | 2024–25 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Brentford | 2025–26 | Premier League | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| Brentford total | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 106 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 4 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA (Europa) Conference League
- Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
Honours
Fiorentina U19
- Supercoppa Primavera: 2021–22,[15] 2023–24[16]
- Coppa Italia Primavera: 2021–22
Fiorentina
- UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2023–24[8]
Italy U19
Individual
