Chay (footballer)
Chayene Medeiros Oliveira Santos (born 29 September 1990), commonly known as Chay, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Ceará, on loan from Botafogo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chayene Medeiros Oliveira Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Maceió, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ceará (on loan from Botafogo) | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bela Vista | |||
| 2008–2009 | Bonsucesso | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Canto do Rio | 13 | (2) |
| 2009 | Songkhla | ||
| 2010–2011 | Muangthong United | ||
| 2010 | → Buriram (loan) | ||
| 2011 | → Songkhla (loan) | ? | (17) |
| 2012 | Esan United | ||
| 2013 | Kedah FA | ||
| 2017 | Bela Vista | 6 | (4) |
| 2018 | Mogi Mirim | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | São Gonçalo EC | 18 | (6) |
| 2019 | Rio Branco-AC | 10 | (6) |
| 2019 | America-RJ | 19 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Portuguesa-RJ | 36 | (10) |
| 2021 | → Botafogo (loan) | 18 | (8) |
| 2021– | Botafogo | 32 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Ceará (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:46, 16 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Named after the character from the Sergio Leone spaghetti western Once Upon a Time in the West, Chay was born in Maceió, Alagoas, and moved to Niterói, Rio de Janeiro at the age of 4. Upon arriving at the new city, he started a treatment for a number of allergies, and started in futsal after a recommendation from a doctor.[1]
Club career
Chay began his senior career with Canto do Rio in 2008, playing in the Campeonato Carioca Série C,[2] before joining Bonsucesso, where he featured mainly for the under-20 side. He then moved abroad to Thailand in 2009, where he notably scored 17 goals in the 2011 Thai Division 1 League for Songkhla.
In 2013, Chay switched to Malaysia and signed for Kedah FA; back to Brazil during a holiday period, he was hit by a stray bullet.[1] Allegedly "unsettled" at the club,[3] he returned to his home country and started to play seven-a-side football, featuring for the likes of Fluminense, Flamengo and Botafogo. In 2018, he was called up to the Brazil seven-a-side national team, winning the Copa América de Seleções and being named the best seven-a-side player in South America.[1]
Chay also returned to association football in 2017, with Bela Vista.[4] On 15 January 2018, he moved to Mogi Mirim,[5] but left the club after nine goalles appearances and signed for São Gonçalo EC on 22 May.[6]
On 16 January 2019, Chay was announced as new signing of Rio Branco-AC.[7] He returned to the Rio de Janeiro state on 23 April, after agreeing to a contract with America-RJ.[8]
Chay moved to Portuguesa-RJ for the 2020 season,[9] being a regular starter in the club's Campeonato Carioca and Série D campaigns. He was a spotlight in the 2021 Carioca after scoring five times in only thirteen matches.[10]
On 25 May 2021, Chay was announced at Série B side Botafogo,[11] on loan until the end of the year. On 31 August, after scoring eight goals, he signed a permanent deal with the club until 2024; Portuguesa retained 50% of his economic rights.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 16 February 2022[13]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Canto do Rio | 2008 | Carioca Série C | — | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Bela Vista | 2017[14] | Carioca Série B2 | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Mogi Mirim | 2018 | Paulista A3 | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| São Gonçalo EC | 2018[15][16] | Carioca Série B1 | — | 18 | 6 | — | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 23 | 8 | |||
| Rio Branco-AC | 2019[17] | Série D | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 6 | ||
| America-RJ | 2019 | Carioca Série B1 | — | 19 | 3 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 20 | 3 | |||
| Portuguesa-RJ | 2020 | Série D | 8 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | |||||
| Subtotal | 8 | 1 | 28 | 9 | — | — | — | 36 | 10 | |||||
| Botafogo | 2021 | Série B | 31 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 8 | ||||
| 2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Subtotal | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 | ||||
| Career total | 39 | 9 | 103 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 148 | 41 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
Honours
- Botafogo
- Cruzeiro
- Ceará
References
- "A jornada de Chay" [The pathway of Chay] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "Destaque no Fut7 por clubes cariocas migra para o campo e mira sucesso" [Spotlight in the Fut7 for carioca clubs migrates to the fields and aims success] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "Chayene Santos unsettled at Kedah". Goal. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "Ele já brilhou no Fut-7 do Botafogo e hoje é destaque da Portuguesa-RJ" [He already shone at Botafogo's Fut-7 and today is the spotlight of Portuguesa-RJ] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "Paulista A3: Mogi Mirim contrata destaque do Fut 7 pelos grandes do Rio" [Paulista A3: Mogi Mirim sign spotlight of the Fut 7 for the big teams of Rio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "Melhor jogador da América no Fut7 migra para o campo e acerta com o São Gonçalo" [Best player of America in the Fut7 migrates to the fields and signs with São Gonçalo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "Rio Branco-AC anuncia meia-atacante eleito melhor jogador da América no Fut7 em 2018" [Rio Branco-AC announce attacking midfielder elected as the best player of America in the Fut7 in 2018] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "Meia-atacante Chayene é o novo reforço para o restante da temporada" [Attacking midfielder Chayene is the new addition for the remainder of the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). America FC. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "Chayene deixa o America e é o novo reforço da Portuguesa para 2020" [Chayene leaves America and is the new addition of Portuguesa for 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FutRio. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "Destaque do Carioca, campeão do mundo e melhor da América no fut-7: conheça Chay, chegando no Botafogo" [Spotlight of the Carioca, champion of the world and best of America in the fut-7: know Chay, arriving at Botafogo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "Chay é alvinegro" [Chay is white-and-black] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FR. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "Botafogo anuncia permanência de Chay, que assina contrato até 2024: "Espero conseguir o acesso"" [Botafogo announce permanence of Chay, who signs contract until 2025: "I hope to achieve promotion"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- Chay at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- "BELA VISTA FUTEBOL CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE " B " DE PROFISSIONAIS 2017" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "SÃO GONÇALO ESPORTE CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE " B " DE PROFISSIONAIS 2018" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "SÃO GONÇALO ESPORTE CLUBE – COPA RIO DE PROFISSIONAIS 2018" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- "Artilharia Profissional 2019" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Acre. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
External links
- Chayene Santos at Goal.com