Kay (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Daniel Silveira da Graça | ||
Date of birth | 5 January 1988 | ||
Place of birth |
Nossa Senhora da Luz, Cape Verde | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
1999 | Batuque | ||
2000 | Coritia | ||
2000–2005 | Benfica | ||
2005–2007 | Académica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Tourizense | 2 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Tabuense | ||
2009 | Tourizense | 2 | (0) |
2010 | Aljustrelense | 17 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Operário | 55 | (8) |
2012–2014 | Belenenses | 46 | (5) |
2014–2017 | Universitatea Craiova | 49 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Omonia | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Senica | 20 | (4) |
2019–2020 | Universitatea Cluj | 13 | (3) |
2021 | Académica | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2016 | Cape Verde | 13 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2016 |
Carlos Daniel Silveira da Graça (born 5 January 1988), known as Kay, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a centre back.
Club career
Portugal
Born in
In early 2012, Kay agreed to a contract with
Kay made his debut in the Portuguese top division on 26 August 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against S.C. Braga.[7][8]
Universitatea Craiova
In June 2014, Kay signed with
In the 2015–16 season, Kay scored once[11] in 21 matches to help his team finish in eighth position. His teammates included countrymen Rambé and Nuno Rocha,[12] and he was released from contract on 1 April 2017.[13]
Later years
On 26 June 2017, Kay joined
International career
Kay earned his first cap for Cape Verde on 8 June 2013, in a 2–1 home win over Equatorial Guinea for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (later awarded 3–0).[16] Selected for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals by manager Rui Águas,[17] he was an unused squad member in an eventual group stage exit.
Kay scored his first goal for the Blue Sharks on 6 September 2015, helping to a 2–1 success in Libya for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying phase.[18]
International goals
- As of 6 September 2015 (Cape Verde score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kay goal)[19]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 September 2015 | Libya | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- ^ "Kay: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Kay de saída para a Roménia" [Kay on his way to Romania]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 June 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Luís Aguiar bisa no particular com o Tourizense (6–3)" [Luís Aguiar scores brace in friendly with Tourizense (6–3)]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 July 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Operário surpreende Penafiel" [Operário surprise Penafiel]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 September 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Kay e Rambé estão certos para a próxima época" [Kay and Rambé confirmed for next season]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 April 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Belenenses sagra-se campeão" [Belenenses crowned champions]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 April 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Convocados para Braga" [Braga callup] (in Portuguese). C.F. Belenenses. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Sp. Braga 2–1 Belenenses" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Seven new names at Universitatea Craiova" [Sapte nume noi la Universitatea Craiova] (in Romanian). Universitatea Craiova. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "CS Universitatea Craiova – Pandurii 1–1. Curelea a fost demon și înger în Bănie" [CS Universitatea Craiova – Pandurii 1–1. Curelea was a demon and an angel in Bănie] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "VIDEO Concordia – CSU Craiova 0–2. Kay și Ivan au adus victoria oltenilor. Popov a fost eliminat!" [VIDEO Concordia – CSU Craiova 0–2. Kay and Ivan brought win to Oltenia. Popov sent off!] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Rambe, mai mult Rambo decât fotbalist. Topul stranierilor din Liga I" [Rambe, more Rambo than a footballer. Top foreigners in Liga I] (in Romanian). Sportescu. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "CS Universitatea Craiova a anunţat despărţirea de fundaşul Kay" [CS Universitatea Craiova announced parting of ways with defender Kay] (in Romanian). Romanian Soccer. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ Ποδοσφαιριστής της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Κάι [Kay an Omonia player] (in Greek). AC Omonia. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ ""U" a transferat un fundaş cu poftă de gol. Kay: "Vreau să fac performanţă şi să sărbătorim împreună promovarea"" ["U" signed a defender with an appetite for goal. Kay: "I want to do well and celebrate a promotion"] (in Romanian). FC Universitatea Cluj. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Babanco e Djaniny dão vitória a Cabo Verde" [Babanco and Djaniny give win to Cape Verde]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 8 June 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Tubarões Azuis: Rui Águas divulga a lista dos convocados para CAN 2015" [Blue Sharks: Rui Águas releases squad selected to 2015 ACN] (in Portuguese). RTC. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Kay a marcat pentru Capul Verde. Varela si Nuno Rocha au fost si ei titulari in victoria din Libia" [Kay scored for Cape Verde. Varela and Nuno Rocha also started in win in Libya] (in Romanian). Orange. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Kay – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2017.