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Rayan (footballer, born 2006)

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Rayan
Personal information
Full name Rayan Vitor Simplício Rocha[1]
Date of birth (2006-08-03) 3 August 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Vasco da Gama
Number 77
Youth career
2012–2023 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Vasco da Gama 4 (1)
International career
2022– Brazil U17 13 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023

Rayan Vitor Simplício Rocha (born 3 August 2006), known simply as Rayan, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Vasco da Gama.

Club career

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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rayan joined Vasco da Gama at the age of six.[3][4] He established a name for himself as a prolific goal-scorer, scoring 280 goals by the age of eleven.[5] He continued this form into Vasco's under-17 team, scoring 29 goals in 34 games in 2022, catching the eye of Spanish side Barcelona.[6][7]

International career

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Rayan was called up to the Brazil under-17 squad for friendlies against Chile and Paraguay in 2022; he scored twice in four games.[4]

Personal life

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His father, Valkmar, also played for Vasco de Gama, representing the club as a defender between 1995 and 2000.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 28 January 2023.[8]
Club Season League State league Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vasco da Gama 2023 Série A 0 0 2[b] 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  1. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil
  2. ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca

References

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  1. ^ Rayan at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Rayan". vasco.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Rayan, atacante do Sub-11 do Vasco, chama atenção no São Januário" [Rayan, Vasco Under-11 striker, draws attention at São Januário]. dabase.com.br (in Portuguese). 18 April 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b Ribeiro, Emanuelle (14 November 2022). "Prestes a assinar primeiro contrato com o Vasco, Rayan foi o destaque da base em 2022" [About to sign his first contract with Vasco, Rayan was the highlight of the base in 2022]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b Schmidt, Felipe; Magliano, Leonardo (29 September 2017). "Filho de Valkmar coleciona gols no Vasco e é promessa de artilheiro" [Son of Valkmar collects goals at Vasco and is a promise of top scorer]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  6. ^ Silva, Felipe (11 November 2022). "Rayan impressiona, mas Vasco adota cautela com utilização da promessa" [Rayan impresses, but Vasco is cautious with using the promise]. esport.ig.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  7. ^ Piera, Joaquim (19 May 2022). "Rayan, la apuesta de Deco para la cantera del Barça" [Rayan, Deco's bet for the Barça youth system]. sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.,
  8. ^ Rayan at Soccerway
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