Kaique Kenji Takamura Correa (born 30 January 2006) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro.
Club career Kenji began playing football with Corinthians before he was 10, and followed that up with stints at Juventus-SP and São Caetano, before moving to the youth academy of Cruzeiro in 2022. In 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Cruzeiro for 3 seasons. On 6 September 2024, he renewed professional contract until 2028 after scoring 24 goals and providing 14 assists in 30 games as a U20, and was promoted to their first team. He made his senior and professional debut with Cruzeiro as a substitute in a 2–1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A loss to Corinthians on 20 November 2024. He made the matchday squad for Cruzeiro at the 2024 Copa Sudamericana final, coming on as a substitute as they lost to Racing Club on 23 November 2024.
International career Kenji was called up to the Brazil U20s in October 2024 for a camp to train for the 2025 South American U-20 Championship, but had to drop from the squad due to an injury.
Personal life Kenji was born in Brazil, and is of Afro-Brazilian descent through his father, and Japanese and Italian descent through his mother. His father is the football agent and former Brazil international footballer Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa.
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BDFA Profile