John Kennedy
Personal information
Full name John Kennedy Batista de Souza[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-18) 18 May 2002[1]
Place of birth Itaúna, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Fluminense
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2016 Serrano-RJ
2016–2021 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Fluminense 60 (12)
2023 → Ferroviária (loan) 11 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2023

John Kennedy Batista de Souza (born 18 May 2002), known as John Kennedy, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fluminense.

Club career

Born in Itaúna, Minas Gerais, John Kennedy joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2016, aged 14, from Serrano-RJ.[2] On 29 September 2020, he renewed his contract with the club until 2024.[3]

John Kennedy made his first team – and Série A – debut on 20 January 2021; after coming on as a half-time substitute for fellow youth graduate Luiz Henrique, he scored his team's first in a 3–3 away draw against Coritiba.[4][5] Later that year, on 23 October, he scored a brace in a 3–1 home win over rivals Flamengo.[6]

On 4 November 2023, he scored the winning goal for Fluminense in a 2–1 victory over Boca Juniors after extra time in the Copa Libertadores final, to be his club's first title in that competition.[7] A month later, on 18 December, he scored a goal in the 90th minute in a 2–0 victory over Al Ahly in the FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals.[8]

Career statistics

As of 22 December 2023[9]
Club Season League State league[lower-alpha 1] National cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fluminense 2020 Série A 720000——72
2021 132821000—224
2022 6000101[lower-alpha 3]0—80
2023 266003110[lower-alpha 4]42[lower-alpha 5]14112
Total 52108251114217818
Ferroviária (loan) 2023 Série D 00116———116
Career total 521019851114218924
  1. ↑ Includes Campeonato Carioca & Paulista
  2. ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil
  3. ↑ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. ↑ Appearances and goals in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Fluminense

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Fluminense FC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Marcão pode dar chance a mais uma promessa do Fluminense" [Marcão may give a chance to another prospect of Fluminense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Itaunense John Kennedy, renova com Fluminense até 2024" [Itaunense John Kennedy, renews with Fluminense until 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal S'Passo. 29 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Na estreia, John Kennedy dá sequência aos talentos de Xerém no Fluminense" [On his debut, John Kennedy follows up the talents of Xerém at Fluminense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "John Kennedy leva 13 minutos para marcar na estreia pelo Fluminense e se emociona: "Nem palavras"" [John Kennedy takes 13 minutes to score on his debut for Fluminense and gets emotional: "No words"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Carrasco do Flamengo na base, John Kennedy celebra gols pelo Fluminense no profissional: "Que se repita"" [Flamengo's hangman in the youth setup, John Kennedy celebrates goals with Fluminense in the main squad: "May that repeats"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Fluminense Defeats Boca Juniors 2–1 To Win Maiden Copa Libertadores". Forbes. 4 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Fluminense beat Al-Ahly 2–0 to reach Club World Cup final". Reuters. 18 December 2023.
  9. ↑ John Kennedy at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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