Rayan (footballer, born 2006)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rayan Vitor Simplício Rocha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 2006 | ||
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
His father, Valkmar, also played for Vasco de Gama, representing the club as a defender between 1995 and 2000.[5]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil
- ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca
References[edit]
- ^ Rayan at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Rayan". vasco.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.,
- ^ Rayan at Soccerway