Caíque (footballer, born 1988)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Rocha.

Caíque

Personal information
Full name	Caíque Silva Rocha
Date of birth	(1987-01-10) January 10, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ferroviário
Youth career
	Vitória
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Vitória	0	(1)
2008	Atlético Paranaense	2	(0)
2009	Oeste	0	(0)
2009	Guarani	24	(4)
2009–2013	Olé Brasil	0	(0)
2010–2011	→ Vasco da Gama (loan)	4	(0)
2011	→ Avaí (loan)	6	(0)
2012	→ Gyeongnam FC (loan)	41	(12)
2013–2014	Ulsan Hyundai	19	(3)
2014	→ Chengdu Tiancheng (loan)	7	(0)
2015–2016	Atlético Goianiense	15	(0)
2017	Novorizontino	0	(0)
2017–2018	CSA	11	(0)
2019	Joinville	4	(0)
2020–	Ferroviário	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2019

Caique Silva Rocha (born January 10, 1988, in Salvador, Bahia), known as just Caíque, is a Brazilian footballer who can play a variety of midfield roles and a journeyman. He currently plays for Ferroviário.

Career

First discovered by the club Vitória, Caique began his professional career in 2007, helping Bahian back to the top division of Brazilian football. In 2008, after limited playing time for the Lions, he moved clubs to Atlético Paranaense.

After a short spell at Oeste, Caique signed with Guarani of Serie B in 2009. Another transfer to Campinas saw him assist in their promotion to Serie A, after which he was transferred to the Vasco da Gama for the 2010 season.

In 2013, he signed a three-year contract with Ulsan Hyundai.^[1]

However, this deal ended prematurely and Rocha found himself playing for Chinese League One side, Chengdu Tiancheng.

Career statistics

As of 12 May 2021^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Paranaense	2008	Série A	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
Oeste	2009	Paulista	—		18	3	—		—		—		18	3
Guarani	2009	Série B	24	4	—		—		—		—		24	4
Vasco da Gama	2010	Série A	4	0	1	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2011		0	0	4	1	1	0	—		—		5	1
	Total		4	0	5	1	1	0	—		—		10	1
Avaí	2011	Série A	6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
Gyeongnam FC	2012	K League	41	12	—		4	1	—		—		45	13
Ulsan Hyundai	2013	K League	18	3	—		1	0	—		—		19	3
	2014		1	0	—		—		2	0	—		3	0
	Total		19	3	—		1	0	2	0	—		22	3
Chengdu Tiancheng	2014	China League One	7	0	—		—		—		—		7	0
Atlético Goianiense	2015	Série B	4	0	—		—		—		—		4	0
	2016		11	0	7	0	1	0	—		—		19	0
	Total		15	0	7	0	1	0	—		—		23	0
Novorizontino	2017	Paulista	—		6	0	—		—		—		6	0
CSA	2017	Série C	11	0	—		—		—		5	0	16	0
	2018	Série B	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		11	0	2	0	0	0	—		5	0	18	0
Joinville	2019	Série D	4	0	14	0	1	0	—		—		19	0
Ferroviário	2020	Série C	14	1	11	3	—		—		—		25	4
Oeste	2021	Paulista A2	—		8	0	—		—		—		8	0
Career total			147	20	71	7	8	1	2	0	5	0	233	28

References

1. 울산, 브라질 공격수 까이끼 영입…3년 계약 (in Korean). Asia Economic. 1 February 2013.
2. Caique at Soccerway

External links

• (in Portuguese) ogol.com.br
• Caíque – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)