Kauan Lindes

Kauan Gabriel Cordeiro Lindes (born 28 November 2003), known as Kauan Lindes, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Athletic, on loan from Botafogo.

Career Born in Conchal, São Paulo, Kauan Lindes played for the youth sides of Itapirense and Jabaquara before being released by the latter amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. After more than a year without a club, he went on to play an amateur match in the countryside of São Paulo, and impressed enough to earn himself a contract at Guaçuano.

In 2022, Kauan Lindes moved to Coimbra for the under-20 squad. After playing in the 2024 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was loaned to Villa Nova on 17 January of that year.

On 18 April 2024, after two matches for Villa Nova, Kauan Lindes joined Botafogo on loan, initially for the under-23 team. On 11 January of the following year, he signed a permanent five-year contract with the club, after they paid R$ 1 million for 80% of his economic rights.

After playing in the 2025 Campeonato Carioca, Kauan Lindes made his Série A debut on 11 May 2025, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cuiabano in a 4–0 home routing of Internacional.

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