Kanu (footballer, born 1997)

Kanu
Personal information
Full name Victor Hugo Soares dos Santos
Date of birth (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997
Place of birth Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Bahia
Number 4
Youth career
2011-2012 Flamengo
2013 Vasco da Gama
2014–2017 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Botafogo 125 (2)
2019 → Cabofriense (loan) 0 (0)
2023 → Bahia (loan) 23 (0)
2023– Bahia 61 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:08, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Victor Hugo Soares dos Santos (born 7 March 1997), commonly known as Kanu, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bahia.

Career statistics

As of 28 July 2025.[1]
Club Season League State League[a] Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Botafogo 2018 Série A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2019 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2020 35 0 7 0 7 0 — — 49 0
2021 Série B 34 0 14 0 2 0 — — 50 0
2022 Série A 19 0 12 2 4 2 — — 35 4
Total 91 0 34 2 13 2 0 0 — 138 4
Cabofriense (loan) 2019 Carioca — 0 0 — — — 0 0
Bahia 2023 Série A 33 1 8 0 6 0 — 3[b] 0 50 1
2024 30 0 5 1 7 0 — 8[b] 1 50 2
2025 2 0 6 2 0 0 6[c] 0 2[b] 0 16 2
Total 65 1 19 3 13 0 6 0 13 1 116 5
Career total 156 1 53 5 26 2 6 0 13 1 254 9
Notes
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Carioca, Campeonato Baiano
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Botafogo

Bahia

References

  1. ^ Kanu at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  • Kanu at Sambafoot (archived)


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