Caio Rangel

Caio Rangel
Personal information
Full name Caio Rangel da Silva
Date of birth (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Arouca (on loan from Cagliari)
Number 19
Youth career
Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Cagliari 6 (0)
2015–Arouca (loan) 1 (0)
National team
2010 Brazil U14
2013 Brazil U17 8 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:56, 16 March 2015 (UTC).


This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Rangel and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Caio Rangel da Silva (born 16 January 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Italian club Arouca, on loan from Cagliari, as a forward.

Club career

Rangel joined the youth academy of Flamengo when he was 11 years old.[1] Before joining, he scored 50 goals in a football tournament at Rio de Janeiro.[2] Though he had a contract with Flamengo till February 2015, he signed a four-year professional contract with Italian club Cagliari in January 2014.[3] Flamengo tried to renew his contract, but it went in vain, but secured "5% on the future sale" of Rangel.[4] He commented "No one knows what is the right time to leave the country, but I have to think of me and my family. This weighs heavily in the decision. I thank all the professionals, because I learned a lot here. The crowd is wonderful and one day I want back and give joy to the nation, "[5] He made his league debut against Sampdoria.[6] In that match, he came as a 67th-minute substitute for Albin Ekdal.[7] He played his second league match against Napoli,[6] where he came as a 90th-minute substitute for Víctor Ibarbo.[8] He made his Coppa Italia debut against Catania[6] coming as a 56th-minute substitute for Brazilian goalscorer Diego Farias.[9] He started for his club for the first time against Modena in the same competition,[6] only to be later substituted by Farias.[10] However it was reported in January 2015, that he was to be sold by his club as he became surplus.[11]

Career statistics

As of 20 March 2015[6]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cagliari 2014–15 Serie A 60200080
Career total 60200080

International career

Rangel played for the Brazil under-14 team in 2010.[2] He played 14 times for Brazil under 17 scoring 3 goals in 2013.[6] The first goal was scored against Peru under 17, which was followed by his two goals in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, once against Slovakia under 17 and again against Honduras under 17.[6]

Personal life

In November 2010, Rangel's house in Complexo do Alemão was raided by military police in action against local violence. He lived in that house with his parents Robert and Adenilda.[12]

References

  1. "Caio Rangel, inspirado em CR7, é a bola da vez na fila do Fla". Globo Esporte. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Ele vai jogar na seleção". Revistatrip. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. "Joia do Fla, Caio Rangel assina contrato e já veste camisa do Cagliari". Globo Esporte. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. "Caio Rangel a Cagliari: è stato scelto da Zeman". Corriere Dello Sport. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. "Fla anuncia venda de Caio Rangel, promessa da base". ESPN. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Caio Rangel profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  7. "Cagliari vs Sampdoria". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  8. "Napoli vs Cagliari". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  9. "Cagliari vs Catania". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  10. "Cagliari vs Modena". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  11. "Cagliari, mercato: possibile addio per Caio Rangel". Gazzetta. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  12. Lozetti, Alexandre (14 December 2010). "Infância roubada! O assédio prematuro em jovens jogadores" [Childhood robbed! The premature ascent of young players] (in Portuguese). Lance!. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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