Kazu (footballer, born 2000)

Brazilian footballer

KazuPersonal information

Full name|  Christian Kendji Wagatsuma Ferreira
Date of birth|  (2000-03-18) 18 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth|  Maringá, Brazil
Height|  1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)|  Left-back
Team information

Current team

|  Gil Vicente
Number|  88
Youth career
0000–2020|  Coritiba
2019|  → Grêmio (loan)
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2020–2022|  Coritiba|  2|  (0)
2021|  → North Texas SC (loan)|  27|  (6)
2022|  → Paraná (loan)|  8|  (0)
2022–2024|  Oliveirense|  35|  (1)
2024–|  Gil Vicente|  5|  (0)
International career‡
2016–2017|  Brazil U17|  3|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:36, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

Christian Kendji Wagatsuma Ferreira (born 18 March 2000), commonly known as Kazu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.

## Career

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On 31 January 2024, Kazu left Liga Portugal 2 club Oliveirense and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.[1]

## Personal life

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Kazu is of Japanese descent with his great grandparents hailing from Osaka.[2]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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As of 24 February 2020.[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club  | Season  | League  | State league  | Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Coritiba | 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0

Notes

1. ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Paranaense

## References

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1. ^ "OFFICIAL: Kazu is a Gil Vicente reinforcement until 2026". CNN Portugal (in European Portuguese). 1 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
2. ^ "Meet Kazu, North Texas SC's Goal-Scoring Japanese-Brazilian". FC Dallas. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
3. ^ Kazu at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

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Gil Vicente F.C. - current squad

* 1 Vinícius
* 2 Zé Carlos
* 5 Kiko
* 6 Castillo
* 7 Touré
* 8 Dominguez
* 9 Alipour
* 10 Fujimoto
* 12 Brian
* 13 G. Pereira
* 14 Wilson
* 16 Simões
* 19 Jucélio
* 23 Buta
* 24 Gbane
* 25 Tiba
* 26 Fernandes (c)
* 27 Monteiro
* 29 Depú
* 33 Kritsyuk
* 35 Lipe
* 39 Buatu
* 42 Andrew
* 58 Luciano
* 67 Pinto
* 70 Correia
* 76 Neto
* 77 Murilo
* 78 Miro
* 88 Kazu
* 90 Moreira
* 99 Marlon
* Manager: Campelos

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