Chay (footballer) explained

Chay
Fullname:Chayene Medeiros Oliveira Santos
Birth Date:29 September 1990
Birth Place:Maceió, Brazil
Height:1.77m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Guarani
(on loan from Botafogo)
Clubnumber:10
Youthclubs1:Bela Vista
Youthyears2:2008–2009
Youthclubs2:Bonsucesso
Years1:2008
Clubs1:Canto do Rio
Caps1:13
Goals1:2
Years2:2009
Clubs2:Songkhla
Years3:2010–2011
Clubs3:Muangthong United
Years4:2010
Clubs4:Buriram (loan)
Years5:2011
Clubs5:Songkhla (loan)
Caps5:?
Goals5:17
Years6:2012
Clubs6:Esan United
Years7:2013
Clubs7:Kedah FA
Years8:2017
Clubs8:Bela Vista
Caps8:6
Goals8:4
Years9:2018
Clubs9:Mogi Mirim
Caps9:9
Goals9:0
Years10:2018
Caps10:18
Goals10:6
Years11:2019
Clubs11:Rio Branco-AC
Caps11:10
Goals11:6
Years12:2019
Caps12:19
Goals12:3
Years13:2020–2021
Caps13:36
Goals13:10
Years14:2021
Clubs14:Botafogo (loan)
Caps14:18
Goals14:8
Years15:2021–
Clubs15:Botafogo
Caps15:30
Goals15:0
Years16:2022
Clubs16:Cruzeiro (loan)
Caps16:6
Goals16:0
Years17:2023
Clubs17:Ceará (loan)
Caps17:28
Goals17:2
Years18:2024–
Clubs18:Guarani (loan)
Caps18:5
Goals18:0
Club-Update:18:48, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Chayene Medeiros Oliveira Santos (born 29 September 1990), commonly known as Chay, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Guarani, on loan from Botafogo.

Early life

Named after the character from the Sergio Leone spaghetti western Once Upon a Time in the West, Chay was born in Maceió, Alagoas, and moved to Niterói, Rio de Janeiro at the age of 4. Upon arriving at the new city, he started a treatment for a number of allergies, and started in futsal after a recommendation from a doctor.[1]

Club career

Chay began his senior career with Canto do Rio in 2008, playing in the Campeonato Carioca Série C,[2] before joining Bonsucesso, where he featured mainly for the under-20 side. He then moved abroad to Thailand in 2009, where he notably scored 17 goals in the 2011 Thai Division 1 League for Songkhla.

In 2013, Chay switched to Malaysia and signed for Kedah FA; back to Brazil during a holiday period, he was hit by a stray bullet.[1] Allegedly "unsettled" at the club,[3] he returned to his home country and started to play seven-a-side football, featuring for the likes of Fluminense, Flamengo and Botafogo. In 2018, he was called up to the Brazil seven-a-side national team, winning the Copa América de Seleções and being named the best seven-a-side player in South America.[1]

Chay also returned to association football in 2017, with Bela Vista.[4] On 15 January 2018, he moved to Mogi Mirim,[5] but left the club after nine goalles appearances and signed for on 22 May.[6]

On 16 January 2019, Chay was announced as new signing of Rio Branco-AC.[7] He returned to the Rio de Janeiro state on 23 April, after agreeing to a contract with America-RJ.[8]

Chay moved to Portuguesa-RJ for the 2020 season,[9] being a regular starter in the club's Campeonato Carioca and Série D campaigns. He was a spotlight in the 2021 Carioca after scoring five times in only thirteen matches.[10]

On 25 May 2021, Chay was announced at Série B side Botafogo,[11] on loan until the end of the year. On 31 August, after scoring eight goals, he signed a permanent deal with the club until 2024; Portuguesa retained 50% of his economic rights.[12]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Canto do Rio2008Carioca Série C132132
Bela Vista2017[13] Carioca Série B26464
Mogi Mirim2018Paulista A39090
2018[14] [15] Carioca Série B11865[16] 2238
Rio Branco-AC2019[17] Série D0010610116
America-RJ2019Carioca Série B119310203
Portuguesa-RJ2020Série D81154235
202100135135
Subtotal812893610
Botafogo2021Série B318318
2022Série A00000000
Subtotal3180000318
Career total3991033010006214841

Honours

Botafogo
Cruzeiro
Ceará

2023

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A jornada de Chay. The pathway of Chay. ge. pt-BR. 19 September 2021. 7 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Destaque no Fut7 por clubes cariocas migra para o campo e mira sucesso. Spotlight in the Fut7 for carioca clubs migrates to the fields and aims success. Jornal do Brasil. pt-BR. 5 April 2018. 7 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Chayene Santos unsettled at Kedah. Goal. 8 March 2013. 7 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Ele já brilhou no Fut-7 do Botafogo e hoje é destaque da Portuguesa-RJ. He already shone at Botafogo's Fut-7 and today is the spotlight of Portuguesa-RJ. UOL Esporte. pt-BR. 4 April 2021. 7 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Paulista A3: Mogi Mirim contrata destaque do Fut 7 pelos grandes do Rio. Paulista A3: Mogi Mirim sign spotlight of the Fut 7 for the big teams of Rio. Futebol Interior. pt-BR. 15 January 2018. 7 November 2021.
  6. Web site: Melhor jogador da América no Fut7 migra para o campo e acerta com o São Gonçalo. Best player of America in the Fut7 migrates to the fields and signs with São Gonçalo. ge. pt-BR. 22 May 2018. 7 November 2021.
  7. Web site: Rio Branco-AC anuncia meia-atacante eleito melhor jogador da América no Fut7 em 2018. Rio Branco-AC announce attacking midfielder elected as the best player of America in the Fut7 in 2018. ge. pt-BR. 16 January 2019. 7 November 2021.
  8. Web site: Meia-atacante Chayene é o novo reforço para o restante da temporada. Attacking midfielder Chayene is the new addition for the remainder of the season. America FC. pt-BR. 23 April 2019. 7 November 2021.
  9. Web site: Chayene deixa o America e é o novo reforço da Portuguesa para 2020. Chayene leaves America and is the new addition of Portuguesa for 2020. FutRio. pt-BR. 5 November 2019. 7 November 2021.
  10. Web site: Destaque do Carioca, campeão do mundo e melhor da América no fut-7: conheça Chay, chegando no Botafogo. Spotlight of the Carioca, champion of the world and best of America in the fut-7: know Chay, arriving at Botafogo. Lance!. pt-BR. 20 May 2021. 7 November 2021.
  11. Web site: Chay é alvinegro. Chay is white-and-black. Botafogo FR. pt-BR. 25 May 2021. 7 November 2021.
  12. Web site: Botafogo anuncia permanência de Chay, que assina contrato até 2024: "Espero conseguir o acesso". Botafogo announce permanence of Chay, who signs contract until 2025: "I hope to achieve promotion". ge. pt-BR. 31 August 2021. 7 November 2021.
  13. Web site: BELA VISTA FUTEBOL CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE " B " DE PROFISSIONAIS 2017. Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. pt-BR. 7 November 2021.
  14. Web site: SÃO GONÇALO ESPORTE CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE " B " DE PROFISSIONAIS 2018. Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. pt-BR. 7 November 2021.
  15. Web site: SÃO GONÇALO ESPORTE CLUBE – COPA RIO DE PROFISSIONAIS 2018. Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. pt-BR. 7 November 2021.
  16. Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
  17. Web site: Artilharia Profissional 2019. Federação de Futebol do Estado do Acre. pt-BR. 7 November 2021.