| John Kennedy | |
| Full Name: | John Kennedy Batista de Souza[1] |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Itaúna, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Fluminense |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Serrano-RJ |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Fluminense |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | Fluminense |
| Caps1: | 93 |
| Goals1: | 21 |
| Years2: | 2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Ferroviária (loan) |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Club-Update: | 16 June 2024 |
John Kennedy Batista de Souza (born 18 May 2002), known as John Kennedy, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fluminense.
Born in Itaúna, Minas Gerais, John Kennedy joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2016, aged 14, from Serrano-RJ.[2] On 29 September 2020, he renewed his contract with the club until 2024.[3]
John Kennedy made his first team – and Série A – debut on 20 January 2021; after coming on as a half-time substitute for fellow youth graduate Luiz Henrique, he scored his team's first in a 3–3 away draw against Coritiba.[4] [5] Later that year, on 23 October, he scored a brace in a 3–1 home win over rivals Flamengo.[6]
On 4 November 2023, he scored the winning goal for Fluminense in a 2–1 victory over Boca Juniors after extra time in the Copa Libertadores final, to be his club's first title in that competition.[7] A month later, on 18 December, he scored a goal in the 90th minute in a 2–0 victory over Al Ahly in the FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals.[8]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fluminense | 2020 | Série A | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | ||||
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 12 | |||
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |||
| Total | 61 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 95 | 21 | |||
| Ferroviária (loan) | 2023 | Paulista | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 61 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 106 | 27 | |||
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