Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rayan Vitor Simplício Rocha[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 August 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vasco da Gama | ||
Number | 77 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2023 | Vasco da Gama | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Vasco da Gama | 4 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Brazil U17 | 13 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023 |
Rayan Vitor Simplício Rocha (born 3 August 2006), known simply as Rayan, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Vasco da Gama.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rayan joined Vasco da Gama at the age of six.[3][4] He established a name for himself as a prolific goal-scorer, scoring 280 goals by the age of eleven.[5] He continued this form into Vasco's under-17 team, scoring 29 goals in 34 games in 2022, catching the eye of Spanish side Barcelona.[6][7]
Rayan was called up to the Brazil under-17 squad for friendlies against Chile and Paraguay in 2022; he scored twice in four games.[4]
His father, Valkmar, also played for Vasco de Gama, representing the club as a defender between 1995 and 2000.[5]
Club | Season | League | State league | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vasco da Gama | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |