Chay (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Santos.
Chay
Chay in 2021
Personal information
Full name Chayene Medeiros Oliveira Santos
Date of birth (1990-09-29) 29 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Maceió, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Volta Redonda
Youth career
?? Bela Vista
2008–2009 Bonsucesso
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Canto do Rio 13 (2)
2009 Songkhla
2010–2011 Muangthong United
2010 → Buriram (loan)
2011 → Songkhla (loan) ? (17)
2012 Esan United
2013 Kedah FA
2017 Bela Vista 6 (4)
2018 Mogi Mirim 9 (0)
2018 São Gonçalo EC [pt] 18 (6)
2019 Rio Branco-AC 10 (6)
2019 America-RJ 19 (3)
2020–2021 Portuguesa-RJ 36 (10)
2021 → Botafogo (loan) 18 (8)
2021–2024 Botafogo 30 (0)
2022 → Cruzeiro (loan) 6 (0)
2023 → Ceará (loan) 28 (2)
2024 → Guarani (loan) 10 (0)
2024 → CRB (loan) 14 (0)
2025– Volta Redonda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:23, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Chayene Medeiros Oliveira Santos (born 29 September 1990), commonly known as Chay, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Volta Redonda.

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 late 2011, back to Brazil during a holiday period, Chay was hit by a stray bullet.[1] In 2013, Chay switched to Malaysia and signed for Kedah FA, but was allegedly "unsettled" at the club;[3] he later 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 goalless appearances and signed for São Gonçalo EC [pt] 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

As of 22 November 2024[13]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Canto do Rio 2008 Carioca Série C — 13 2 — — — 13 2
Bela Vista 2017[14] Carioca Série B2 — 6 4 — — — 6 4
Mogi Mirim 2018 Paulista A3 — 9 0 — — — 9 0
São Gonçalo EC [pt] 2018[15][16] Carioca Série B1 — 18 6 — — 5[a] 2 23 8
Rio Branco-AC 2019[17] Série D 0 0 10 6 1 0 — — 11 6
America-RJ 2019 Carioca Série B1 — 19 3 — — 1[a] 0 20 3
Portuguesa-RJ 2020 Série D 8 1 15 4 — — — 23 5
2021 0 0 13 5 — — — 13 5
Subtotal 8 1 28 9 — — — 36 10
Botafogo 2021 Série B 31 8 — — — — 31 8
2022 Série A 12 0 5 0 2 0 — — 19 0
Subtotal 43 8 5 0 2 0 — — 50 8
Cruzeiro (loan) 2022 Série B 6 0 — — — — 6 0
Ceará (loan) 2023 Série B 22 2 6 0 0 0 — 8[b] 0 36 2
Guarani (loan) 2024 Série B 4 0 6 0 — — — 10 2
CRB (loan) 2024 Série B 14 0 — 2 0 — — 16 2
Career total 97 11 120 30 5 0 0 0 14 2 235 43
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Botafogo
Cruzeiro
Ceará

References

  1. ^ a b c "A jornada de Chay" [The pathway of Chay] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ "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] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal do Brasil. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Chayene Santos unsettled at Kedah". Goal. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. ^ "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] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ^ "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] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. ^ "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] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  7. ^ "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] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. ^ "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] (in Brazilian Portuguese). America FC. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  9. ^ "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] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FutRio. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2021.[dead link‍]
  10. ^ "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] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Chay é alvinegro" [Chay is white-and-black] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FR. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  12. ^ "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"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  13. ^ Chay at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  14. ^ "BELA VISTA FUTEBOL CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE " B " DE PROFISSIONAIS 2017" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  15. ^ "SÃO GONÇALO ESPORTE CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE " B " DE PROFISSIONAIS 2018" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  16. ^ "SÃO GONÇALO ESPORTE CLUBE – COPA RIO DE PROFISSIONAIS 2018" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Artilharia Profissional 2019" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Acre. Retrieved 7 November 2021.