Club profile

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas

S. A. F. Botafogo

22290-140 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilCampeonato Brasileiro Série A · tier 1Founded 1 July 1894Colours

www.botafogo.com.br ↗Avenida Venceslau Brás 72, Bairro Botafa, 22290-140 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil+55 21 25461950

Squad

36 players

avg age 26.1

Foreigners

33% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

11 / 20

39 pts · 33 played · 2026

Stadium

Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos

46,931 seats

Manager

Tite

Transfer balance

+€39.7m

season 2025/26

Squad

36 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Gabriel BatistaGoalkeeper	28	Brazil · Italy	191 cm	right	Jul 2026from CD Santa Clara	Dec 2029
WarlesonGoalkeeper	30	Brazil · Belgium	190 cm	right	Jul 2026from Cercle Brugge	Dec 2029
Cristhian LoorGoalkeeper	20	Ecuador	187 cm	right	Jul 2025from Independiente del Valle	Dec 2028
Defenders · 14
VitinhoRight-Back	27	Brazil	174 cm	right	Aug 2024from Burnley FC	Dec 2029
Nahuel FerraresiCentre-Back	27	Venezuela · Italy	190 cm	right	Aug 2026from São Paulo Futebol Clube	Dec 2029
Arthur ChavesCentre-BackAbdominal muscle strain - Return unknown	25	Brazil	188 cm	right	Apr 2026from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Dec 2027
Mateo PonteRight-Back	23	Uruguay	183 cm	right	Feb 2023from Danubio FC	Jun 2028
Alex TellesLeft-BackTeam captain	33	Brazil · Italy	181 cm	left	Mar 2024from Ablöse free transfer	Dec 2028
KaioCentre-BackKnee problems - Return unknown	31	Brazil	186 cm	right	May 2025from FC Krasnodar	Jun 2028
Lucas MonzónCentre-BackCalf problems - Return unknown	25	Uruguay · Brazil	185 cm	left	Jul 2026from Racing Club de Montevideo	Dec 2029
Gabriel JustinoCentre-Back	20	Brazil	184 cm	right	Jan 2026from Botafogo FR U20	Nov 2028
PaulinhoLeft-Back	31	Brazil	178 cm	left	Jul 2026from FC Midtjylland	Dec 2028
Kadu SantosRight-Back	21	Brazil	177 cm	right	Jul 2025from Clube do Remo (PA)	Dec 2026
AnthonyCentre-Back	20	Brazil	192 cm	left	Mar 2026from Goiás EC	Mar 2030
MarçalLeft-Back	37	Brazil	178 cm	left	Mar 2025from Without Club	Dec 2026
Jhoan HernándezLeft-Back	20	Colombia	178 cm	left	Oct 2026from Millonarios FC	Dec 2026
KawanCentre-Back	23	Brazil	188 cm	right	Jan 2025from Botafogo FR U23	Dec 2026
Midfielders · 8
DaniloCentral Midfield	25	Brazil	177 cm	left	Jul 2025from Nottingham Forest	Jun 2029
Cristian MedinaCentral Midfield	24	Argentina	178 cm	right	Feb 2026from Club Estudiantes de La Plata	Dec 2029
HuguinhoDefensive Midfield	19	Brazil	170 cm	right	Jan 2026from Botafogo FR U20	Mar 2030
Jordan BarreraAttacking MidfieldInner ankle ligament tear - Return unknown	19	Colombia	180 cm	right	Jul 2025from Junior FC	Dec 2029
Domingos AndradeDefensive Midfield	23	Angola	183 cm	right	Jul 2026from FC Porto B	Dec 2029
AllanDefensive Midfield	35	Brazil · Portugal	175 cm	right	Oct 2024from Al-Wahda FC	Dec 2026
Wallace DaviDefensive Midfield	19	Brazil	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from Fluminense Football Club	Dec 2029
EdenilsonCentral Midfield	36	Brazil	175 cm	right	Feb 2026from Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense	Dec 2026
Forwards · 11
Álvaro MontoroLeft WingerYellow card suspension – Campeonato Brasileiro Série A – until 03/11/2026	19	Argentina · Italy	170 cm	right	Mar 2025from CA Vélez Sarsfield	Dec 2030
Arthur CabralCentre-Forward	28	Brazil	186 cm	right	Aug 2025from SL Benfica	Dec 2028
Matheus MartinsLeft Winger	23	Brazil	183 cm	right	Jul 2024from Udinese Calcio	Dec 2028
Júnior SantosRight Winger	31	Brazil	188 cm	right	Jun 2026from Clube Atlético Mineiro	Dec 2026
Hakim ZiyechRight Winger	33	Morocco · Netherlands	180 cm	left	Oct 2026from Wydad Casablanca	Dec 2028
Lucas EmanuelCentre-Forward	17	Brazil	—	right	Jan 2026from Botafogo FR U17	Jun 2030
Kadir BarríaCentre-Forward	19	Panama	183 cm	right	Apr 2025from SD Atlético Nacional	Dec 2029
Lucas VillalbaRight Winger	24	Uruguay · Italy	182 cm	right	May 2026from Club Nacional	Dec 2029
DaniloCentre-Forward	27	Brazil	174 cm	right	Jul 2026from Rangers FC	Jun 2027
Kauan ToledoRight Winger	20	Brazil	177 cm	right	Jan 2026from Botafogo FR U20	Dec 2029
Tiquinho SoaresCentre-Forward	35	Brazil · Portugal	187 cm	right	Aug 2026from Santos FC	Dec 2026

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2025/26

Spent

€52m

41 arrivals

Received

€91.7m

39 departures

Net balance

+€39.7m

received − spent

Arrivals · 41

Danilo
Central Midfield · 24 y/o
from Nottingham Forest
€23m
Arthur Cabral
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
from SL Benfica
€12m
Álvaro Montoro
Left Winger · 18 y/o
from CA Vélez Sarsfield
€7.9m
Jordan Barrera
Attacking Midfield · 19 y/o
from Junior FC
€4.3m
Lucas Villalba
Right Winger · 24 y/o
from Club Nacional
€2.8m
Kaio
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
from FC Krasnodar
€2m
Anthony
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
from Goiás EC
Free
Caio Roque
Left-Back · 24 y/o
from Portuguesa
Loan

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Chris Ramos
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
from Cádiz CF
Loan
Cristhian Loor
Goalkeeper · 19 y/o
from Independiente del Valle
?
Cristian Medina
Central Midfield · 23 y/o
from Club Estudiantes de La Plata
—
Cuiabano
Left-Back · 22 y/o
from Nottingham Forest
Loan
Diego Hernández
Left Winger · 25 y/o
from CD Everton
End of loan
Edenilson
Central Midfield · 36 y/o
from Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Free
Gabriel Bahia
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
from Volta Redonda Futebol Clube (RJ)
Loan
Gabriel Justino
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
from Botafogo FR U20
—
Huguinho
Defensive Midfield · 18 y/o
from Botafogo FR U20
—
Igo Gabriel
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
from Figueirense Futebol Clube
End of loan
Jhoan Hernández
Left-Back · 19 y/o
from Millonarios FC
Loan
Joaquín Correa
Second Striker · 30 y/o
from Inter Milan
Free
Júnior Santos
Right Winger · 31 y/o
from Clube Atlético Mineiro
Loan
Kadir Barría
Centre-Forward · 18 y/o
from SD Atlético Nacional
Free
Kadu Santos
Right-Back · 19 y/o
from Clube do Remo (PA)
Loan
Kauan Lindes
Attacking Midfield · 23 y/o
from Athletic Club
End of loan
Kawan
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from Clube do Remo (PA)
End of loan
Kawan
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from Esporte Clube Juventude
End of loan
Lucas Halter
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
from Esporte Clube Vitória
End of loan
Luís Oyama
Defensive Midfield · 28 y/o
from Grêmio Novorizontino
End of loan
Matheus Nascimento
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
from Los Angeles Galaxy
End of loan
Matías Segovia
Right Winger · 22 y/o
from Al-Ain FC
End of loan
Matías Segovia
Right Winger · 22 y/o
from RWDM Brussels
End of loan
Nahuel Ferraresi
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
from São Paulo Futebol Clube
Loan
Neto
Goalkeeper · 36 y/o
from AFC Bournemouth
Free
Patrick de Paula
Defensive Midfield · 26 y/o
from GD Estoril Praia
End of loan
Raí
Attacking Midfield · 23 y/o
from Volta Redonda Futebol Clube (RJ)
End of loan
Rwan Cruz
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
from Real Salt Lake City
End of loan
Thiago Almada
Attacking Midfield · 24 y/o
from Olympique Lyon
End of loan
Valentín Adamo
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
from CA Boston River
End of loan
Wallace Davi
Defensive Midfield · 18 y/o
from Fluminense Football Club
?
Yarlen
Right Winger · 19 y/o
from CD Tondela
End of loan
Ythallo
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
from Toronto FC II
?

Departures · 39

Thiago Almada
Attacking Midfield · 24 y/o
to Atlético de Madrid
€21m
Igor Jesus
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
to Nottingham Forest
€19m
Jair Cunha
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
to Nottingham Forest
€12m
John Victor
Goalkeeper · 29 y/o
to Nottingham Forest
€8m
Jefferson Savarino
Attacking Midfield · 29 y/o
to Fluminense Football Club
€6.4m
Gregore
Defensive Midfield · 31 y/o
to Al-Rayyan SC
€6m
Cuiabano
Left-Back · 22 y/o
to Nottingham Forest
€6m
David Ricardo
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
to Dynamo Moscow
€6m

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Marlon Freitas
Defensive Midfield · 30 y/o
to Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
€5.1m
Lucas Halter
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
to Houston Dynamo FC
€1.4m
Hugo
Left-Back · 23 y/o
to Al-Wasl SC
€850k
Jeffinho
Left Winger · 26 y/o
to Liaoning Tieren
€300k
Artur
Right Winger · 28 y/o
to São Paulo Futebol Clube
Loan
Danilo Barbosa
Defensive Midfield · 29 y/o
to Al-Ula FC
?
Diego Hernández
Left Winger · 25 y/o
to Clube do Remo (PA)
Loan
Elias Manoel
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to CD Santa Clara
Loan
Gabriel Bahia
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
to Volta Redonda Futebol Clube (RJ)
End of loan
Gonzalo Mastriani
Centre-Forward · 32 y/o
to Club Athletico Paranaense
End of loan
Igo Gabriel
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
to Figueirense Futebol Clube
—
Kauan Lindes
Attacking Midfield · 21 y/o
to Athletic Club
Loan
Kauê
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
to FC Porto B
Free
Kawan
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to EC XV de Piracicaba
Loan
Kawan
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to Clube do Remo (PA)
Loan
Kayke Queiroz
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
to Fortaleza Esporte Clube
Loan
Luís Oyama
Defensive Midfield · 28 y/o
to Grêmio Novorizontino
Free
Matheus Nascimento
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
to Los Angeles Galaxy
Loan
Matías Segovia
Right Winger · 22 y/o
to RWDM Brussels
Loan
Matías Segovia
Right Winger · 23 y/o
to América Futebol Clube (MG)
Loan
Patrick de Paula
Defensive Midfield · 25 y/o
to GD Estoril Praia
Loan
Patrick de Paula
Defensive Midfield · 26 y/o
to Clube do Remo (PA)
Loan
Philipe Sampaio
Centre-Back · 31 y/o
to Athletic Club
Free
Rafael Lobato
Right Winger · 19 y/o
to Rio Ave FC
?
Raí
Attacking Midfield · 23 y/o
to Esporte Clube Juventude
Free
Rwan Cruz
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
to Real Salt Lake City
Loan
Rwan Cruz
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
to Ludogorets Razgrad
Loan
Serafim
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
to Al-Dhafra FC
?
Valentín Adamo
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to RWDM Brussels
Free
Yarlen
Right Winger · 19 y/o
to CD Tondela
Loan
Yarlen
Right Winger · 19 y/o
to América Futebol Clube (MG)
Loan

Manager & staff

11 people

Manager

Tite

Brazil · 65 y/o

Appointed 17 September 2026

Contract until 31 December 2028

Coaching Staff · 7

Luis Alberto PiedrahitaAssistant ManagerColombia
Marcelo SallesAssistant ManagerBrazil
Matheus BachiAssistant ManagerBrazil
Rodrigo BellãoAssistant ManagerBrazil
Ronaldo TorresFitness coachBrazil
Fábio MahseredjianFitness coachBrazil

Board of Directors · 2

Dr. Michael GerlingerGeneral ManagerGermany
John TextorShareholderUnited States

Other · 2

Joel CarliSports coordinatorArgentina
JairzinhoClub representativeBrazil

Honours

38 titles

21×Campeão Carioca2018 · 2013 · 2010 · 05/06 · 96/97 · +16
10×Campeão da Taça Rio2026 · 2024 · 2023 · 2013 · 2012 · +5
3×Brazilian Champion2024 · 1995 · 67/68
2×Champion Campeonato Brasileiro Série B2021 · 2015
1×Copa CONMEBOL winner1993
1×Copa Libertadores Winner2024

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