Athletico’s downfall villain disappears and hasn’t played in Europe for months

Kaíque Rocha has seven games, all as a starter, and one goal for Casa Pia. However, the last time the 25-year-old defender was on the field was on November 29, 2025, in the 2-0 defeat to Alverca, in the 12th round of the Portuguese Championship. Since then, Kaíque Rocha was on the bench in another six of the team’s games, but was never used on the field again. On the club’s social media, he appears in photos of collective training, but he did not even appear on the bench.

The moment contrasts with the record set by the defender. When he was a Hurricane athlete, Kaíque Rocha was the player with the most minutes on the field in the 2024 seasonconsidering the 20 main leagues in the world, according to data from SofaScoresports statistics platform.

He played 5,144 minutes in 61 games with the red and black shirt. The defender was only left out of 12 matches of the centenary season, three of which were in the last rounds of the Brazilian Championship. Despite having been almost always present on the field, Kaíque Rocha was one of the villains due to several mistakes on the field.

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The outfield players with the most minutes on the field in 2024 for clubs competing in the 20 most popular leagues on Sofascore! ⏱️🔥

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Furacão sold Kaíque Rocha to Internacional, who profited from the player

Even with the bad impression left on the fans, the Athletico board managed to sell Kaique Rocha. THE defender was sold to Internacionala club he defended before arriving at Furacão.

According to Athletico’s 2025 financial statement, which showed a deficit of R$58.1 million, Kaique was sold for R$801 thousand. In Colorado, Kaíque Rocha played just 14 minutes, in a game of the Campeonato Gaúcho 2025, before being traded to Casa Pia. According to the ge.globoInter sold the athlete for 400 thousand euros (R$ 2.6 million at the current price).