Raykkonen
 Raykkonen playing for Internacional in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raykkonen Pereira Soares[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 2008[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mãe do Rio, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Internacional | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021–2025 | Goiás | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025–2026 | Goiás | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Internacional (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2026– | Internacional | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:14, 26 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Raykkonen Pereira Soares (born 13 July 2008), simply known as Raykkonen, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Internacional.
Early life
[edit]Named after Formula One racing driver Kimi Räikkönen, Raykkonen was born in Mãe do Rio, Pará.[2]
Career
[edit]Having joined the youth sides of Goiás at the age of 13, Raykkonen signed his first professional contract with the club on 15 September 2024, agreeing to a three-year deal.[3] On 7 February 2025 he was loaned to Internacional until January 2026, being initially assigned to the under-17 team.[4]
Raykkonen made his first team debut on 29 April 2025; after coming on as a second-half substitute for Enner Valencia in a Copa do Brasil match against Maracanã, he scored a goal after 15 minutes on the field, but it was ultimately annulled by the VAR, and the match would later finish 1–0.[5][6] On 5 February 2026, Inter announced they activated Raykkonen's R$ 2 million release clause, and he signed a permanent contract until February 2029.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 19 November 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internacional | 2025 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Raykkonen" (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ↑ "Internacional: quem é Raykkonen, o guri com nome de piloto de F1" [Internacional: who is Raykkonen, the kid with the name of a F1 driver] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ↑ "Promessa de 16 anos, Raykkonen assina o primeiro contrato profissional com o Goiás" [16-year-old prospect, Raykkonen signs his first professional contract with Goiás] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ↑ "Goiás empresta atacante de sua base para clube da Série A" [Goiás loan forward of their youth setup to Série A club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 Centralizados. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ↑ "Inter: conheça Raykkonen, xará de campeão da Fórmula 1 que estreou aos 16 anos com gol anulado" [Inter: know Raykkonen, namesake of Formula 1 champion who have made his debut at the age of 16 with an annulled goal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ↑ "Quem é Raykkonen, centroavante de 16 anos que estreou pelo Inter contra o Maracanã" [Who is Raykkonen, 16-year-old centre forward who have made his debut for Inter against Maracanã] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Zero Hora. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ↑ "Inter oficializa compra de Raykkonen; confira detalhes" [Inter turn official the purchase of Raykkonen; check out the details] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ Raykkonen at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
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