Michael Kayode – stats, transfers & career

About Michael Kayode

Michael Kayode (Italy, 22) is a football player, currently playing for Brentford in England.

Michael Kayode – record for Brentford in Premier League this season: 1 goal and 0 assists in 6 appearances. Average rating: 6.9.

National team: Italy (Caps(3) Goals (1)).

Contract with Brentford until 30 Jun 2032.

Career honours: 1 trophy, led by Euro U19 ×1.

2026/27 season · Premier League

• 6/6Appearances
• 1Goals
• 0Assists
• 6.9Rating
• 387Minutes Played
• 0.56Expected Goals

Club (Brentford)

Competition	Appearances	Lineups	Goals	Assists	Yellow Cards	Red Cards
Premier League	6	5	1	0	1	0
EFL Cup	2	1	0	0	0	0

National team (Italy)

Competition	Appearances	Lineups	Goals	Assists	Yellow Cards	Red Cards
UEFA Nations League	3	2	1	0	0	0

Detailed statistics

Premier League

Appearances

6/6

Goals

1

Assists

0

Rating

6.9

Yellow Cards

1

Red Cards

0

Total Shots

3

Shots On Target

1

Shots Off Target

2

Big Chances Missed

0

Big Chances Scored

1

Big Chances Created

0

Goals In Box

1

Goals Out Box

0

Left Foot Goals

0

Right Foot Goals

1

Headed Goals

0

Free Kick Goals

0

Expected Goals

0.56

Expected Goals On Target

0.97

Expected Assists

0.51

Expected Goals Conceded

5.52

Touches

212

Minutes Played

387

EFL Cup

Appearances

2/2

Goals

0

Assists

0

Rating

6.8

Yellow Cards

0

Red Cards

0

Total Shots

1

Shots On Target

0

Shots Off Target

1

Big Chances Missed

1

Big Chances Scored

0

Big Chances Created

1

Goals In Box

0

Goals Out Box

0

Left Foot Goals

0

Right Foot Goals

0

Headed Goals

0

Free Kick Goals

0

Expected Goals

0.23

Expected Goals On Target

0.00

Expected Assists

0.23

Expected Goals Conceded

1.39

Touches

124

Minutes Played

109

UEFA Nations League

Appearances

3

Goals

1

Assists

0

Rating

7.5

Yellow Cards

0

Red Cards

0

Total Shots

3

Shots On Target

3

Shots Off Target

0

Big Chances Missed

0

Big Chances Scored

1

Big Chances Created

1

Goals In Box

1

Goals Out Box

0

Left Foot Goals

0

Right Foot Goals

1

Headed Goals

0

Free Kick Goals

0

Expected Goals

0.98

Expected Goals On Target

1.43

Expected Assists

0.41

Expected Goals Conceded

5.18

Touches

150

Minutes Played

215

Euro U21 Qualification

Appearances

2/2

Goals

0

Assists

0

Rating

6.6

Yellow Cards

0

Red Cards

0

Total Shots

0

Shots On Target

-

Shots Off Target

-

Big Chances Missed

-

Big Chances Scored

-

Big Chances Created

-

Goals In Box

-

Goals Out Box

-

Left Foot Goals

-

Right Foot Goals

-

Headed Goals

-

Free Kick Goals

-

Expected Goals

-

Expected Goals On Target

-

Expected Assists

-

Expected Goals Conceded

-

Touches

-

Minutes Played

-

Recent matches

Date	Match	Min	G	A	Rating
10 Oct 2026	Aston Villa 2-2 BrentfordPremier League	90′	0	0	6.0
5 Oct 2026	Italy 3-1 TurkiyeUEFA Nations League - League A - Group 1	36′	0	0	6.4
2 Oct 2026	France 1-1 ItalyUEFA Nations League - League A - Group 1	90′	0	0	7.2
28 Sep 2026	Turkiye 1-4 ItalyUEFA Nations League - League A - Group 1	90′	1	0	8.4
25 Sep 2026	Italy 0-2 BelgiumUEFA Nations League - League A - Group 1	–	–	–	–

Transfer history

Date	Club	Type	Fee
1 Jul 2025	Brentford	Transfer	€17.5M
30 Jun 2025	Fiorentina	Back from loan	–
24 Jan 2025	Brentford	Loan	–
3 Jan 2023	Fiorentina	–	–

Trophies 1

International

• Euro U19×1