Michael Olabode Kayode (born 10 July 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Brentford.
Born in Italy, Kayode is of Nigerian descent.[2]
The son of Yoruba parents, Kayode started his youth career at Juventus, where he remained for seven years until 2018.[3][4] He played the 2020–21 season with Serie D club Gozzano, with which he scored two goals and two assists in 34 matches, and gained promotion to Serie C.[3] He cited his experience in Serie D as "a step backwards to make two forwards".[3]
Kayode joined Fiorentina after his spell in Serie D in 2021 and was integrated into their youth sector.[3] With Fiorentina, he won one Coppa Italia Primavera and one Supercoppa Italiana Primavera.[4]
On 19 August 2023, Kayode made his Serie A debut for Fiorentina in a 4–1 away victory over Genoa.[5] By the end of the season, Kayode had become a regular in Fiorentina's first team with his performances reportedly attracting international attention from clubs around Europe,[6][7] featuring heavily in Serie A and in the squad that reached the final of the UEFA Conference League.[8]
On 24 January 2025, Brentford announced that they had signed Kayode on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season, with an option to make the deal permanent at the end of it.[9] Brentford officially signed Kayode permanently in May 2025, in a deal that lasts until 2030.[10]
In July 2023, Kayode's 19th minute goal decided the final of the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, which Italy won 1–0 to Portugal.[3]
On 17 October 2023 he made his debut with the Italy U21, in the qualifying match won 2–0 against Norway in Bolzano.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gozzano | 2020–21 | Serie D | 34 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Fiorentina | 2023–24 | Serie A | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[d] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
| Brentford (loan) | 2024–25 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Brentford | 2025–26 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Brentford total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 78 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 3 | ||
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