After bossing 2025, Kaio Jorge eyes top scorer in the Mineiro for Cruzeiro | OneFootball

Forward Kaio Jorge may extend in 2026 a storyline that marked his last season: finishing as top scorer of the Campeonato Mineiro and adding his name to yet another list of Cruzeiro’s goal scorers in different competitions. After dominating the national scene in 2025, the number 19 is trying to repeat his starring role in the state tournament as well.

The previous season established the striker as Cruzeiro’s main offensive reference. In 2025, Kaio Jorge was the top scorer of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, with 21 goals, and also shared the top scorer title of the Copa do Brasil by scoring five times, tied with striker Rayan, who was developed by Vasco and currently plays for AFC Bournemouth. Adding up both competitions, the center forward finished the year with 26 goals and ended as one of the country’s top scorers for the season.

This performance placed Kaio Jorge in a rare group in Brazilian football: players who have been top scorers of both the Brasileirão and the Copa do Brasil in the same year. Before him, only names like Gabriel Barbosa, Hulk, and Germán Cano had achieved this feat.

Now, the striker has the chance to add another chapter to his goal-scoring streak. If he finishes as Cruzeiro’s top scorer in the Campeonato Mineiro, Kaio Jorge will extend his record as the team’s leading scorer in different tournaments in succession, something that reinforces the central role he has taken on in Raposa’s attack since joining the club in 2024. It’s worth remembering that the striker also finished as the club’s top scorer in the 2024 Copa Sudamericana, where the club was runner-up, with five goals scored.

If he confirms his lead in the Mineiro’s scoring charts, the number 19 will not only repeat the tradition of great Cruzeiro scorers in the state championship, but will also cement a rare streak: being Cruzeiro’s top scorer in three different competitions in a short period of time—Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil, and possibly the Campeonato Mineiro.

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