Kisy Nascimento is a Brazilian left-handed opposite who plays for Lokomotiv Kaliningrad in Russia and represents the Brazil women’s national team. Born in São Paulo on January 28, 2000, the 191 cm attacker developed through São Caetano and Barueri before joining Minas, where she became one of the leading scorers in Brazilian club volleyball. Her Minas years included two Superliga championships, consecutive league MVP awards and a decisive role in domestic and South American finals.
She moved abroad for the first time in 2025 and immediately became the top scorer of the Russian Superliga, recording 561 points in her debut season with Lokomotiv. With Brazil, Kisy has won World Championship silver and bronze, multiple Volleyball Nations League silver medals and the 2023 South American Championship. Her international career has also included difficult selection moments: she missed the Paris 2024 Olympic roster, returned to become a World Championship starter in 2025, played throughout the 2026 VNL, and was then left out of Brazil’s final squad for the 2026 South American Championship.
Player Information
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Kisy Cesário do Nascimento |
| Known As | Kisy Nascimento |
| Date of Birth | January 28, 2000 |
| Place of Birth | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Position | Opposite |
| Height | 191 cm |
| Dominant Hand | Left |
| Current Club | Lokomotiv Kaliningrad |
| Club Number | 9 |
| National Team | Brazil Women’s National Volleyball Team |
| National-Team Number | 16 |
| @c_kiss09 |
Lokomotiv’s current player profile lists Kisy at 191 cm, No. 9 and with the club since July 2025, while Volleyball World also uses 191 cm for Brazil. Some current Russian federation match sheets list her at 190 cm, so official competition records differ by one centimeter; the club and Volleyball World figure is used here.
Her left-handed attack is documented in Volleyball World’s coverage of Minas’ 2022 South American Club Championship victory, while her Instagram handle is independently identified in volleyball databases and Brazilian media coverage of the national team.
Early Life & Volleyball Beginnings
Kisy was born in São Paulo and spent six years developing in São Caetano’s youth system. Minas’ 2024 contract-renewal profile describes São Caetano as the club where she was formed and notes that her performances eventually attracted the attention of Brazil head coach José Roberto Guimarães.
Her development was gradual rather than built around an immediate move to one of Brazil’s richest senior teams. São Caetano gave her years of age-group and senior exposure before she entered Barueri’s environment, where working under José Roberto brought her closer to the tactical expectations of the senior national-team program. Lokomotiv’s official career history places her with São Caetano from 2014 to 2019 and Barueri from 2019 to 2021.
Kisy also appeared in Brazil’s youth national-team pathway. She was part of the generation that included players such as Tainara Santos, Julia Bergmann and Julia Kudiess before those names later converged in the senior program. The period gave her international age-group experience, but her defining transition came at club level: moving from Barueri to Minas in 2021 changed both the competitive expectations around her and the scale of the matches in which she would be asked to score.
Club Career
São Caetano and Barueri
São Caetano provided Kisy’s technical foundation, while Barueri became the bridge between youth promise and regular top-level responsibility. The Barueri program has long been associated with developing younger Brazilian players under José Roberto Guimarães, and Kisy entered that environment before becoming an established senior international.
Those seasons were important without being trophy-heavy. She was learning the opposite position in a system that expected young attackers to handle real Superliga responsibility rather than waiting behind veteran lineups. By the time Minas signed her in 2021, she was no longer simply a prospect with physical potential; she had enough senior experience to compete for minutes on a roster built to win championships.
2021–22: From Backup to Championship-Deciding Starter
Kisy’s first season with Minas became the career phase that changed her status most sharply. Danielle Cuttino had carried much of the starting opposite workload, leaving Kisy initially in a secondary role. That hierarchy changed when Cuttino was injured during the decisive part of the season.
Kisy was pushed into the starting lineup during the playoffs and responded in the biggest match of the domestic calendar. In the 2022 Superliga championship match against Praia Clube, she scored 22 points, finished as the match’s top scorer and was named Player of the Match as Minas secured the Brazilian title. Volleyball World described her as the unlikely hero of the championship-winning performance, while Brazilian coverage emphasized that it was her first Superliga final.
The importance of that night went beyond one high-scoring match. Kisy had entered the season behind an established starter and finished it trusted with the most important attacking role in a championship final. The performance accelerated her movement from promising reserve to a player around whom Minas could plan future seasons.
Only weeks later, she reinforced that change at continental level. Minas defeated Praia in the 2022 South American Club Championship final, and Kisy again led the match with 23 points — 20 kills and three blocks. She was named the tournament MVP. Volleyball World’s South American title report also identified her as a left-handed hitter, a technical characteristic that would become central to her profile as an opposite.
Two decisive finals in the same season established a pattern that would define her Minas years: Kisy was not merely accumulating regular-season scoring numbers; she had shown that a championship team could transfer major offensive responsibility to her when the matches became most important.
2022–23: MVP Even Without the Title
Her second season at Minas brought a different kind of validation. Praia Clube defeated Minas 3–0 in the 2022–23 Superliga final, so Kisy did not repeat as champion. Yet the Brazilian federation still selected her as both league MVP and Best Opposite for the full season. The CBV’s official 2022–23 awards report recorded both honors despite Minas finishing runner-up.
That distinction matters because the award was not dependent on the championship result. Kisy had moved from a breakthrough playoff replacement to a player whose performance over an entire season was strong enough to earn the league’s top individual honor even when another team won the final.
Her continental workload remained significant as well. Minas reached another South American Club Championship final in 2023, and Kisy scored 25 points in the five-set loss to Praia. She again finished as the decisive attacking reference for Minas, even though the title went to their domestic rival.
2023–24: Champion and Back-to-Back Superliga MVP
Kisy entered 2023–24 with the responsibility of confirming that the previous season’s MVP award was sustainable. Minas reclaimed the Brazilian title by defeating Praia 3–1 in the final in Recife, and Kisy finished the season as both Best Opposite and MVP for the second consecutive year. The CBV’s official championship report lists those awards alongside Minas’ title.
Her final did not need to be the highest-scoring performance of the match for her season to stand out. Yonkaira Peña scored 23 points and earned the match-specific VivaVôlei award, while Kisy’s MVP honor recognized the broader campaign. That distinction helps separate two different forms of achievement: Peña decided the championship match offensively, while Kisy’s production across the competition earned the season award.
By June 2024, Minas had renewed Kisy for a fourth season. The club described her as a fundamental part of the roster and specifically highlighted the consecutive MVP awards. It also traced her first championship back to the moment she assumed the starting role during the 2021–22 playoffs, showing how far her position inside the team had changed in three years.
2024–25: Heavy Scoring and the End of the Minas Chapter
Kisy’s final Minas season did not reproduce the championship finish of 2023–24, but it preserved her role as a high-volume terminal attacker. A November 2024 five-set match against Fluminense provided one of the clearest examples: she scored 34 points, including 32 kills, as Minas survived a long domestic battle.
The season gave her another year of responsibility while also closing a four-season period that had transformed her career. When she left Minas in 2025, she did so as a two-time Brazilian champion and two-time league MVP rather than as the player who had arrived in 2021 still competing for the starting opposite position.
Her next decision also introduced something entirely new. Kisy had spent her whole senior club career in Brazil. Signing with Lokomotiv Kaliningrad therefore represented her first season living and playing professionally abroad.
2025–26: First Season Abroad and Russian Superliga Scoring Leader
Lokomotiv officially announced Kisy in May 2025, listing her at 191 cm and highlighting her Brazilian championships, national-team medals and individual honors. The move placed her in the Russian Superliga, a league with a different travel load, playing style and physical profile from the Brazilian competition in which she had spent her entire senior career.
The statistical response was immediate. The Russian federation’s official 2025–26 Superliga scoring table lists Kisy first among all scorers with 561 points in 28 matches and 102 sets. Her total included 486 attack points, 58 blocks and 17 aces, with a listed attack efficiency of 42%.
Those numbers are especially useful because they show more than simple adaptation. Kisy was not merely surviving her first season overseas or filling a stable starting position. She finished as the league’s leading scorer while producing significant points in all three front-line scoring categories.
The season was not uniformly comfortable. In a retrospective on her first year outside Brazil, Kisy described the experience as more difficult emotionally than she had expected, even while expressing gratitude for what she learned from it. The combination of personal adjustment and league-leading scoring gives the season more texture than the final points total alone.
Lokomotiv ultimately finished outside the championship positions, meaning Kisy’s first Russian season did not add a league trophy. Even so, her individual output established her immediately as one of the competition’s highest-volume attackers and gave the club a clear reason to keep her as a central offensive option.
2026–27: Continuing with Lokomotiv
Kisy remained with Lokomotiv for 2026–27 and wears No. 9. The club reached the final of the September 2026 Cup of Legends, defeating Dynamo Moscow in the semifinal before losing 3–0 to Dinamo-Ak Bars Kazan in the final.
At the time of this October 2026 profile update, Lokomotiv’s current player page lists Kisy with 46 points, one ace and two blocks in the new season. The sample is still small, but it confirms that she has remained an active scoring piece rather than entering the year as a depth player.
Club Career Timeline
| Seasons | Team | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2014–2019 | São Caetano | Brazil |
| 2019–2021 | Barueri | Brazil |
| 2021–2025 | Minas Tênis Clube | Brazil |
| 2025–present | Lokomotiv Kaliningrad | Russia |
Lokomotiv’s current biography uses this four-stage timeline, while Minas independently confirms the São Caetano development period, the transition through Barueri and her 2021 arrival in Belo Horizonte.
National Team Career
2022: Senior Breakthrough and Two Silver Medals
Kisy’s first major sustained senior international role came in 2022. Volleyball World’s VNL statistics credit her with 67 points in six matches, including 54 attack points, 11 blocks and two aces. She produced 20 points against the Dominican Republic and 18 against Türkiye during the preliminary phase.
Her role remained important in the Finals. Kisy scored 19 points in Brazil’s 3–1 semifinal victory over Serbia, finishing as the match’s top scorer and helping Brazil reach the VNL final. The team eventually took silver.
Later that year she was part of Brazil’s World Championship squad as the team reached another global final. Brazil finished with silver, giving Kisy two major international runner-up medals during her first full season of senior-level relevance. Lokomotiv’s current official biography records both the 2022 World Championship and VNL silver medals.
The progression was rapid: the same player who had begun the club season as Minas’ backup opposite had, within months, delivered championship-deciding club performances and become a meaningful scorer for Brazil against elite international teams.
2023: More Responsibility and a South American Title
Kisy remained heavily involved in Brazil’s 2023 season. The VNL opener against China showed the scale of responsibility she could carry, while another strong performance against Serbia produced 16 points—13 attacks and three aces—in a Brazilian victory.
Brazil later hosted the South American Championship in Recife and won the continental title. Kisy was selected as the tournament’s Best Opposite, joining Gabi, Roberta, Thaisa and Nyeme among the Brazilian players in the Dream Team. Volleyball World’s continental championship report confirms both Brazil’s title and Kisy’s positional award.
The season therefore reinforced her place in the national-team pool, but it did not settle the longer-term competition at opposite. Brazil had several options capable of filling the role, and that positional competition would become one of the defining themes of Kisy’s next Olympic cycle.
2024: Superliga MVP but Outside the Olympic Roster
Kisy entered the Paris Olympic year after being named Superliga MVP for the second consecutive season. Her club form gave her a strong case for inclusion, and she remained part of Brazil’s wider national-team planning through the build-up to the Games.
She was ultimately left off the Olympic roster. Brazil selected Tainara and Lorenne as specialist opposites, with Rosamaria also capable of playing the position, while Kisy was among the final omissions. The contrast was sharp: only months after being named the best player in Brazil’s domestic league, she missed the most important tournament of the national-team cycle.
Brazil went on to win bronze in Paris. Kisy therefore does not have an Olympic medal from 2024, an important distinction because her domestic awards and regular national-team involvement can make her easy to associate with that Brazilian Olympic squad.
The selection disappointment became part of her later national-team story rather than the end of it. Kisy subsequently said that a conversation with José Roberto Guimarães helped her process the decision and understand areas she needed to improve.
2025: Returning to the Team and Becoming a World Championship Starter
Kisy returned to Brazil’s national-team setup in 2025 and re-entered the VNL during the third week of competition. Brazil advanced to another final against Italy, where Kisy came from the bench and scored four points. The team finished with silver.
The World Championship later that summer gave her a larger role. Kisy started Brazil’s opening victory over Greece and scored ten points—nine attacks and one block. She remained in the starting lineup against France and Puerto Rico during the pool stage.
She also started the round-of-16 match against the Dominican Republic. Brazil struggled in the opening set, and Rosamaria later entered as the team changed the match, but Kisy’s inclusion in the initial lineup showed that she had returned from the Paris omission as a legitimate starting option rather than merely an emergency reserve.
Her role became more rotational in the later medal rounds. She contributed six points from the wider rotation in the five-set semifinal loss to Italy, and Brazil then defeated Japan in another five-set match to claim the bronze medal.
That bronze carried a different significance from her 2022 World Championship silver. In 2022 she was a young attacker breaking into the team; in 2025 she had returned after an Olympic rejection, regained starting opportunities and remained part of the squad through another global podium finish.
2026: VNL Silver, but Another Selection Setback
Kisy stayed in Brazil’s plans for the 2026 VNL but operated mostly behind other attacking options. Volleyball World’s official 2026 statistics record 36 points: 30 in attack, four from blocks and two from serve, with 40% attacking efficiency. Her largest scoring match was an 11-point performance against Thailand.
Her Finals usage remained limited, but she contributed four points in the semifinal against Italy and three in the final against Türkiye. Brazil won the semifinal against the reigning Olympic and world champion Italians before losing the gold-medal match 3–1 to Türkiye, taking another VNL silver.
The next selection decision again went against her. Kisy completed the VNL and remained through Brazil’s preparation for the September South American Championship but was not included in the final 14-player roster. Sabrina Machado and Tainara were selected as the specialist opposites.
The omission echoed Paris 2024, although the circumstances were not identical. Kisy remained an active national-team option and had just completed the VNL with Brazil; she was not retiring from international volleyball or withdrawing from the program. Instead, the decision reflected continuing competition for the opposite position and a 2026 international role that had become more rotational than her club workload in Russia.
Playing Style & Strengths
Kisy is a left-handed, high-volume opposite whose clearest value comes from terminating attacks rather than contributing to serve reception. Her club teams can use her as the primary high-ball outlet when first contact is poor, while her height and left-handed approach create the traditional cross-body attacking geometry associated with an opposite on the right side.
The strongest evidence for that workload comes from Russia. During the 2025–26 Superliga, she attempted 1,131 attacks and scored 486 attack points according to the federation’s official statistics. Adding 58 blocks and 17 aces took her to a league-leading 561 total points.
Her profile is not limited to accumulating volume over a long regular season. The first Minas championship showed that she could absorb a sudden increase in responsibility under playoff pressure. After replacing an injured Danielle Cuttino, Kisy produced 22 points in the Superliga title match and then 23 in the South American Club Championship final. Those performances came before she had completed her first season with Minas.
Blocking is another meaningful part of her scoring package. Her 58 blocks in the 2025–26 Russian season accounted for more than ten percent of her total scoring and made her more than a one-dimensional high-ball attacker. Earlier international statistics showed the same tendency: 11 of her 67 points in the 2022 VNL came from blocks.
She can also create service pressure, although serving is not the central source of her scoring. Her numbers vary considerably by competition—17 aces during her first Russian league season compared with two during the 2026 VNL—so her most durable competitive identity remains attack volume plus blocking rather than ace production.
The contrast between club and national-team usage is tactically important. Lokomotiv can build large portions of its offense around Kisy because she is the designated opposite and a proven volume scorer. Brazil has often had several elite options for the same zone, including Rosamaria, Tainara and newer challengers. As a result, Kisy’s national-team role has moved between starter and bench option even when her club scoring has remained strong.
Major Achievements
Selected National Team Honors
| Year | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Volleyball Nations League | Silver |
| 2022 | FIVB Women’s World Championship | Silver |
| 2023 | South American Championship | Gold |
| 2025 | Volleyball Nations League | Silver |
| 2025 | FIVB Women’s World Championship | Bronze |
| 2026 | Volleyball Nations League | Silver |
Kisy should not be credited with Brazil’s Paris 2024 Olympic bronze because she was not selected for the Olympic roster. She also was not part of Brazil’s final 14-player squad for the 2026 South American Championship, despite participating throughout the VNL and the preparation period.
Selected Club Honors
| Season / Year | Competition | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Brazilian Superliga | Champion | Minas |
| 2022 | South American Club Championship | Champion | Minas |
| 2022–23 | Brazilian Superliga | Runner-up | Minas |
| 2023–24 | Brazilian Superliga | Champion | Minas |
| 2026 | Cup of Legends | Runner-up | Lokomotiv Kaliningrad |
Lokomotiv’s current biography confirms Kisy’s Brazilian league titles in 2022 and 2024 and the 2023 runner-up finish, while Volleyball World documents her central role in Minas’ 2022 domestic and South American championships.
Selected Individual Awards
| Year / Season | Competition | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South American Club Championship | MVP |
| 2022 | South American Club Championship | Best Opposite |
| 2022–23 | Brazilian Superliga | MVP |
| 2022–23 | Brazilian Superliga | Best Opposite |
| 2023 | South American Championship | Best Opposite |
| 2023–24 | Brazilian Superliga | MVP |
| 2023–24 | Brazilian Superliga | Best Opposite |
Her consecutive domestic MVP awards are particularly important because they came under different team outcomes. Minas lost the 2022–23 final, yet Kisy was still selected as league MVP; one year later she repeated the award while also finishing the season as champion.
Personal Life
Kisy has publicly shared a relationship with Dutch international volleyball player Celeste Plak. The two were teammates at Minas during the 2024–25 season and began dating during that Superliga campaign. Brazilian outlet ge reported on the relationship in August 2025 after they spent time together in Amsterdam following the VNL.
The connection is also part of an unusual transition in Kisy’s club career. Both players left Minas after the 2024–25 season, with Kisy moving to Russia for her first overseas club experience. Their relationship has been shared publicly by the players themselves, rather than inferred from fan discussion.
Where Is Kisy Nascimento Playing Now?
Kisy plays for Lokomotiv Kaliningrad in the Russian Superliga and wears No. 9. She joined the club in July 2025 and remained on its roster for 2026–27 after finishing her first Russian league season as the competition’s leading scorer.
Lokomotiv began the new competitive cycle by reaching the Cup of Legends final in September 2026. The team defeated Dynamo Moscow 3–1 in the semifinal before losing 3–0 to Dinamo-Ak Bars in the championship match.
Her current club page lists 46 points, one ace and two blocks in the 2026–27 season at the time of this profile update. That total is still an early-season sample and should not be compared directly with her completed 561-point 2025–26 campaign, but it confirms that she continues to be used as a primary attacking option.
With Brazil, Kisy’s current status is more competitive. She played throughout the 2026 VNL and remained with the group during preparation for the South American Championship, but she was omitted from the final tournament roster in September. She therefore remains an active national-team candidate rather than a fixed first-choice opposite or a retired international.
Recent Performance
2025–26 Russian Superliga
| Statistic | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches | 28 |
| Sets | 102 |
| Total Points | 561 |
| Attack Points | 486 |
| Block Points | 58 |
| Aces | 17 |
| Attack Attempts | 1,131 |
| Attack Efficiency | 42% |
| League Scoring Rank | 1st |
The federation table is one of the clearest statistical snapshots of Kisy’s professional identity. She finished first in total scoring despite playing fewer matches than several of the players immediately behind her, and nearly 87% of her points came through attack or block.
Her first overseas season therefore produced both a difficult adaptation period and the highest scoring total in the league. The combination is more informative than either point alone: she was adjusting to a new country and volleyball environment while carrying an exceptionally large offensive workload.
2026 Volleyball Nations League
| Statistic | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches Listed | 15 |
| Total Points | 36 |
| Attack Points | 30 |
| Block Points | 4 |
| Service Points | 2 |
| Attack Efficiency | 40.00% |
| Best Single-Match Total | 11 vs. Thailand |
| Brazil Result | Silver |
The VNL numbers show how different Kisy’s Brazil role was from her club role. After leading an entire national league with 561 points, she scored 36 across the VNL because Brazil distributed opposite-hitter responsibility among several players and often used Kisy from the bench.
She still contributed during the medal rounds, including four points against Italy in the semifinal and three against Türkiye in the final. Brazil took the opening set of the championship match but lost 3–1 and finished with its fifth VNL silver medal.
Frequently Asked Questions
What position does Kisy Nascimento play?
Kisy is an opposite. She is primarily used as a high-volume right-side attacker and blocker rather than as a serve-receive outside hitter. Volleyball World and Lokomotiv both list opposite as her position.
Is Kisy Nascimento left-handed?
Yes. Kisy is a left-handed hitter, an attribute specifically noted in Volleyball World’s coverage of her 2022 South American Club Championship MVP performance.
How tall is Kisy Nascimento?
Kisy is listed at 191 cm by both Lokomotiv Kaliningrad and Volleyball World. Some Russian federation match sheets use 190 cm, so current official sources differ by one centimeter.
Which club does Kisy Nascimento play for?
She plays for Lokomotiv Kaliningrad in Russia. She joined the club in 2025 after four seasons with Minas in Brazil and remains with Lokomotiv for 2026–27.
What number does Kisy Nascimento wear?
Kisy wears No. 9 for Lokomotiv Kaliningrad. She has most recently worn No. 16 for Brazil in the Volleyball Nations League.
Did Kisy Nascimento play at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
No. Kisy was part of Brazil’s wider Olympic-cycle group and entered 2024 as the reigning two-time Superliga MVP, but she was not selected for the final Paris roster. Brazil chose Tainara and Lorenne as specialist opposites, with Rosamaria also available in the position.
Did Kisy return to Brazil after missing the Olympics?
Yes. She returned to national-team competition in 2025, won VNL silver, started several matches at the World Championship and finished that tournament with a bronze medal. She also played the entire 2026 VNL campaign before being omitted from Brazil’s final squad for the 2026 South American Championship.
How many times has Kisy won Superliga MVP?
Kisy has been named Brazilian Superliga MVP twice, in 2022–23 and 2023–24. She was also selected as Best Opposite in both campaigns.
What is Kisy Nascimento’s Instagram?
Her public Instagram account is @c_kiss09. The handle has also been identified in Brazilian media coverage of her national-team career.
References
- Lokomotiv Kaliningrad — Kisy Nascimento current player profile, career history and honors
- Lokomotiv Kaliningrad — Kisy signing announcement
- Russian Volleyball Federation — 2025–26 Women’s Superliga statistics
- Russian Volleyball Federation — 2026 Cup of Legends semifinal
- Russian Volleyball Federation — 2026 Cup of Legends final
- Minas Tênis Clube — 2024 Kisy contract renewal and career background
- CBV — 2022–23 Superliga final and season awards
- CBV — 2023–24 Superliga championship and season awards
- Volleyball World — Minas win the 2021–22 Brazilian Superliga
- Volleyball World — Minas win the 2022 South American Club Championship
- Volleyball World — Kisy’s 2022 VNL player statistics
- Volleyball World — Brazil reach the 2022 VNL final
- Volleyball World — Brazil win the 2023 South American Championship
- CBV — Brazil’s 2025 national-team training call-up
- Volleyball World — Brazil open the 2025 World Championship against Greece
- Volleyball World — Brazil defeat the Dominican Republic in the 2025 World Championship round of 16
- Volleyball World — Brazil win 2025 World Championship bronze
- Volleyball World — Kisy’s 2026 VNL profile and statistics
- Volleyball World — Türkiye defeat Brazil in the 2026 VNL final
- Lance — Kisy omitted from Brazil’s 2026 South American Championship roster
- UOL — Kisy discusses returning to Brazil after the Paris 2024 omission
- ge — Kisy and Celeste Plak relationship and 2025 club transition
