Cafú (footballer, born 1993)

Cafú
Cafú (right) playing for Portugal U19
Personal information
Full name Carlos Miguel Ribeiro Dias
Date of birth (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993
Place of birth Guimarães, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Legia Warsaw (on loan from Metz)
Number 26
Youth career
2002–2003 Futsal
2003–2004 Caçadores Taipas
2004–2008 Vitória Guimarães
2008–2012 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Benfica B 22 (1)
2013–2014 Vitória Guimarães B 28 (6)
2014–2016 Vitória Guimarães 61 (3)
2016–2017 Lorient 18 (0)
2017– Metz 10 (0)
2018– → Legia Warsaw (loan) 15 (4)
National team
2008 Portugal U16 4 (0)
2010 Portugal U17 1 (0)
2011 Portugal U18 3 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U19 13 (5)
2013 Portugal U20 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2018

Carlos Miguel Ribeiro Dias (born 26 February 1993), known as Cafú, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Polish club Legia Warsaw on loan from FC Metz as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Benfica

Born in Guimarães of Guinea-Bissauan descent,[1] Cafú joined local Vitória SC's youth system at the age of 11, signing with S.L. Benfica four years later and going on to complete his formation there. He started playing as a striker, but later shifted to a defensive midfielder role.[2]

On 19 September 2012, whilst with Benfica B, Cafú made his debut as a professional, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Cláudio Correa and scoring the 2–2 equalizer away against C.D. Tondela for the Segunda Liga championship.[3] It was his only goal of the season, in seven starts.

Guimarães

On 26 July 2013, Cafú signed a four-year contract with former club Vitória.[4] Having returned to his previous position, he was initially assigned to the reserve team, which he helped promote to the second level.[5]

Cafú first appeared in the Primeira Liga on 17 August 2014, in a 3–1 away win over Gil Vicente F.C. where he partnered André André and Bernard Mensah in midfield and also featured the full 90 minutes.[6] He finished his debut campaign with 29 games, in an eventual fifth-place finish and the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Europa League.

Lorient

On 8 June 2016, Cafú signed a four-year contract with French club FC Lorient.[7] His maiden appearance in Ligue 1 occurred on 18 November, in a 0–3 home loss against AS Monaco FC.[8]

Metz

On 1 August 2017, following his team's relegation, Cafú joined FC Metz also in the French top division, penning a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[9] He made his league debut 17 days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home defeat to title holders Monaco.[10]

On 27 February 2018, Cafú was loaned to Legia Warsaw until 30 June 2019.[11]

International career

Cafú earned 27 caps for Portugal, from the under-16 to the under-20 levels. He was part of the under-19 squad that competed in the 2012 UEFA European Championship.[12]

Honours

Club

Legia Warsaw

Club statistics

As of 21 May 2013[14]
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2012–13 221–––221
Career Total 231000000231

References

  1. ↑ "Cafú e Pelé na seleção da Guiné-Bissau" [Cafú and Pelé in Guinea-Bissau national team] (in Portuguese). O Golo. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Cafú: "Sinto-me melhor a meio-campo"" [Cafú: "I feel better in midfield"] (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Benfica B-Tondela, 2–2: Cafú salva encarnados da derrota" [Benfica B-Tondela, 2–2: Cafú saves reds from defeat]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 September 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cafú assina contrato até 2017" [Cafú signs a contract until 2017] (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Vitória B sobe à Segunda Liga" [Vitória B promote to the Second League] (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Primeiro 'onze' com muita juventude" [First 'eleven' with a lot of youth] (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Cafú s'engage avec les Merlus!" [Cafú committs to the Hakes!] (in French). FC Lorient. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Pas d'effet Casoni pour Lorient face à Monaco" [No Casoni effect for Lorient against Monaco] (in French). Sport.fr. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Cafu (Lorient) signe trois ans à Metz (officiel)" [Cafu (Lorient) signs for three years at Metz (official)]. L'Équipe (in French). 1 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Metz – Monaco – Falcao, évidemment" [Metz – Monaco – Falcao, of course]. L'Équipe (in French). 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Metz empresta Cafú ao Legia Varsóvia" [Metz loan Cafú to Legia Warsaw] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "Sub-19 – Convocados para Europeu" [Under-19 – European selection] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Polónia: Cafú marca no triunfo do Legia na final da Taça" [Poland: Cafú scores in Legia triumph in Cup final] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Cafú". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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