Cafú (footballer, born 1993)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ribeiro and the second or paternal family name is Dias.
Cafú
Kevin Ingermann and Cafú (1).jpg
Cafú (right) playing for Portugal U19
Personal information
Full name Carlos Miguel Ribeiro Dias[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Guimarães, Portugal[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
Number 18
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)
2017–2019 Metz 10 (0)
2018–2019 → Legia Warsaw (loan) 38 (6)
2019–2020 Legia Warsaw 6 (0)
2020–2021 Olympiacos 9 (2)
2020–2021 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 13 (0)
2021– Nottingham Forest 18 (0)
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 13:29, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Carlos Miguel Ribeiro Dias (born 26 February 1993), known as Cafú, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for English club Nottingham Forest as a midfielder.

Club career[]

Benfica[]

Born in Guimarães of Guinea-Bissauan descent,[2] 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 development there. He started playing as a striker, but later shifted to a defensive midfielder role.[3]

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 equaliser away against C.D. Tondela for the Segunda Liga.[4] 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.[5] Having returned to his previous position, he was initially assigned to the reserve team, which he helped promote to the second tier.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] His maiden appearance in Ligue 1 occurred on 18 November, in a 0–3 home loss against AS Monaco FC.[9]

Metz[]

Following his team's relegation, Cafú joined FC Metz also in the French top division on 1 August 2017, penning a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[10] He made his league debut 17 days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home defeat to title holders Monaco.[11]

Legia Warsaw[]

On 27 February 2018, Cafú was loaned to Legia Warsaw until 30 June 2019.[12] Subsequently, the move was made permanent.[13]

During his spell at the Polish Army Stadium, Cafú took part in 59 competitive matches (nine goals, six assists).[14] On 2 May 2018, he scored the 2–1 winner in the final of the Polish Cup against Arka Gdynia.[15]

Olympiacos[]

On 1 February 2020, Olympiacos F.C. agreed to pay Legia €400,000 to sign Cafú.[16] He played 14 official games during his stint, including nine in two separate editions of the Super League Greece which his team won.[17][18]

Nottingham Forest[]

Cafú was loaned to English Championship side Nottingham Forest on 5 October 2020, until the end of the season.[19] He was originally seen as a defensive midfielder, but manager Chris Hughton began using him in a more attacking role.[20]

Cafú agreed to a permanent move on 2 February 2021.[21]

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.[22]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 30 September 2020[23][24]
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 22 1 – – – – 22 1
Vitória Guimarães B 2013–14 Campeonato Portugal 27 6 – – – – 27 6
2014–15 Segunda Liga 1 0 – – – – 1 0
Total 28 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 6
Vitória Guimarães 2014–15 Primeira Liga 29 0 0 0 2 0 – 31 0
2015–16 32 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 – 36 3
Total 61 3 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 67 3
Lorient 2016–17 Ligue 1 18 0 2 2 1 0 – 2 0 23 2
Metz 2017–18 Ligue 1 10 0 2 1 1 0 – 13 1
Legia Warsaw (loan) 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 7 2 1 1 – – – 8 3
2018–19 31 4 4 2 – 6 0 1 0 42 6
Total 38 6 5 3 0 0 6 0 1 0 50 9
Legia Warsaw 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 6 0 0 0 – 3 0 – 9 0
Olympiacos 2019–20 Super League Greece 7 1 3 0 – 1 0 – 11 1
2020–21 2 1 0 0 – 1 0 – 3 1
Total 9 2 3 0 – 2 0 – 14 2
Nottingham Forest (Ioan) 2020–21 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 192 18 13 6 5 0 13 0 3 0 228 24

Honours[]

Club[]

Legia Warsaw

Olympiacos

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Cafú" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ Camara, Sene (2 May 2016). "Cafú e Pelé na seleção da Guiné-Bissau" [Cafú and Pelé in Guinea-Bissau national team] (in Portuguese). O Golo. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Cafú assina contrato até 2017" [Cafú signs a contract until 2017] (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Primeiro 'onze' com muita juventude" [First 'eleven' with a lot of youth] (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Metz – Monaco – Falcao, évidemment" [Metz – Monaco – Falcao, of course]. L'Équipe (in French). 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Metz empresta Cafú ao Legia Varsóvia" [Metz loan Cafú to Legia Warsaw] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  13. ^ "CAFU ZOSTAJE W LEGII!" [Cafú is a Legia player!] (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  14. ^ Szymański, Piotr (31 January 2020). "Transfery. Legia Warszawa sprzedała Cafu do Olympiakosu Pireus. Za pół roku odszedłby za darmo" [Transfers. Legia Warsaw sold Cafu to Olympiacos Piraeus. In half a year he would leave for free] (in Polish). Gol 24. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Sensacji nie było. Błędy Arki, Legia z Pucharem Polski" [No upset. Arka mistakes, Legia with Polish Cup] (in Polish). Eurosport. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Ανακοίνωσε Καφού και Μορ" [Olympiacos: Cafú and Mor announced] (in Greek). Iefimerida. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b "Olympiacos win their 45th Greek Super League title". Greek City Times. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b "Olympiacos, de Pedro Martins, revalida título de campeão na Grécia" [Olympiacos, of Pedro Martins, renew champions title in Greece]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Reds land Cafu". Nottingham Forest F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  20. ^ Taylor, Paul (16 December 2020). "Cafu – the 'defensive midfielder' conducting Forest's attack". The Athletic. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Cafu loan move made permanent". Nottingham Forest F.C. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  22. ^ "Sub-19 – Convocados para Europeu" [Under-19 – European selection] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  23. ^ Cafú at ForaDeJogo
  24. ^ "Cafú". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  25. ^ "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.

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