Jens Cajuste
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jens-Lys Michel Cajuste | ||
Date of birth | 10 August 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Midtjylland | ||
Number | 40 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | Sports Beijing[1] | ||
2008–2009 | Yu Ye Beijing[1] | ||
2009–2010 | Guldhedens IK[1] | ||
2010–2018 | Örgryte IS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Örgryte IS | 14 | (0) |
2018– | Midtjylland | 53 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (0) |
2020– | Sweden | 9 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:19, 30 June 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:56, 9 October 2021 (UTC) |
Jens-Lys Michel Cajuste (French: [kaʒyst]; born 10 August 1999), better known as Jens Cajuste, is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Midtjylland and the Sweden national team.[2]
Early life[]
Cajuste was born in Sweden to a Haitian-American father and a Swedish mother. Cajuste moved to China with his family at age five, living one year in Luoyang before moving to Beijing.[3] There, he began football career with Chinese Sports Beijing. A few years later, the family returned to Sweden. As a 10 year old, Cajuste started playing for Örgryte IS.[4]
Club career[]
Breakthrough in Örgryte IS
Cajuste came to Örgryte's youth academy in 2010. After impressing in Örgryte's youth teams, Jens was rewarded with a senior contract in 2016.[5] On October 17, 2016, Jens Cajuste made his A-team debut in Superettan for Örgryte IS.
FC Midtjylland
In June 2018, Cajuste was acquired by Denmark’s FC Midtjylland, where he signed a five-year contract.[6] Cajuste made his debut for Midtjylland on 26 August 2018 against Randers FC.[7] He made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 2020–21 group stage home game against Atalanta which Midtjylland lost 0–4.[8]
International career[]
On 4 November 2020 Cajuste was called up to the Sweden national team for their friendly game against Denmark and UEFA Nations League games against Croatia and France.[9] He made his international debut in a 0–2 loss against Denmark on 12 November 2020.[10]
Cajuste was called up for a major tournament for the first time when he was included in Sweden's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[11]
Career statistics[]
International[]
- As of match played 12 October 2021.[12]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Sweden | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 |
Honours[]
Club[]
- Midtjylland
References[]
- ^ a b c Forsberg, Aron (29 September 2018). "Fostrad i Kina – nu rycker USA:s landslag i svenske talangen: "Hade varit en stor ära"". fotbollskanalen.se. Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "J. Cajuste". Soccerway.
- ^ Just Kristensen, Jørn (28 September 2018). "Svensk-amerikansk FCM-talent fik kinesisk karrierestart". herningfolkeblad.dk. Herning Folkeblad. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Jens Cajuste klar för FC Midtjylland". Örgryte IS.
- ^ "SvenskaFans". www.svenskafans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "Fotbolltransfers.com - Officiellt: Jens Cajuste klar för FC Midtjylland". fotbolltransfers.com.
- ^ "Midtjylland vs. Randers - 26 August 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ TT (2020-11-02). "Cajuste om succén: Alltid trott på mig själv". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "Jens Cajuste överraskningen i Janne Anderssons trupp". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "Cajuste efter debuten: "Har mycket mer att erbjuda"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ^ "Sweden Euro 2020 squad: Full team profile". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Jens-Lys Michel Cajute". Svensk Fotboll.
External links[]
- Jens Cajuste at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- World Football Profile
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Gothenburg
- Association football midfielders
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden under-21 international footballers
- Sweden international footballers
- Swedish people of Haitian descent
- Swedish people of American descent
- Örgryte IS players
- FC Midtjylland players
- Danish Superliga players
- Superettan players
- UEFA Euro 2020 players
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Swedish football biography stubs