Английская Википедия:Cafú (footballer, born 1993)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Portuguese name Шаблон:Infobox football biography Carlos Miguel Ribeiro Dias (born 26 February 1993), known as Cafú, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Rotherham United.

He played in Portugal, France, Poland, Greece and England, winning two Ekstraklasa and Super League Greece titles with Legia Warsaw and Olympiacos respectively, as well as a double with both of those teams.

Cafú represented Portugal at youth level.

Club career

Benfica

Born in Guimarães of Bissau-Guinean 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 development 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 equaliser away against C.D. Tondela in the Segunda Liga.[3] It was his only goal of the season, in seven starts.[4]

Vitória 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 to 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][4] He finished his debut campaign with 29 games, in an eventual fifth-place finish and the subsequent qualification for the UEFA Europa League.[8]

Lorient

On 8 June 2016, Cafú signed a four-year contract with French club FC Lorient.[9] His maiden appearance in Ligue 1 occurred on 18 November, in a 3–0 home loss against AS Monaco FC.[10]

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.[11] He made his league debut 17 days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home defeat to title holders Monaco.[12]

Legia Warsaw

On 27 February 2018, Cafú was loaned to Legia Warsaw until 30 June 2019.[13] Subsequently, the move was made permanent.[14]

During his spell at the Polish Army Stadium, Cafú took part in 59 competitive matches (nine goals, six assists).[15] On 2 May 2018, he scored the 2–1 winner in the final of the Polish Cup against Arka Gdynia.[16]

Olympiacos

On 1 February 2020, Olympiacos F.C. agreed to pay Legia €400,000 to sign Cafú.[17] He played 14 official games during his stint, including nine in two separate editions of the Super League Greece which his team won.[18][19]

Nottingham Forest

Cafú was loaned to English Championship side Nottingham Forest on 5 October 2020, until the end of the season.[20] He was originally seen as a defensive midfielder, but manager Chris Hughton began using him in a more attacking role.[21]

Cafú agreed to a permanent move on 2 February 2021.[22] He scored his first goal for the club on 11 December, closing a 4–1 away win against Swansea City.[23] The following 9 January, he came off the bench for Philip Zinckernagel to help beat Arsenal 1–0 in the third round of the FA Cup.[24] He was unused as the Reds ended their 23-year absence from the Premier League with a 1–0 playoff final victory over Huddersfield Town on 29 May 2022.[25]

On 14 August 2022, Cafú made his debut in the English top tier, replacing Orel Mangala late into the 1–0 home defeat of West Ham United.[26] He was released at the end of the campaign.[27]

Rotherham United

Cafú returned to the English second division on 8 July 2023, on a one-year contract at Rotherham United.[28] He received two yellow cards in his first competitive game for the club, resulting in being sent off in the 69th minute of an eventual 4–1 away loss to Stoke City.[29]

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.[30]

Career statistics

Шаблон:Updated[31][32]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National 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 23 1 23 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 1 0 2 0 31 0
2015–16 32 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 36 3
Total 61 3 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 68 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
Legia Warsaw 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 6 0 0 0 3 0 9 0
Total 44 6 5 3 0 0 9 0 1 0 59 9
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 1 3 0 2 0 14 2
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2020–21 Championship 13 0 2 0 0 0 15 0
Nottingham Forest 2020–21 Championship 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
2021–22 14 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 20 1
2022–23 Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Total 46 1 5 0 3 0 1 0 55 1
Rotherham United 2023–24 Championship 18 1 1 0 1 0 20 1
Career total 257 20 20 6 9 0 13 0 4 0 303 26

Honours

Legia Warsaw

Olympiacos

Nottingham Forest

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:Rotherham United F.C. squad