Cafu

Age 33

AEL Limassol

Portugal

0.2 Mn €

26 February 1993 (33)

185 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.68

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.3

6.9

6.6

6.9

6.5

6.7

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

250B €

26 February 1993

33 Age

Nationality

Portugal

Height / Weight

185 cm / 82 kg

Contract Until

29.06.2026

Place of Birth

Guimaraes

Position Info

Main Position Central Midfielder

Other Defensive Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder

Strong Foot

Club Career

Cafu career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11		A
25/26	Kasimpasa	25	15	0	1	6	2
	Super Lig	25	15	0	1	6	2
24/25	Kasimpasa	34	14	1	1	5	0
	Super Lig	34	14	1	1	5	0
23/24	Rotherham	34	22	2	4	5	1
	Championship	32	20	2	3	5	1
	FA Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	1	1	0	1	0	0
22/23	Nottingham	2	1	0	2	0	0
	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	1	1	0	2	0	0
21/22	Nottingham	20	3	1	1	2	0
	Championship	15	2	1	1	1	0
	FA Cup	3	0	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	2	1	0	0	1	0
20/21	Nottingham K	33	27	0	2	5	0
	Championship	31	26	0	2	5	0
	FA Cup	2	1	0	0	0	0
20/21	Olympiacos	3	0	1	0	0	0
	Super League	2	0	1	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	1	0	0	0	0	0
19/20	Olympiacos	8	3	1	1	1	0
	Super League	7	3	1	1	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	1	0	0	0	0	0
19/20	Legia Warszawa	9	7	0	0	1	0
	Ekstraklasa	6	4	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	3	3	0	0	0	0
18/19	Legia Warszawa K	41	35	6	4	5	2
	Ekstraklasa	31	27	4	2	4	1
	Puchar Polski	4	3	2	1	0	1
	UEFA Champions League	4	3	0	1	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	2	2	0	0	1	0
17/18	Legia Warszawa K	8	7	3	1	1	0
	Ekstraklasa	7	6	2	1	1	0
	Puchar Polski	1	1	1	0	0	0
17/18	Metz	13	10	1	1	2	0
	Ligue 1	10	8	0	0	2	0
	Coupe de France	2	1	1	1	0	0
	Coupe de la Ligue	1	1	0	0	0	0
16/17	Lorient	23	18	2	2	4	0
	Ligue 1	18	15	0	2	3	0
	Ligue 2	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Coupe de France	2	2	2	0	1	0
	Coupe de la Ligue	1	1	0	0	0	0
15/16	Guimaraes B	1	1	0	0	1	0
	Liga Portugal 2	1	1	0	0	1	0
15/16	Guimaraes	36	35	3	2	4	0
	Liga Portugal	32	31	3	2	4	0
	Taca de Portugal	1	1	0	0	0	0
	League Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	2	2	0	0	0	0
14/15	Guimaraes B	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Liga Portugal 2	1	1	0	0	0	0
14/15	Guimaraes	32	23	0	0	5	0
	Liga Portugal	29	22	0	0	5	0
	Taca de Portugal	1	0	0	0	0	0
	League Cup	2	1	0	0	0	0
12/13	Benfica B	24	7	1	2	3	0
	Liga Portugal 2	24	7	1	2	3	0
Total		347	229	22	24	50	5

National Team Career

Cafu career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11
2013	Portugal	2	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	0	0
2012	Portugal	4	3	0	1
	Int. Friendly Games	4	3	0	1
2012	Portugal	5	4	1	1
	Int. Friendly Games	5	4	1	1
2011	Portugal	1	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0
2011	Portugal	1	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0
Total		13	10	1	2

Club Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2024-Today	Kasimpasa	59	29	1	2
2023-2024	Rotherham	34	22	2	4
2020-2023	Nottingham	55	31	1	5
2019-2021	Olympiacos	11	3	2	1
2017-2020	Legia Warszawa	58	49	9	5
2017-2018	Metz	13	10	1	1
2016-2017	Lorient	23	18	2	2
2014-2016	Guimaraes B	2	2	0	0
2014-2016	Guimaraes	68	58	3	2
2012-2013	Benfica B	24	7	1	2

National Team Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11
2012-2013	Portugal	6	4	0
2011-2012	Portugal	6	5	1
2011	Portugal	1	1	0

General Statistics

- Goals

1 Assists

6.7 Avg. Pts

25 Matches

15 Starting XI

1325 Minutes

Shots

5 Off-target Shots 0.34

On-target Shots

3 0.20

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.68

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.3

6.9

6.6

6.9

6.5

6.7

Season Performance

Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	-	%28
Assists	1	%61
Goal Contribution	1	%47
Expected Goals (xG)	0.75	%44
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	0.24	%37
Big Chances Created	2	%58
Big Chances Missed	-	%67
Penalty	-	%47
Free-kick Goal	-	%47
Shots
Total Shots	15	%66
Shots on Target	3	%64
Shots off Target	5	%44
Blocked Shots	7	%21
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	87.1%	%77
Passes	603	%60
Accurate Passes	525	%64
Key Passes	15	%63
Passes in Final Third	99	%71
Chances Created	9	%52
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	50.8%	%29
Long Balls	61	%68
Accurate Long Balls	31	%67
Cross Accuracy %	32.6%	%77
Crosses	43	%86
Accurate Crosses	14	%88
Defense
Clearances	13	%60
Interceptions	10	%48
Tackles	9	%38
Individual
Touches	780	%56
Dribbles	17	%59
Successful Dribbles	8	%56
Successful Dribble %	47.1%	%36
Duels	96	%42
Duels Won %	54.2%	%75
Duels Won	52	%47
Possession Lost	137	%47
Dispossessed	12	%42
Offsides	2	%18
Fouls Won	26	%65
Free Kicks Taken	26	%65
Discipline
Fouls	16	%54
Yellow Cards	6	%12
Red Cards	2	%2

Teammates

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Players

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Teams

Team	M	W	D	L

Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
05.08.26	Kasimpasa	AEL Limassol	Signed
30.06.26	Kasimpasa		Released
09.08.24	Rotherham	Kasimpasa	Signed
07.07.23	Nottingham	Rotherham	Signed
01.02.21	Olympiacos	Nottingham	1.4M €
31.01.21	Nottingham	Olympiacos	Loan Return
04.10.20	Olympiacos	Nottingham	Loan
30.01.20	Legia Warszawa	Olympiacos	400k €
30.06.19	Metz	Legia Warszawa	800k €
29.06.19	Legia Warszawa	Metz	Loan Return
26.02.18	Metz	Legia Warszawa	Loan
31.07.17	Lorient	Metz
30.06.16	Guimaraes	Lorient	2M €
25.07.13	Benfica B	Guimaraes	Signed
30.06.12	Benfica	Benfica B	Signed

Club Honors

Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Polish champion	2	Legia Warszawa	19/20 17/18
Greek champion	1	Olympiacos Piraeus	2020
Greek cup winner	1	Olympiacos Piraeus	2020
Polish cup winner	1	Legia Warszawa	17/18

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