Cafú
Midfield - Central Midfield
at Kasimpasa
at Kasimpasa
652 days · joined 2024-08-10
👕200+ Apps
🏴25+ Caps
Market value
€300k
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
13
clubs played for
12/13
debut season
0.07
goals / match
Vitória Guimarães SC
top club · 68 apps
Career highs
€2.50m
peak value · 2017
€2.00m
top transfer fee · 16/17
6
best season · 18/19
30 / 5
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1993-02-26 · 6 players total
332Appearances
23Goals
24Assists
45Yellow cards
1Red cards
70Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Cafú |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Carlos Miguel Ribeiro Dias |
| Date of birth | 1993-02-26 (33 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal |
| Citizenship | Portugal Guinea-Bissau |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Kasimpasa |
| Joined | 2024-08-10 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Agent | Wasserman |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Kasimpasa
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2024
Transfer: Rotherham → Kasimpasa
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Kasimpasa
34 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
Transfer: Forest → Rotherham
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Rotherham United
34 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Nottingham Forest
2 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Nottingham Forest, Nottingham Forest U23
21 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2021
Transfer: Olympiacos → Forest
20/21 · Transfer · €1.40m
Feb 2021
Transfer: Forest → Olympiacos
20/21 · Return from loan
Oct 2020
Transfer: Olympiacos → Forest
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Olympiacos Piraeus, Nottingham Forest
36 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Legia Warszawa → Olympiacos
19/20 · Transfer · €400k
Sep 2019
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Legia Warsaw II, Legia Warszawa, Olympiacos Piraeus
21 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: FC Metz → Legia Warszawa
19/20 · Transfer · €800k
Jun 2019
Transfer: Legia Warszawa → FC Metz
18/19 · Return from loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Legia Warszawa
42 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2018
Transfer: FC Metz → Legia Warszawa
17/18 · Loan
Aug 2017
Transfer: FC Lorient → FC Metz
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Metz, Legia Warszawa
21 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Sep 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Lorient B, FC Lorient
25 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Vit. Guimarães → FC Lorient
16/17 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jul 2015
15/16 — Vitória Guimarães SC
36 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Vitória Guimarães SC, Vitória Guimarães SC B
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Benfica B → Vit. Guimarães
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Vitória Guimarães SC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
12/13 — SL Benfica B
24 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
Transfer: Benfica U19 → Benfica B
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: Benfica U17 → Benfica U19
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 2009
Transfer: Vitória SC U17 → Benfica U17
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: Vitória SC U15 → Vitória SC U17
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2006
Transfer: Vitória SC Yth → Vitória SC U15
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2004
Transfer: Taipas Y → Vitória SC Yth
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Kasimpasa
22.1%
Rotherham United
14.3%
Nottingham Forest
5.4%
Nottingham Forest U23
0.0%
Olympiacos Piraeus
5.3%
Legia Warszawa
18.1%
Legia Warsaw II
0.0%
FC Metz
2.4%
FC Lorient
1.7%
FC Lorient B
2.9%
Vitória Guimarães SC
14.4%
Vitória Guimarães SC B
0.0%
SL Benfica B
13.5%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasimpasa | 2 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1,393 |
| Rotherham United | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 900 |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 | 20/21 | 22/23 | 55 | 1 | 5 | 344 |
| Nottingham Forest U23 | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | 2 | 19/20 | 20/21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 334 |
| Legia Warszawa | 3 | 17/18 | 19/20 | 59 | 9 | 6 | 1,141 |
| Legia Warsaw II | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Metz | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 152 |
| FC Lorient | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 105 |
| FC Lorient B | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| Vitória Guimarães SC | 3 | 13/14 | 15/16 | 68 | 3 | 2 | 910 |
| Vitória Guimarães SC B | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SL Benfica B | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 855 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Süper Lig | Kasimpasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Süper Lig | Kasimpasa | 34 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,393 |
| 23/24 | Championship | Rotherham United | 32 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 900 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 344 |
| 21/22 | Championship Play-Offs | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Premier League 2 | Nottingham Forest U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Champions League Qu. | Olympiacos Piraeus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Super League 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 19/20 | 3 Liga - Grupa I | Legia Warsaw II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Ekstraklasa | Legia Warszawa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Europa League | Olympiacos Piraeus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Europa League Qualifying | Legia Warszawa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Kypello Elladas | Olympiacos Piraeus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | SL1 Play-off | Olympiacos Piraeus | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 317 |
| 19/20 | Super League 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Champions League Qu. | Legia Warszawa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Ekstraklasa | Legia Warszawa | 31 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 618 |
| 18/19 | Europa League Qualifying | Legia Warszawa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Superpuchar | Legia Warszawa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Totolotek Puchar | Legia Warszawa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 184 |
| 17/18 | Coupe de France | FC Metz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 152 |
| 17/18 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Metz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Ekstraklasa | Legia Warszawa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 249 |
| 17/18 | Ligue 1 | FC Metz | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Puchar Polski | Legia Warszawa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 16/17 | CFA - Grp. A | FC Lorient B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 16/17 | Coupe de France | FC Lorient | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 105 |
| 16/17 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Lorient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | L1/L2 Playoffs | FC Lorient | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Ligue 1 | FC Lorient | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Allianz Cup | Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Europa League Qualifying | Vitória Guimarães SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Liga NOS | Vitória Guimarães SC | 32 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 910 |
| 15/16 | Taça de Portugal | Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Allianz Cup | Vitória Guimarães SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Liga NOS | Vitória Guimarães SC | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Liga Portugal 2 | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Taça de Portugal | Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Liga ZON Sagres | Vitória Guimarães SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Liga Portugal 2 | SL Benfica B | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 855 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Taipas Y | Vitória SC Yth | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Vitória SC Yth | Vitória SC U15 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Vitória SC U15 | Vitória SC U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | Vitória SC U17 | Benfica U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Benfica U17 | Benfica U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Benfica U19 | Benfica B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-26 | Benfica B | Vit. Guimarães | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Vit. Guimarães | FC Lorient | Transfer | 2000000 | €2.00m |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-01 | FC Lorient | FC Metz | Transfer | 2500000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-02-27 | FC Metz | Legia Warszawa | Loan | 1000000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Legia Warszawa | FC Metz | Return from loan | 2000000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | FC Metz | Legia Warszawa | Transfer | 2000000 | €800k |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-31 | Legia Warszawa | Olympiacos | Transfer | 1500000 | €400k |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-05 | Olympiacos | Forest | Loan | 1200000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-02-01 | Forest | Olympiacos | Return from loan | 1200000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-02-02 | Olympiacos | Forest | Transfer | 1200000 | €1.40m |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-08 | Forest | Rotherham | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-10 | Rotherham | Kasimpasa | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Knock | 2016-09-18 | 2016-09-22 | 5 | 1 |
| 19/20 | Cruciate ligament injury | 2019-09-22 | 2019-12-02 | 72 | 11 |
Current€325k
Peak€2.50m
Low€300k
Δ since start+€25k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31372 | #6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #30503 | #6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23137 | #14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16373 | #11 | 6 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16372 | #18 | 13 | 5 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16371 | #6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artur Jedrzejczyk | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Otávio | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyrus Christie | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Viktor Johansson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luís Rocha | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Yates | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mateusz Wieteska | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tozé | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlitos | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Michal Kucharczyk | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruno Gaspar | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sebastian Szymański | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Marko Vesovic | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominik Nagy | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ricardo Valente | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice Samba | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Worrall | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomané | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| João Afonso | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Ekstraklasa | Legia Warszawa | 4 | 31 |
| 15/16 | Liga NOS | Vitória Guimarães SC | 3 | 32 |
| 17/18 | Ekstraklasa | Legia Warszawa | 2 | 7 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Championship | Rotherham United | 3 | 32 |
| 16/17 | Ligue 1 | FC Lorient | 3 | 18 |
| 12/13 | Liga Portugal 2 | SL Benfica B | 2 | 24 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | 2021-02-01 | Forest | Olympiacos | Return from loan | — | €1.20m |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-05 | Olympiacos | Forest | Loan | — | €1.20m |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Legia Warszawa | FC Metz | Return from loan | — | €2.00m |
| 17/18 | 2018-02-27 | FC Metz | Legia Warszawa | Loan | — | €1.00m |
Teams faced most often by Cafú's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Nantes | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 23% |
| Montpellier HSC | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 18% |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 47 | -26 | 18% |
| Clermont Foot 63 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 45% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 35 | -19 | 24% |
| Ipswich Town | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 57% |
| OGC Nice | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 19% |
| Stade Brestois 29 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 33% |
| Lille OSC | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 29% |
| Birmingham City | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 25% |
| Derby County | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 26% |
| Girondins Bordeaux | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 17% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Senior debut season | |
| 12/13 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 34 | 1,393 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 23/24 | 34 | 900 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 21/22 | 21 | 344 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.52 |
| 20/21 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26.47 |
| 19/20 | 21 | 317 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.14 |
| 18/19 | 42 | 802 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.79 |
| 17/18 | 21 | 491 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
| 16/17 | 25 | 285 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.26 |
| 15/16 | 36 | 910 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 14/15 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 24 | 855 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Ekstraklasa
44 apps
6 G
4 A
Championship
77 apps
3 G
6 A
Liga ZON Sagres
61 apps
3 G
2 A
Totolotek Puchar
5 apps
3 G
1 A
Coupe de France
4 apps
3 G
1 A
Liga Portugal 2
25 apps
1 G
2 A
SL1 Play-off
6 apps
1 G
1 A
Süper Lig
37 apps
1 G
0 A
Super League 1
3 apps
1 G
0 A
CFA - Grp. A
2 apps
1 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Cafú
Who is Cafú?
Cafú is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Kasimpasa.
How old is Cafú?
Cafú is 33 years old. He was born on February 26, 1993 in Guimarães.
What position does Cafú play?
Cafú plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Cafú play for?
Cafú currently plays for Kasimpasa.
How many career goals has Cafú scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Cafú has scored 23 goals in 332 appearances.
What is Cafú's market value?
Cafú's most recent reported market value is €300k.