Career snapshot
Position rank · 22/23
Among 1,878 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 1987-05-02 · 3 players total
| Full name | David Caiado |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | David Caiado Dias |
| Date of birth | 1987-05-02 (39 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Luxemburgo, Portugal |
| Citizenship | Portugal Luxembourg |
| Position | Midfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | both |
| Height | 175.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2023-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | X07 Sports |
Percentile rank vs 1005 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 22/23. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica Coimbra | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1,240 |
| FC Penafiel | 2 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FCSB | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Hermannstadt | 2 | 19/20 | 20/21 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022) | 2 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 1,263 |
| SD Ponferradina | 3 | 15/16 | 17/18 | 75 | 5 | 1 | 557 |
| Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 366 |
| Vitória Guimarães SC B | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 226 |
| SC Tavriya Simferopol (-2022) | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 3 | 11/12 | 13/14 | 70 | 20 | 7 | 1,775 |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 2 | 10/11 | 11/12 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 1,012 |
| Zaglebie Lubin | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 377 |
| CD Trofense | 2 | 08/09 | 09/10 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 130 |
| GD Estoril Praia | 2 | 06/07 | 07/08 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 905 |
| Sporting CP | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Liga 3 | Académica Coimbra | 20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1,240 |
| 22/23 | Liga 3 - Relegation round | Académica Coimbra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Taça de Portugal | Académica Coimbra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Allianz Cup | FC Penafiel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Liga Portugal 2 | FC Penafiel | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Taça de Portugal | FC Penafiel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Europa League Qualifying | FCSB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Liga 1 | FC Hermannstadt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Liga Portugal 2 | FC Penafiel | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Liga 1 | FC Hermannstadt | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | SuperLiga - Relegation group | FC Hermannstadt | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Liga 1 | Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022) | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 835 |
| 18/19 | SuperLiga - Relegation group | Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022) | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 288 |
| 17/18 | 2ª B - Grupo I | SD Ponferradina | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Copa del Rey | SD Ponferradina | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 274 |
| 17/18 | Liga 1 | Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Romanian Cup | Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 |
| 17/18 | SuperLiga - Relegation group | Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022) | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 2ª B - Grupo I | SD Ponferradina | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Copa del Rey | SD Ponferradina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | 2ª División | SD Ponferradina | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 283 |
| 15/16 | Copa del Rey | SD Ponferradina | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Allianz Cup | Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 14/15 | Liga NOS | Vitória Guimarães SC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Liga Portugal 2 | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 226 |
| 14/15 | Premier Liga | Metalist Kharkiv | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 366 |
| 14/15 | Taça de Portugal | Vitória Guimarães SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Ukrainian Cup | Metalist Kharkiv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | A Group | Beroe Stara Zagora | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 269 |
| 13/14 | Bulgarian Cup | Beroe Stara Zagora | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 270 |
| 13/14 | Bulgarian Super Cup | Beroe Stara Zagora | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Europa League Qualifying | Beroe Stara Zagora | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 |
| 13/14 | Premier Liga | SC Tavriya Simferopol (-2022) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | A Group | Beroe Stara Zagora | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 431 |
| 12/13 | Bulgarian Cup | Beroe Stara Zagora | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 455 |
| 11/12 | A Group | Beroe Stara Zagora | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 |
| 11/12 | Protathlima ML | Olympiakos Nicosia | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 418 |
| 10/11 | Platzierungsrunde | Olympiakos Nicosia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Protathlima ML | Olympiakos Nicosia | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 594 |
| 09/10 | Allianz Cup | CD Trofense | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Ekstraklasa | Zaglebie Lubin | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 377 |
| 09/10 | Liga Portugal 2 | CD Trofense | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 |
| 08/09 | Liga Sagres | CD Trofense | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Taça de Portugal | CD Trofense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Carlsberg Cup | GD Estoril Praia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Liga Portugal 2 | GD Estoril Praia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Liga Portugal 2 | GD Estoril Praia | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 905 |
| 05/06 | Liga Bwin | Sporting CP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Académica Y | Sporting Sub-15 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Sporting Sub-15 | Sporting U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Swift U17 | Sporting U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | Sporting U19 | Sporting CP | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Sporting CP | Estoril | Loan | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-06-30 | Estoril | Sporting CP | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Sporting CP | Trofense | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Trofense | Zaglebie Lubin | Loan | 700000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-12-31 | Zaglebie Lubin | Trofense | Return from loan | 700000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Trofense | Olympiakos N. | Transfer | 700000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-01 | Olympiakos N. | Beroe | Transfer | 700000 | €5k |
| 13/14 | 2014-02-11 | Beroe | SC Tavriya | Transfer | 1200000 | €70k |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | SC Tavriya | Vit. Guimarães | Transfer | 1200000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-27 | Vit. Guimarães | Metalist Kharkiv | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-08-05 | Metalist Kharkiv | Ponferradina | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-08 | Ponferradina | Gaz Metan | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-05 | Gaz Metan | FC Hermannstadt | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-09-24 | FC Hermannstadt | FCSB | Loan | 250000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-01 | FCSB | FC Hermannstadt | Return from loan | 250000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-20 | FC Hermannstadt | Penafiel | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Penafiel | Coimbra | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Coimbra | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31372 | #7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16373 | #7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16372 | #10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dinu Moldovan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Zafirov | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivo Ivanov | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergio Cidoncha | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ventsislav Hristov | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Valentin Crețu | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Darius Olaru | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sorin Bușu | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Ruiz | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | A Group | Beroe Stara Zagora | 7 | 23 |
| 11/12 | A Group | Beroe Stara Zagora | 6 | 13 |
| 12/13 | A Group | Beroe Stara Zagora | 4 | 23 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | A Group | Beroe Stara Zagora | 4 | 23 |
| 19/20 | Liga 1 | FC Hermannstadt | 3 | 15 |
| 17/18 | SuperLiga - Relegation group | Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022) | 2 | 9 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | 2020-10-01 | FCSB | FC Hermannstadt | Return from loan | — | €250k |
| 20/21 | 2020-09-24 | FC Hermannstadt | FCSB | Loan | — | €250k |
| 09/10 | 2009-12-31 | Zaglebie Lubin | Trofense | Return from loan | — | €700k |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Trofense | Zaglebie Lubin | Loan | — | €700k |
| 07/08 | 2008-06-30 | Estoril | Sporting CP | Return from loan | — | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Sporting CP | Estoril | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by David Caiado'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD Lugo | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 30% |
| CD Mirandés | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 20% |
| Real Zaragoza | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 13% |
| CD Tenerife | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 25% |
| Girona FC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 25% |
| UD Las Palmas | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 0% |
| Sporting Gijón | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 38% |
| CD Numancia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 38% |
| CD Alavés | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 38% |
| AD Alcorcón | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 25% |
| CE Sabadell | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 67% |
| Racing Santander | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | Senior debut season | |
| 06/07 | 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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 22 | 1,240 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 21/22 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 27 | 1,123 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 17/18 | 32 | 414 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 |
| 16/17 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | 27 | 283 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 |
| 14/15 | 22 | 682 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 13/14 | 39 | 707 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
| 12/13 | 28 | 886 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 08/09 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | 17 | 905 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about David Caiado
Who is David Caiado?
David Caiado is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Retired.
How old is David Caiado?
David Caiado is 39 years old. He was born on May 2, 1987 in Luxemburgo.
What position does David Caiado play?
David Caiado plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).
What club does David Caiado play for?
David Caiado currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has David Caiado scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, David Caiado has scored 43 goals in 414 appearances.