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David Caiado

David Caiado

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at Retired
Age39
CitizenshipPortugal Luxembourg
Height1.75 m
Footboth
BornMay 2, 1987
👕200+ Apps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 22/23 5.3 Average
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

16
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.1
goals / match
SD Ponferradina
top club · 75 apps

Position rank · 22/23

#1540
goals rank
#1334
assists rank
43
season goals
22
season assists

Among 1,878 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€1.20m
peak value · 2013
€70k
top transfer fee · 13/14
9
best season · 13/14
7 / 0
int'l caps / goals
414Appearances
43Goals
22Assists
43Yellow cards
0Red cards
88Full matches (90′)
Full nameDavid Caiado
Name in home countryDavid Caiado Dias
Date of birth1987-05-02 (39 yrs)
Place of birthLuxemburgo, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal Luxembourg
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footboth
Height175.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-07-01
Contract expires
AgentX07 Sports
Jul 2023
Transfer: Coimbra → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Académica Coimbra
22 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Penafiel → Coimbra
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Penafiel
27 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2021
Transfer: FC Hermannstadt → Penafiel
20/21 · Transfer
Oct 2020
Transfer: FCSB → FC Hermannstadt
20/21 · Return from loan
Sep 2020
Transfer: FC Hermannstadt → FCSB
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — FCSB, FC Hermannstadt, FC Penafiel
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Gaz Metan → FC Hermannstadt
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Hermannstadt
24 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022)
27 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Ponferradina → Gaz Metan
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — SD Ponferradina, Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022)
32 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — SD Ponferradina
32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2015
Transfer: Metalist Kharkiv → Ponferradina
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — SD Ponferradina
27 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2015
Transfer: Vit. Guimarães → Metalist Kharkiv
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Vitória Guimarães SC, Vitória Guimarães SC B, Metalist Kharkiv
22 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: SC Tavriya → Vit. Guimarães
14/15 · Transfer
Feb 2014
Transfer: Beroe → SC Tavriya
13/14 · Transfer · €70k
Jul 2013
13/14 — Beroe Stara Zagora, SC Tavriya Simferopol (-2022)
39 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Beroe Stara Zagora
28 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Olympiakos N. → Beroe
11/12 · Transfer · €5k
Jul 2011
11/12 — Beroe Stara Zagora, Olympiakos Nicosia
22 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Olympiakos Nicosia
28 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Trofense → Olympiakos N.
10/11 · Transfer
Dec 2009
Transfer: Zaglebie Lubin → Trofense
09/10 · Return from loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — CD Trofense, Zaglebie Lubin
20 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Trofense → Zaglebie Lubin
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — CD Trofense
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Sporting CP → Trofense
08/09 · Transfer
Jun 2008
Transfer: Estoril → Sporting CP
07/08 · Return from loan
Jul 2007
07/08 — GD Estoril Praia
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — GD Estoril Praia
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: Sporting CP → Estoril
06/07 · Loan
Jan 2006
Transfer: Sporting U19 → Sporting CP
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Sporting CP
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
Transfer: Swift U17 → Sporting U19
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2002
Transfer: Sporting Sub-15 → Sporting U17
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2000
Transfer: Académica Y → Sporting Sub-15
00/01 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.20m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1005 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 22/23. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.07/90
9
Assists1 total · 0.07/90
25
G+A2 total · 0.15/90
8
Yellow cards4 total · 0.29/90
54
7,941 min
Minutes played by club
Académica Coimbra 15.6%
FC Penafiel 0.0%
FCSB 0.0%
FC Hermannstadt 0.0%
Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022) 15.9%
SD Ponferradina 7.0%
Vitória Guimarães SC 1.1%
Metalist Kharkiv 4.6%
Vitória Guimarães SC B 2.8%
SC Tavriya Simferopol (-2022) 0.0%
Beroe Stara Zagora 22.4%
Olympiakos Nicosia 12.7%
Zaglebie Lubin 4.7%
CD Trofense 1.6%
GD Estoril Praia 11.4%
Sporting CP 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
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

3€300K6€600K8€900K11€1.2M06/07 — 1 goals (GD Estoril Praia)106/0708/0909/10 — 3 goals (Zaglebie Lubin)09/10 — 1 assists409/1010/11 — 2 goals (Olympiakos Nicosia)210/1111/12 — 7 goals (Olympiakos Nicosia)711/1212/13 — 5 goals (Beroe Stara Zagora)12/13 — 5 assists1012/1313/14 — 9 goals (Beroe Stara Zagora)13/14 — 2 assists1113/1414/15 — 4 goals (Metalist Kharkiv)14/15 — 2 assists614/1515/16 — 4 goals (SD Ponferradina)15/16 — 1 assists515/1616/1717/18 — 2 goals (SD Ponferradina)17/18 — 2 assists417/1818/19 — 5 goals (Gaz Metan Medias (- 2022))18/19 — 3 assists818/1919/20 — 4 assists419/2020/2121/22 — 1 assists121/2222/23 — 1 goals (Académica Coimbra)22/23 — 1 assists222/2308/09 — €400K09/10 — €700K12/13 — €1M13/14 — €1.2M15/16 — €600K16/17 — €400K17/18 — €200K18/19 — €250K19/20 — €350K20/21 — €300K21/22 — €75K22/23 — €50KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 7711/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 9913/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 5518/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/23

Assists by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 1122/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
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
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
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.

Current
Peak€1.20m
Low
Δ since start−€400k
€300k€600k€900k€1.20m197019701970
DateValue
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
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #31372 #7 3 0 former national player
Team #16373 #7 2 0 former national player
Team #16372 #10 2 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
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

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
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

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
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.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue 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).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
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 / YearMilestoneDate
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.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 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.

A Group
59 apps
17 G
5 A
SuperLiga - Relegation group
32 apps
4 G
5 A
Liga Portugal 2
69 apps
4 G
1 A
2ª División
23 apps
4 G
0 A
Protathlima ML
34 apps
3 G
0 A
Premier Liga
21 apps
2 G
2 A
Bulgarian Cup
8 apps
2 G
1 A
Liga 1
39 apps
1 G
4 A
Ekstraklasa
9 apps
1 G
1 A
Liga 3
20 apps
1 G
1 A

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.