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Jens Cajuste

Jens Cajuste

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Ipswich Town
Age26
CitizenshipSweden United States
Height1.88 m
Footright
BornAugust 10, 1999
at Ipswich Town 290 days · joined 2025-08-07
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps
Market value €12.00m
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.05
goals / match
FC Midtjylland
top club · 79 apps

Career highs

€12.00m
peak value · 2024
€11.50m
top transfer fee · 23/24
4
best season · 22/23
28 / 0
int'l caps / goals
225Appearances
12Goals
9Assists
39Yellow cards
0Red cards
59Full matches (90′)
Full nameJens Cajuste
Name in home countryJens-Lys Michel Cajuste
Date of birth1999-08-10 (26 yrs)
Place of birthGöteborg, Sweden
CitizenshipSweden United States
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height188.00 m
Current clubIpswich Town
On loan from ↩ SSC Napoli parent contract: 2028-06-30
Joined2025-08-07
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentWorld in Motion
OutfitterPuma
Jun 2026
Transfer: Ipswich → Napoli
25/26 · Return from loan
Aug 2025
Transfer: Napoli → Ipswich
25/26 · Loan
Jul 2025
25/26 — Ipswich Town
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2025
Transfer: Ipswich → Napoli
24/25 · Return from loan
Sep 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2024
Transfer: Napoli → Ipswich
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
24/25 — Ipswich Town
33 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2023
Injury: unknown
Sep 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2023
Transfer: Stade Reims → Napoli
23/24 · Transfer · €11.50m
Jul 2023
23/24 — SSC Napoli
35 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Stade Reims
33 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jan 2022
Transfer: FC Midtjylland → Stade Reims
21/22 · Transfer · €10.00m
Jul 2021
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Stade Reims, FC Midtjylland
19 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Midtjylland
39 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Midtjylland, FC Midtjylland Reserves
29 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Midtjylland Reserves, FC Midtjylland, FC Midtjylland U19
15 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Örgryte IS
8 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
Transfer: Örgryte → FC Midtjylland
18/19 · Transfer · €200k
Jul 2017
17/18 — Örgryte IS
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
2017 — Örgryte IS
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2016
Transfer: Örgryte U17 → Örgryte
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Örgryte IS
1 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
2016 — Örgryte IS
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €12.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
5,302 min
Minutes played by club
Ipswich Town 37.3%
SSC Napoli 0.0%
Stade Reims 16.1%
FC Midtjylland 39.0%
Örgryte IS 0.0%
FC Midtjylland Reserves 7.6%
FC Midtjylland U19 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Ipswich Town 2 24/25 25/26 37 1 1 1,978
SSC Napoli 1 23/24 23/24 35 0 2 0
Stade Reims 2 21/22 22/23 42 6 1 851
FC Midtjylland 4 18/19 21/22 79 2 2 2,068
Örgryte IS 5 16/17 2018 18 0 3 0
FC Midtjylland Reserves 2 18/19 19/20 13 3 0 405
FC Midtjylland U19 1 18/19 18/19 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€3M3€6M4€9M5€12M16/17 — 1 assists116/1717/1818/19 — 2 goals (FC Midtjylland Reserves)218/1919/20 — 2 goals (FC Midtjylland)219/2020/21 — 1 goals (FC Midtjylland)20/21 — 2 assists320/212018 — 2 assists2201821/22 — 2 goals (Stade Reims)221/2222/23 — 4 goals (Stade Reims)22/23 — 1 assists522/2323/24 — 2 assists223/2424/25 — 1 goals (Ipswich Town)24/25 — 1 assists224/2525/2616/17 — €50K17/18 — €50K18/19 — €100K19/20 — €500K20/21 — €3M21/22 — €7M22/23 — €5M23/24 — €10M24/25 — €12M25/26 — €12MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

16/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 1120/212016: 0020162017: 0020172018: 00201821/22: 2221/2222/23: 4422/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

16/17: 1116/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 2220/212016: 0020162017: 0020172018: 22201821/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Championship Ipswich Town 4 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 EFL Cup Ipswich Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Ipswich Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Premier League Ipswich Town 30 1 1 2 0 1,978
23/24 Champions League SSC Napoli 6 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 Italy Cup SSC Napoli 1 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 Serie A SSC Napoli 26 0 2 7 0 0
23/24 Supercoppa Italiana SSC Napoli 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Coupe de France Stade Reims 2 1 0 1 0 160
22/23 Ligue 1 Stade Reims 31 3 1 7 0 509
21/22 Coupe de France Stade Reims 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Europa League FC Midtjylland 4 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 Ligue 1 Stade Reims 8 2 0 0 0 182
21/22 Superliga FC Midtjylland 5 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Sydbank Pokalen FC Midtjylland 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Superettan Örgryte IS 8 0 2 1 0 0
2017 Relegation Superettan Örgryte IS 2 0 0 0 0 0
2017 Superettan Örgryte IS 3 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Superettan Örgryte IS 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Champions League FC Midtjylland 4 0 1 1 0 0
20/21 Champions League Qu. FC Midtjylland 4 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Superliga FC Midtjylland 18 1 0 4 0 1,308
20/21 Superliga Championship round FC Midtjylland 9 0 1 4 0 0
20/21 Sydbank Pokalen FC Midtjylland 4 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Europa League Qualifying FC Midtjylland 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Reserveligaen FC Midtjylland Reserves 1 1 0 0 0 90
19/20 Reserveligaen Spring FC Midtjylland Reserves 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Superliga FC Midtjylland 16 1 0 3 0 760
19/20 Superliga Championship round FC Midtjylland 8 0 0 4 0 0
19/20 Sydbank Pokalen FC Midtjylland 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Reserveligaen FC Midtjylland Reserves 4 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Reserveligaen Spring FC Midtjylland Reserves 7 2 0 0 0 315
18/19 Superliga FC Midtjylland 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Superliga Championship round FC Midtjylland 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Sydbank Pokalen FC Midtjylland 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 U19 Boys League FC Midtjylland U19 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Svenska Cupen Örgryte IS 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Svenska Cupen Örgryte IS 1 0 1 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
16/17 2016-12-06 Örgryte U17 Örgryte Transfer 0
18/19 2018-07-01 Örgryte FC Midtjylland Transfer 50000 €200k
21/22 2022-01-10 FC Midtjylland Stade Reims Transfer 5000000 €10.00m
23/24 2023-08-10 Stade Reims Napoli Transfer 6000000 €11.50m
24/25 2024-08-19 Napoli Ipswich Loan 10000000
24/25 2025-06-30 Ipswich Napoli Return from loan 12000000
25/26 2025-08-07 Napoli Ipswich Loan 12000000
25/26 2026-06-30 Ipswich Napoli Return from loan 12000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
20/21 Corona virus 2020-11-23 2020-12-07 15 4
21/22 unknown injury 2021-07-01 2021-09-01 63 11
21/22 Thigh problems 2022-02-05 2022-02-28 24 4
21/22 Injury to the ankle 2022-03-07 2022-03-21 15 2
21/22 Hamstring injury 2022-04-23 2022-05-30 38 5
23/24 Muscle fatigue 2023-09-20 2023-09-23 4 1
23/24 Knee bruise 2023-12-09 2023-12-11 3 0
23/24 Thigh problems 2024-01-13 2024-01-16 4 1
23/24 Hamstring strain 2024-02-26 2024-03-11 15 3
24/25 Knee injury 2024-09-25 2024-10-19 25 3
Current€12.00m
Peak€12.00m
Low€25k
Δ since start+€11.95m
€25k€3.02m€6.01m€9.01m€12.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #8595 #15 3 0 former national player
Team #3557 #8 25 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Mikael Anderson 2 0 0
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 1 0 0
Marshall Munetsi 1 0 0
Dion Cools 2 0 0
Yehvann Diouf 1 0 0
Folarin Balogun 1 0 0
Junya Ito 1 3 0
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 2 0 0
Júnior Brumado 2 0 0
Gustav Isaksen 2 0 0
Yunis Abdelhamid 1 0 0
Erik Sviatchenko 2 0 0
Pione Sisto 2 0 0
Anders Dreyer 2 1 0
Paulinho 2 0 0
Jesper Hansen 2 0 0
Sory Kaba 2 1 0
Frank Onyeka 2 0 0
Joel Andersson 2 0 0
Awer Mabil 2 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
22/23 Ligue 1 Stade Reims 3 31
21/22 Ligue 1 Stade Reims 2 8
18/19 Reserveligaen Spring FC Midtjylland Reserves 2 7

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2018 Superettan Örgryte IS 2 8
23/24 Serie A SSC Napoli 2 26
20/21 Superliga Championship round FC Midtjylland 1 9

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
25/26 2026-06-30 Ipswich Napoli Return from loan €12.00m
25/26 2025-08-07 Napoli Ipswich Loan €12.00m
24/25 2025-06-30 Ipswich Napoli Return from loan €12.00m
24/25 2024-08-19 Napoli Ipswich Loan €10.00m

Last 50 matches for Ipswich Town The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-03-03 GB1 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Ipswich Town Available
2024-08-28 CGB AFC Wimbledon 4–2 Ipswich Town Available
2023-11-01 CGB Ipswich Town 1–3 Fulham FC Available
2023-09-26 CGB Ipswich Town 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2023-08-29 CGB Reading FC 1–3 Ipswich Town Available
2023-08-09 CGB Ipswich Town 2–0 Bristol Rovers Available
2023-05-07 GB3 Fleetwood Town 2–2 Ipswich Town Available
2023-04-29 GB3 Ipswich Town 6–0 Exeter City Available
2023-04-25 GB3 Barnsley FC 0–3 Ipswich Town Available
2023-04-22 GB3 Peterborough United 0–3 Ipswich Town Available
2023-04-18 GB3 Ipswich Town 2–1 Port Vale FC Available
2023-04-15 GB3 Ipswich Town 6–0 Charlton Athletic Available
2023-04-10 GB3 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Ipswich Town Available
2023-04-07 GB3 Ipswich Town 4–0 Wycombe Wanderers Available
2023-04-01 GB3 Derby County 0–2 Ipswich Town Available
2023-03-18 GB3 Ipswich Town 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Available
2023-03-11 GB3 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Ipswich Town Available
2023-03-07 GB3 Ipswich Town 3–0 Accrington Stanley Available
2023-03-04 GB3 Ipswich Town 4–0 Burton Albion Available
2023-02-25 GB3 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Ipswich Town Available
2023-02-18 GB3 Ipswich Town 4–0 Forest Green Rovers Available
2023-02-14 GB3 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Ipswich Town Available
2023-02-11 GB3 Ipswich Town 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Available
2023-02-04 GB3 Cambridge United 1–1 Ipswich Town Available
2023-01-24 GB3 Ipswich Town 4–0 Morecambe FC Available
2023-01-21 GB3 Oxford United 2–1 Ipswich Town Available
2023-01-14 GB3 Ipswich Town 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Available
2023-01-02 GB3 Lincoln City 1–1 Ipswich Town Available
2022-12-29 GB3 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Ipswich Town Available
2022-12-26 GB3 Ipswich Town 3–0 Oxford United Available
2022-12-17 GB3 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Ipswich Town Available
2022-12-10 GB3 Ipswich Town 2–1 Peterborough United Available
2022-12-02 GB3 Ipswich Town 1–1 Fleetwood Town Available
2022-11-19 GB3 Exeter City 0–2 Ipswich Town Available
2022-11-12 GB3 Ipswich Town 1–1 Cheltenham Town Available
2022-10-29 GB3 Charlton Athletic 4–4 Ipswich Town Available
2022-10-25 GB3 Port Vale FC 2–3 Ipswich Town Available
2022-10-21 GB3 Ipswich Town 1–0 Derby County Available
2022-10-15 GB3 Ipswich Town 0–1 Lincoln City Available
2022-10-08 GB3 Morecambe FC 1–2 Ipswich Town Available
2022-10-04 GB3 Ipswich Town 3–0 Cambridge United Available
2022-10-01 GB3 Ipswich Town 3–2 Portsmouth FC Available
2022-09-25 GB3 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Ipswich Town Available
2022-09-17 GB3 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Ipswich Town Available
2022-09-13 GB3 Ipswich Town 2–0 Bristol Rovers Available
2022-09-03 GB3 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Ipswich Town Available
2022-08-27 GB3 Ipswich Town 2–2 Barnsley FC Available
2022-08-20 GB3 Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Ipswich Town Available
2022-08-16 GB3 Burton Albion 0–1 Ipswich Town Available
2022-08-13 GB3 Ipswich Town 3–0 Milton Keynes Dons Available

Teams faced most often by Jens Cajuste's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Burton Albion 8 7 0 1 17 4 +13 88%
Oxford United 8 1 5 2 5 4 +1 13%
Lincoln City 8 3 2 3 9 9 0 38%
Fleetwood Town 8 4 2 2 11 8 +3 50%
Accrington Stanley 8 6 0 2 16 7 +9 75%
Bolton Wanderers 7 3 2 2 12 9 +3 43%
Milton Keynes Dons 7 3 4 0 8 3 +5 43%
Portsmouth FC 7 2 2 3 10 9 +1 29%
Shrewsbury Town 7 5 2 0 13 3 +10 71%
AFC Wimbledon 7 2 3 2 8 10 -2 29%
Sunderland AFC 6 0 2 4 3 8 -5 0%
Wycombe Wanderers 6 3 2 1 10 3 +7 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
16/17 Senior debut season
18/19 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 33 1,978 2 0 0 0.09
23/24 35 0 9 0 0 0
22/23 33 669 8 1 0 1.21
21/22 19 182 2 0 0 0.99
2018 8 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 39 1,308 10 0 0 0.69
19/20 29 850 7 1 0 0.85

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Ligue 1
39 apps
5 G
1 A
Superliga
40 apps
2 G
0 A
Reserveligaen Spring
8 apps
2 G
0 A
Premier League
30 apps
1 G
1 A
Coupe de France
3 apps
1 G
0 A
Reserveligaen
5 apps
1 G
0 A
Serie A
26 apps
0 G
2 A
Superettan
14 apps
0 G
2 A
Champions League
10 apps
0 G
1 A
Superliga Championship round
18 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Jens Cajuste

Who is Jens Cajuste?

Jens Cajuste is a Sweden professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Ipswich Town.

How old is Jens Cajuste?

Jens Cajuste is 26 years old. He was born on August 10, 1999 in Göteborg.

What position does Jens Cajuste play?

Jens Cajuste plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Jens Cajuste play for?

Jens Cajuste currently plays for Ipswich Town.

How many career goals has Jens Cajuste scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Jens Cajuste has scored 12 goals in 225 appearances.

What is Jens Cajuste's market value?

Jens Cajuste's most recent reported market value is €12.00m.