Place of birth Guimarães, Portugal Number 8 Height 1.85 m Career start 2012 | Playing position 2002–2003 Futsal Weight 84 kg | |
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Full name Carlos Miguel Ribeiro Dias Date of birth (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 24) Current team FC Lorient (#8 / Midfielder) Similar Jimmy Cabot, Walid Mesloub, Michaël Ciani, Benjamin Moukandjo, Jérémie Aliadière | ||
Carlos Miguel Ribeiro Dias (born 26 February 1993), known as Cafú, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for French club FC Lorient as a defensive midfielder.
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Benfica
Born in Guimarães, Cafú joined local Vitória SC's youth system at the age of 11, signing with S.L. Benfica four years later and going on to complete his formation there. He started playing as a defensive midfielder, but later shifted to a striker role.
On 19 September 2012, whilst with Benfica B, Cafú made his debut as a professional, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Cláudio Correa and scoring the 2–2 equalizer away against C.D. Tondela for the Segunda Liga championship. It was his only goal of the season, in seven starts.
Guimarães
On 26 July 2013, Cafú signed a four-year contract with former club Vitória. Having returned to his previous position, he was initially assigned to the reserve team, which he helped promote to the second level.
Cafú first appeared in the Primeira Liga on 17 August 2014, in a 3–1 away win over Gil Vicente F.C. where he partnered André André and Bernard Mensah in midfield and also featured the full 90 minutes. He finished his debut campaign with 29 games, in an eventual fifth-place finish and the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Europa League.
Lorient
On 8 June 2016, Cafú signed a four-year contract with French club FC Lorient.
International career
Cafú earned 27 caps for Portugal, from the under-16 to the under-20 levels. He was part of the under-19 squad that competed in the 2012 UEFA European Championship.