Jonathan Cafu
 Cafu with Ludogorets in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Renato Barbosa | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Piracicaba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009 | Rio Claro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Desportivo Brasil | 69 | (15) |
| 2011 | Boavista | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | XV de Piracicaba | 21 | (6) |
| 2013 | → Capivariano (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Ponte Preta | 32 | (6) |
| 2015 | São Paulo | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 2 | (1) |
| 2015– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 38 | (14) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:36, 30 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Jonathan Renato Barbosa (born 10 July 1991), known as Jonathan Cafu or simply Cafu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad as a right winger.
Career
Brazil
Born in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Cafu graduated from Rio Claro's youth setup. He made his senior debuts with Desportivo Brasil in 2009, appearing regularly.
In 2011 Cafu signed for Boavista, but appeared in only one match for the club during his spell (a 1–1 Campeonato Carioca home draw against América-RJ on 19 January). He moved to XV de Piracicaba in the following year, only being regularly used in 2014, after a short loan period at Capivariano.
In April 2014, although being linked to Italian and Japanese clubs,[1] Cafu joined Série B side Ponte Preta.[2] He made his debut for the club on 21 May, starting in a 1–0 home win against Vila Nova.
Cafu appeared in 32 matches for Macaca, scoring six goals (his first being on 31 May, the winner against Boa Esporte), as his side returned to Série A at first attempt. On 14 January 2015 he signed a three-year deal with São Paulo,[3] for a R$ 3 million fee.
Ludogorets Razgrad
On 27 July 2015, Jonathan Cafu joined Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad[4] for a record club fee of €2.2 million.[5] On 8 August, Cafu played full 90 minutes for Ludogorets II in a match against Vereya of the B Group. He made his first team debut on 12 September 2015, coming on as a first half substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Beroe Stara Zagora. Cafu eventually appeared in 24 matches for Ludogorets and contributed with 8 goals for the 2014-15 A Group title.
In the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, Cafu scored two goals in the 6-4 overall win against Red Star Belgrade, that propelled Ludogorets into the play-offs of the tournament, the second of which came after an amazing solo effort in the away match, as Cafu overcame five players of the Serbian team to score for 1-1.[6] In the group stage of the tournament, the Brazilian scored the only goal against Basel in the first away match that finished with 1-1 draw. His good performance continued as he scored a goal and provided an assist to Claudiu Keșerü to give a 2-0 lead in the home match against Arsenal, which Ludogorets eventually lost by 2-3.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 November 2016 [7]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||||
| Ludogorets Razgrad II | B Group | 2015–16 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | A Group | 2015–16 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 | |
| First League | 2016–17 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 25 | 10 | |||
| Total | 38 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 18 | |||
| Bulgaria Total | 40 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 19 | |||
- ↑ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
Honours
Club
Ludogorets
- Bulgarian A Group (1): 2015–16
References
- ↑ "Cafu recebe proposta para atuar na Itália" [Cafu receives proposal to play in Italy] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ "Cafu realiza exames e se aproxima de acerto com a Ponte Preta" [Cafu makes the examinations and gets close to a deal with Ponte Preta] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ "Jonathan Cafu é Tricolor" [Jonathan Cafu is Tricolor] (in Portuguese). São Paulo's official website. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ "Лудогорец подписа със звезда на Сао Пауло" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 27 July 2015.
- ↑ "Кафу е струвал 3 милиона лева на Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 1 May 2016.
- ↑ "Dundalk shock BATE, APOEL leave it late". UEFA. 2 August 2016.
- ↑ Cafu Stats
External links
- São Paulo official profile (Portuguese)
- Jonathan Cafu profile at Soccerway
- Ogol profile (Portuguese)