Caju (footballer)

Caju
Personal information
Full nameWanderson de Jesus Martins
Date of birth17 July 1995
Place of birthIrecê, Brazil
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionLeft back
Club information
Current team
Santos
Number3
Youth career
AA Altair
2013–2014Santos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2014–Santos11(0)
National team‡
2015–Brazil U208(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 February 2015
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Jesus and the second or paternal family name is Martins.

Wanderson de Jesus Martins, commonly known as Caju (born 17 July 1995), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos as an left back.

Club career

Born in Irecê, Bahia, Caju graduated from Santos FC's youth setup, and was promoted to the first-team in September 2014, profitting from the departure of Emerson Palmieri to Palermo and from Eugenio Mena's injury.[1] He stands as the only player who graduated from Peixe Academy 100% owned by the club.[2]

On 21 September 2014 Caju made his first-team – and Série A – debut, starting in a 3-1 home win against Figueirense.[3] He overtook Eugenio Mena and Zé Carlos during the latter stages of the campaign, appearing in 11 matches.

On 10 March 2015, after being linked to Udinese and Barcelona, Caju renewed with Peixe, signing until 2019.[4]

International career

On 27 November 2014 Caju was called up to the Brazil under-20's, alongside Santos teammate Gabriel, for the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.[5] He made his debut for the side on 15 January 2015, starting in a 2–1 win against Chile.[6]

Career statistics

(Correct as of December 8, 2014)[7]
Club Season State League Série A Copa do Brasil Libertadores Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2014 —11010—00120
2015 000000—00120
Subtotal 0011010—00120
Total 0011010—00120

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Sem Emerson Palmieri e Mena, Santos promove jovem Caju da base" [Without Emerson Palmieri and Mena, Santos promotes Caju from the youth setup] (in Portuguese). O Povo Online. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Base do Santos mantém sucesso, mas 'micos' atrapalham investimento" [Santos' youth setup mantains the success, but 'blushes' disrupts investiment] (in Portuguese). Notícias do Dia. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Lucas Lima brilha, e Santos vence o Figueirense na Vila Belmiro" [Lucas Lima shines, and Santos defeats Figueirense at Vila Belmiro] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Caju assina novo contrato com o Peixe e passa a valer R$ 169 milhões" [Caju signs new contract with Peixe and starts to worth R$ 169 million] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Gabriel e Caju são convocados para a seleção brasileira sub-20" [Gabriel and Caju are called up to Brazil national under-20 team] (in Portuguese). Santos' official website. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sul-Americano sub-20: Brasil vence Chile com gols de Marcos Guilherme" [South American under-20: Brazil defeats Chile with two Marcos Guilherme goals] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Caju profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

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