Caiuby

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Caiuby

| fullname = Caiuby Francisco da Silva

| image = Caiuby Duisburg 2009.jpg

| image_size = 180

| caption = Caiuby at practice with MSV Duisburg in 2009

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|7|14}}

| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil

| height = 1.84 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = EC São Bernardo

| clubnumber =

| youthclubs1 =

| youthyears1 =

| years1 = 2005–2006

| clubs1 = Ferroviária

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2007

| clubs2 = São Paulo

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2007–2008

| clubs3 = Corinthians

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2008

| clubs4 = Guaratinguetá

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2008

| clubs5 = → São Caetano (loan)

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2008–2012

| clubs6 = VfL Wolfsburg

| caps6 = 9

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2009–2010

| clubs7 = → MSV Duisburg (loan)

| caps7 = 30

| goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2011–2012

| clubs8 = → FC Ingolstadt 04 (loan)

| caps8 = 41

| goals8 = 6

| years9 = 2012–2014

| clubs9 = FC Ingolstadt 04

| caps9 = 63

| goals9 = 15

| years10 = 2014–2019

| clubs10 = FC Augsburg

| caps10 = 100

| goals10 = 11

| years11 = 2019

| clubs11 = → Grasshopper (loan)

| caps11 = 9

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2021

| clubs12 = FC Ingolstadt 04

| caps12 = 19

| goals12 = 1

| years13 = 2022

| clubs13 = Kavala

| caps13 = 18

| goals13 = 5

| years14 = 2022–2023

| clubs14 = Türkgücü München

| caps14 = 0

| goals14 = 0

| years15 = 2024

| clubs15 = Patrocinense

| caps15 = 8

| goals15 = 1

| years16 = 2024–2025

| clubs16 = Aymorés

| caps16 =

| goals16 =

| years17 = 2025–

| clubs17 = EC São Bernardo

| caps17 = 13

| goals17 = 2

| club-update = 8 March 2025

}}

Caiuby Francisco da Silva (born 14 July 1988), commonly known as Caiuby, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for EC São Bernardo.

Career

Caiuby was born in São Paulo. His former clubs include São Paulo FC, Corinthians and AD São Caetano.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/caiuby---ein-grosses-talent-383878/artikel | title = Caiuby – ein großes Talent | publisher = Kicker | language = German | access-date = 20 February 2011 | date = 12 October 2008}}

On 29 August 2008, he joined VfL Wolfsburg from Brazilian club Guaratinguetá, signing a contract until 2013.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/caiuby-stuermt-fuer-die-woelfe-382350/artikel | title = Caiuby stürmt für die "Wölfe" | publisher = Kicker | language = German | access-date = 20 February 2011 | date = 29 August 2009}} On 20 July 2009, the 2. Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg signed the 21-year-old striker on loan from VfL Wolfsburg for one year.{{cite web | url = http://www.sport1.de/de/fussball/fussball_bundesliga2/newspage_131025.html | title = Duisburg leiht sich Caiuby aus | publisher = sport1.de | language = German | accessdate = 20 February 2011 | date = 20 July 2009 | archive-date = 26 April 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160426063127/http://www.sport1.de/de/fussball/fussball_bundesliga2/newspage_131025.html | url-status = dead }} He played his first game in a friendly match against Club Brugge. After his loan ended, he returned to VfL Wolfsburg, but failed to establish himself. In January 2011, he was loaned out again, this time to FC Ingolstadt 04.{{cite web|title=Caiuby verstärkt den FCI|trans-title=Caiuby strengthens FCI|language=German|date=24 January 2011|accessdate=24 January 2011|publisher=DFL|url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2010/index.php?f=0000173742.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929125058/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2010/index.php?f=0000173742.php|archive-date=29 September 2012|url-status=dead}}

In February 2019, he joined Grasshopper Club Zürich on loan from FC Augsburg until the end of the season.{{cite web |title=Augsburg verleiht freigestellten Caiuby - in die Schweiz |url=https://www.kicker.de/augsburg-verleiht-freigestellten-caiuby---in-die-schweiz-742356/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=14 February 2019 |language=de |date=14 February 2019}}

He returned to FC Ingolstadt 04 in January 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.donaukurier.de/sport/fussball/fcingolstadt04/fc04-berichte/Transfercoup-Ex-Schanzer-laeuft-wieder-fuer-den-FCI-auf;art19158,4731334|title = Transfercoup: Ex-Schanzer läuft wieder für den FCI auf}} He left the club in June 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcingolstadt.de/news/10699-fci-verabschiedet-robin-krausse-und-caiuby/|title = FCI verabschiedet Robin Krauße und Caiuby| date=10 June 2021 }}

During the 2022 winter transfer window, Caiuby joined Kavala, a Greek club who participates at the second tier of Greek Football, Super League Greece 2.{{cite web|title=Έκλεισε ο Caiuby|trans-title=Caiuby joined|language=Greek|date=1 February 2022|accessdate=1 February 2022|publisher=Kavala News|url=https://www.kavalanews.gr/24645-non-stop-metagrafes-aok-ekleise-caiubi-erhetai-amoyr.html}}

Caiuby returned to Germany on 19 August 2022, signing with recently relegated Regionalliga Bayern club Türkgücü München.{{cite news |title=Ein Deutscher Meister für Türkgücü München: Caiuby-Transfer ist fix |url=https://www.kicker.de/ein-deutscher-meister-fuer-tuerkguecue-muenchen-caiuby-transfer-ist-fix-913826/artikel |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=kicker |date=19 August 2022 |language=de-DE}}