Caju (footballer, born 1995)
{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Portuguese name|Jesus|Martins}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Caju
| image = Santos elimina Galvez da Copa do Brasil na Arena da Floresta (27123372342) - Caju.jpg
| caption = Caju with Santos in 2016
| full_name = Wánderson de Jesus Martins
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|7|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Irecê, Brazil
| height = 1.83 m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Aris Limassol
| clubnumber = 3
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = AA Altair
| youthyears2 = 2013–2014
| youthclubs2 = Santos
| years1 = 2014–2019
| clubs1 = Santos
| caps1 = 36
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = → APOEL (loan)
| caps2 = 25
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019–2022
| clubs3 = Braga
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020
| clubs4 = → Goiás (loan)
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = → Aris Limassol (loan)
| caps5 = 20
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2022–
| clubs6 = Aris Limassol
| caps6 = 60
| goals6 = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalteam1 = Brazil U20
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 28 January 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Wánderson de Jesus Martins (born 17 July 1995), commonly known as Caju, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Aris Limassol as a left-back.
Club career
=Santos=
Born in Irecê, Bahia, Caju graduated from Santos's youth setup, and was promoted to the first-team in September 2014, profiting from the departure of Emerson Palmieri to Palermo and from Eugenio Mena's injury.{{cite web |url=http://esportes.opovo.com.br/app/esportes/minuto/2014/09/04/noticiaminutol,2828528/sem-emerson-palmieri-e-mena-santos-promove-jovem-caju-da-base.shtml |title=Sem Emerson Palmieri e Mena, Santos promove jovem Caju da base |trans-title=Without Emerson Palmieri and Mena, Santos promotes Caju from the youth setup |publisher=O Povo Online |language=Portuguese |date=4 September 2014 |accessdate=22 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120025808/http://esportes.opovo.com.br/app/esportes/minuto/2014/09/04/noticiaminutol,2828528/sem-emerson-palmieri-e-mena-santos-promove-jovem-caju-da-base.shtml |archive-date=20 January 2015 |url-status=dead }} He stands as the only player who graduated from Peixe Academy 100% owned by the club since 2010.{{cite web |url=http://ndonline.com.br/florianopolis/esportes/164774-base-do-santos-mantem-sucesso-mas-micos-atrapalham-investimento.html |title=Base do Santos mantém sucesso, mas 'micos' atrapalham investimento |trans-title=Santos' youth setup maintains the success, but 'blushes' disrupts investment |publisher=Notícias do Dia |language=Portuguese |date=7 May 2014 |accessdate=22 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125041211/http://ndonline.com.br/florianopolis/esportes/164774-base-do-santos-mantem-sucesso-mas-micos-atrapalham-investimento.html |archive-date=25 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}
On 21 September 2014 Caju made his first-team – and Série A – debut, starting in a 3-1 home win against Figueirense.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/jogo/brasileirao2014/21-09-2014/santos-figueirense.html|title=Lucas Lima brilha, e Santos vence o Figueirense na Vila Belmiro|trans-title=Lucas Lima shines, and Santos defeats Figueirense at Vila Belmiro|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=Portuguese|date=21 September 2014|accessdate=22 September 2014}} He overtook 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.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/santos/noticia/2015/03/caju-assina-novo-contrato-com-o-peixe-e-passa-valer-r-169-milhoes.html|title=Caju assina novo contrato com o Peixe e passa a valer R$ 169 milhões|trans-title=Caju signs new contract with Peixe and starts to worth R$ 169 million|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=10 March 2015|accessdate=11 March 2015}} He spent the campaign as a backup to Zeca. In 2016, as the latter was representing the Brazil under-23s in the Summer Olympics, Caju was made a starter by manager Dorival Júnior, earning plaudits for his performances.{{cite web|url=http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/618264_novo-titular-na-lateral-do-santos-caju-revela-conselhos-de-neymar|title=Novo titular na lateral do Santos, Caju revela conselhos de Neymar|trans-title=New starter in Santos' flank, Caju reveals advice from Neymar|publisher=ESPN Brasil|language=pt|date=1 August 2016|accessdate=18 November 2016}}
On 15 July 2017, Caju was loaned to French Ligue 1 side Lille for a fee of €500,000, with an obligatory 4 million buyout clause after 15 matches.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/santos-e-regiao/futebol/times/santos/noticia/santos-define-venda-de-thiago-maia-e-emprestimo-de-caju-para-o-lille.ghtml|title=Santos define venda de Thiago Maia e empréstimo de Caju para o Lille|trans-title=Santos define transfer of Thiago Maia and loan of Caju to Lille|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=15 July 2017|accessdate=15 July 2017}} In September, however, after failing his medical, he returned to his parent club.{{cite web|url=http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/727183_apos-negocio-frustrado-com-lille-caju-volta-ao-santos-e-ja-treina-no-ct-rei-pele|title=Após negócio frustrado com Lille, Caju volta ao Santos e já treina no CT Rei Pelé|trans-title=After frustrated deal with Lille, Caju returns to Santos and already trains at the CT Rei Pelé|publisher=ESPN Brasil|language=pt|date=15 September 2017|accessdate=16 September 2017}}
==APOEL (loan)==
On 22 May 2018, Cypriot side APOEL announced an agreement in principle for the signing of Caju, signing a one-year loan deal with a buyout clause.{{cite web|url=http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=18495&tt=graphic&lang=l1|title=Κατ' αρχήν συμφωνία με Wanderson de Jesus Martins|trans-title=Agreement in principle for Wanderson de Jesus Martins|publisher=APOEL FC|language=el|date=22 May 2018|access-date=29 May 2018}}
=Braga=
On 23 July 2019, Caju signed a four-year contract with Primeira Liga side Braga.{{cite web|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/sp--braga/detalhe/caju-e-reforco-do-sp-braga|title=Caju é reforço do Sp. Braga|trans-title=Caju is an addition for Sp. Braga|publisher=Record|language=pt|date=23 July 2019|accessdate=27 July 2019}}
=Aris Limassol=
On 19 June 2022, Caju was announced at Aris Limassol on a two year contract.{{citeweb|url=https://arisfc.com/en/news/caju-has-joined-aris/|title=Caju Has Joined Aris|website=arisfc.com}}
International career
On 27 November 2014 Caju was called up to the Brazil under-20's, alongside Santos teammates Gabriel and Thiago Maia, for the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.{{cite web|url=http://santosfc.com.br/2014/11/gabriel-e-caju-sao-convocados-para-selecao-brasileira-sub-20/|title=Gabriel e Caju são convocados para a seleção brasileira sub-20|trans-title=Gabriel and Caju are called up to Brazil national under-20 team|publisher=Santos' official website|language=pt|date=27 November 2014|accessdate=29 November 2014|archive-date=1 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201184142/http://santosfc.com.br/2014/11/gabriel-e-caju-sao-convocados-para-selecao-brasileira-sub-20/|url-status=dead}} He made his debut for the side on 15 January 2015, starting in a 2–1 win against Chile.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/selecao-brasileira/noticia/2015/01/sul-americano-sub-20-brasil-vence-chile-com-gols-de-marcos-guilherme.html|title=Sul-Americano sub-20: Brasil vence Chile com gols de Marcos Guilherme|trans-title=South American under-20: Brazil defeats Chile with two Marcos Guilherme goals|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=15 January 2015|accessdate=16 January 2015}}
Career statistics
{{updated|30 June 2024}}{{Soccerway|wanderson-de-jesus-martis/374853|Caju|accessdate=8 December 2014}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|Santos
|2014 |rowspan="5"|Série A |11 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2015
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2016
|11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2017
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018
|0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 45 | 0 | ||
| APOEL (loan)
|25 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 5{{efn|One appearance and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}} | 2 | 1{{efn|name=CSC|Appearance(s) in Cypriot Super Cup}} | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Braga
|rowspan="2"|Primeira Liga |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=TDL|Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga}} | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Goiás (loan)
|2020 |Série A |13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=COS|Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||
| Aris Limassol (loan)
|Cypriot First Division |20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Aris Limassol
|rowspan="2"|Cypriot First Division |26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24
|25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 6 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!51 | 6 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 9 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!140 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 191 | 11 |
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Honours
;Santos
References
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External links
- [http://www.santosfc.com.br/elenco/caju/ Santos FC profile] {{in lang|pt}}
- {{Soccerway|wanderson-de-jesus-martis/374853}}
{{Aris Limassol squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Caju}}
Category:Footballers from Bahia
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Category:Goiás Esporte Clube players
Category:Cypriot First Division players
Category:Primeira Liga players
Category:Aris Limassol FC players
Category:Brazil men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus