Jonathan Cafú
{{Short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jonathan Cafú
| image = J. Cafu.jpg
| caption = Cafú with Ludogorets in 2016
| fullname = Jonathan Renato Barbosa
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|7|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Piracicaba, Brazil
| height = 1.73 m
| currentclub = Botafogo-SP
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2008–2010
| youthclubs1 = Rio Claro
| years1 = 2009–2011
| clubs1 = Desportivo Brasil
| caps1 = 41
| goals1 = 12
| years2 = 2011
| clubs2 = → Boavista (loan)
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2012–2014
| clubs3 = XV de Piracicaba
| caps3 = 21
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2013
| clubs4 = → Capivariano (loan)
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2014
| clubs5 = Ponte Preta
| caps5 = 32
| goals5 = 6
| years6 = 2015
| clubs6 = São Paulo
| caps6 = 11
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2015
| clubs7 = Ludogorets Razgrad II
| caps7 = 2
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2015–2017
| clubs8 = Ludogorets Razgrad
| caps8 = 53
| goals8 = 17
| years9 = 2017–2020
| clubs9 = Bordeaux
| caps9 = 22
| goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2018–2019
| clubs10 = → Red Star Belgrade (loan)
| caps10 = 7
| goals10 = 2
| years11 = 2020
| clubs11 = → Al-Hazem (loan)
| caps11 = 15
| goals11 = 2
| years12 = 2020–2023
| clubs12 = Corinthians
| caps12 = 3
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2021–2023
| clubs13 = → Cuiabá (loan)
| caps13 = 75
| goals13 = 5
| years14 = 2024
| clubs14 = Cuiabá
| caps14 = 34
| goals14 = 1
| years15 = 2025–
| clubs15 = Botafogo-SP
| caps15 = 0
| goals15 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 04:38, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}
Jonathan Renato Barbosa (born 10 July 1991), known as Jonathan Cafú or simply Cafú, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as either a winger or a forward for Botafogo-SP.
Club career
=Brazil=
Born in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Cafú graduated from Rio Claro's youth setup. He made his senior debuts with Desportivo Brasil in 2009, appearing regularly.
In 2011 Cafú 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,{{cite web|url=http://www.futebolinterior.com.br/futebol/Ponte-Preta-SP/noticias/2014-08/Cafu-da-Ponte-Preta-recebe-proposta-para-atuar-na-Italia|title=Cafu recebe proposta para atuar na Itália|trans-title=Cafu receives proposal to play in Italy|publisher=Futebol Interior|language=pt|date=1 August 2014|access-date=5 January 2015}} Cafú joined Série B side Ponte Preta.{{cite web|url=http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/402263_cafu-realiza-exames-e-se-aproxima-de-acerto-com-a-ponte-preta|title=Cafu realiza exames e se aproxima de acerto com a Ponte Preta|trans-title=Cafu makes the examinations and gets close to a deal with Ponte Preta|publisher=ESPN Brasil|language=pt|date=8 April 2014|access-date=5 January 2015}} He made his debut for the club on 21 May, starting in a 1–0 home win against Vila Nova.
Cafú 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,{{cite web|url=http://www.saopaulofc.net/noticias/noticias/futebol/2015/1/14/jonathan-cafu-e-tricolor/|title=Jonathan Cafu é Tricolor|trans-title=Jonathan Cafu is Tricolor|publisher=São Paulo's official website|language=pt|date=14 January 2015|access-date=2 February 2015|archive-date=16 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116164546/http://www.saopaulofc.net/noticias/noticias/futebol/2015/1/14/jonathan-cafu-e-tricolor/|url-status=dead}} for a R$ 3 million fee.
=Ludogorets Razgrad=
On 27 July 2015, Jonathan Cafú moved abroad to Europe to join Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad{{cite web|title=Лудогорец подписа със звезда на Сао Пауло|url=http://www.ludogorets.com/bg/news/?i=1457|publisher=ludogorets.com|date=27 July 2015|language=bg}} for a record club fee of €2.2 million.{{cite web|title=Кафу е струвал 3 милиона лева на Лудогорец|url=http://www.novsport.com/news1929331_1003.html|publisher=novsport.com|date=1 May 2016|language=bg}} On 8 August, Cafú played full 90 minutes for Ludogorets's reserve team in a league fixture 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. Cafú eventually appeared in 24 matches for Ludogorets during the season and contributed with 8 goals for the club's 2015-16 A Group title.
In the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, Cafú 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 a remarkable solo effort in the away match, as Cafú overcame five players of the Serbian team to equalize for 1–1.{{cite news|title=Dundalk shock BATE, APOEL leave it late|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0250-0c5112d7e595-a7fabf21d48a-1000--dundalk-shock-bate-apoel-leave-it-late/|publisher=UEFA|date=2 August 2016}} In the group stage of the tournament, the Brazilian scored the only goal against Basel in the first away match that finished in a 1–1 draw. His good performances continued as he scored a goal and provided an assist to Claudiu Keșerü to give his team a 2–0 lead in the home match against Arsenal, which Ludogorets eventually lost by 2–3. He finished the season scoring 10 goals in 30 league appearances.
=Girondins Bordeaux=
In August 2017, Cafú moved to Ligue 1 club Bordeaux for a reported fee of €7.5 million.{{cite news|title=Accord Bordeaux-Ludogorets pour Cafu|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Accord-bordeaux-ludogorets-pour-cafu/824152|publisher=L'Equipe|date=8 August 2017|language=fr}} He was given the number 22 shirt. In January 2018, Cafu along with teammates Malcom and Otávio Henrique Santos faced disciplinary sanctions from the team management after a video was uploaded to Instagram by Malcom.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jan/22/jeremy-toulalan-bordeaux-gourvennec-malcom-gus-poyet|author=Adam White, Eric Devin|title=The Guardian: Jérémy Toulalan leaves Bordeaux in support of his sacked manager|newspaper=The Guardian |date=22 January 2018|access-date=30 August 2018}} The video had been uploaded shortly after a loss to Caen, which had left the team in danger of relegation from Ligue 1 to Ligue 2. Coach Jocelyn Gourvennec was subsequently sacked.
==Loan to Red Star Belgrade==
Cafu joined Red Star Belgrade on a one-year loan deal in August 2018.[http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/sport.294.html:743162-TRAZI-SE-PRAVI-GOLGETER-Kafu-potpisao-jednogodisnji-ugovor-sa-Zvezdom-i-postao-deseto-pojacanje] Novosti: TRAŽI SE PRAVI GOLGETER: Kafu potpisao jednogodišnji ugovor sa Zvezdom i postao deseto pojačanje {{in lang|sr}} 10 August 2018. Accessed 30 August 2018. On 15 September 2018, he scored his first goal for Red Star in a 6–0 home victory against Radnik Surdulica.[https://www.maxbetsport.rs/uzivo-crvena-zvezda-radnik-milojevic-bez-kalkulacija-debi-causica-i-marina-47203/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405041317/https://www.maxbetsport.rs/uzivo-crvena-zvezda-radnik-milojevic-bez-kalkulacija-debi-causica-i-marina-47203/ |date=5 April 2023 }} Strahinja Milićević. MaxBet Sport: SPREMNI ZA NAPOLI Zvezda “šesticom” deklasirala Radnik, rešetao triling novajlija {{in lang|sr}}. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
==Loan to Al-Hazem==
On 28 January 2020, Jonathan Cafú joined Al-Hazem on loan from Bordeaux.[https://www.almowaten.net/2020/01/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B2%D9%85-%D9%8A%D8%B6%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%88/ Al-Hazem is officially signed by Jonathan Cafú]
=Corinthians=
In the autumn of 2020 Cafú rescinded his contract with Bourdeaux and joined Corinthians on a three-year contract.[https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/corinthians/noticia/corinthians-anuncia-a-contratacao-do-atacante-jonathan-cafu.ghtml Corinthians announces the signing of Jonathan Cafú]
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|7 December 2024|{{Soccerway|jonathan-renato-barbosa/172539|accessdate=9 April 2021}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||||||||||
| 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="4"|Desportivo Brasil
|2009 |rowspan="3"|Paulista 2ª Divisão |colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2010
|colspan="2"|— | 17 | 8 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 8 | |||||
| 2011
|colspan="2"|— | 16 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 4 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|— | 41 | 12 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 12 | |||||
| Boavista (loan)
|2011 |colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||||
| rowspan="4"|XV de Piracicaba
|2012 |rowspan="3"|Paulista |colspan="2"|— | 8 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista | 1 | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 2013
|colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 5 | 21 | 5 | ||||
| 2014
|colspan="2"|— | 13 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 5 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|— | 21 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 6 | 54 | 12 | ||||
| Capivariano (loan)
|2013 |colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Ponte Preta
|2014 |32 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 7 | ||||
| São Paulo
|2015 |2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | ||
| Ludogorets Razgrad II
|2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 1 | |||||
| rowspan="4"|Ludogorets Razgrad
|rowspan="3"|A Group |22 | 7 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1Appearance(s) in Bulgarian Supercup | 0 | 24 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17
|30 | 10 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 1412 appearances and four goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League | 4 | colspan="2"|— | 46 | 14 | |||
| 2017–18
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 4Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!53 | 17 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 21 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Bordeaux
|rowspan="2"|Ligue 1 |19 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!22 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Red Star Belgrade (loan)
|7 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 2 | |||
| Al-Hazem (loan)
|15 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Corinthians
|2020 |Série A |3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||||
| rowspan="5"|Cuiabá (loan)
|2021 |rowspan="4"|Série A |29 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 44 | 6 | |||
| 2022
|14 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2023
|32 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5Appearance(s) in Copa Verde | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
| 2024
|28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana | 0 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!103 | 6 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 156 | 15 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!239 | 36 | 106 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 43 | 8 | 427 | 74 |
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Honours
=Club=
=Individual=
- Best foreign player in the Bulgarian First League: 2016 [http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=642584 Най-желаният от Първа лига е чужденец номер 1]
References
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External links
- [http://www.saopaulofc.net/equipe/elenco/atacantes/jonathan-cafu/ São Paulo official profile] {{in lang|pt}}
- {{Sambafoot|347-jonathan-cafu}}
- {{Soccerway|jonathan-renato-barbosa/172539}}
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Category:Footballers from Piracicaba
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Category:Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Category:Serbian SuperLiga players
Category:Saudi Pro League players
Category:Desportivo Brasil players
Category:Boavista Sport Club players
Category:Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players
Category:Capivariano Futebol Clube players
Category:Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
Category:PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players
Category:FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
Category:Red Star Belgrade footballers
Category:Al-Hazem F.C. players
Category:Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
Category:Cuiabá Esporte Clube players
Category:Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players
Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia