Cafú (footballer, born 1993)
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Cafú (right) playing for Portugal U19 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Miguel Ribeiro Dias | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kasımpaşa | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Futsal | ||
| 2003–2004 | Caçadores Taipas | ||
| 2004–2008 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 2008–2012 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Benfica B | 23 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Vitória Guimarães B | 28 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | Vitória Guimarães | 61 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Lorient | 18 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Metz | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Legia Warsaw (loan) | 38 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | Legia Warsaw | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Legia Warsaw II | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Olympiacos | 9 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Nottingham Forest | 33 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Rotherham United | 32 | (2) |
| 2024– | Kasımpaşa | 34 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Portugal U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Portugal U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Portugal U19 | 13 | (5) |
| 2013 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2025 | |||
Carlos Miguel Ribeiro Dias (born 26 February 1993), known as Cafú, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa.
He played in Portugal, France, Poland, Greece and England, winning two Ekstraklasa and Super League Greece titles with Legia Warsaw and Olympiacos respectively, as well as a double with both of those teams.
Cafú represented Portugal at youth level.