Caju (footballer, born 1995)
Brazilian footballer
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Wánderson de Jesus Martins (born 17 July 1995), commonly known as Caju, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serbian club Spartak Subotica.
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Caju with Santos in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wánderson de Jesus Martins | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Irecê, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spartak Subotica | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AA Altair | |||
| 2013–2014 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Santos | 36 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → APOEL (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Braga | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Goiás (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Aris Limassol (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Aris Limassol | 64 | (7) |
| 2026– | Spartak Subotica | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Brazil U20 | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 June 2026 | |||
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.[1] He stands as the only player who graduated from Peixe Academy 100% owned by the club since 2010.[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 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] 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.[5]
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.[6] In September, however, after failing his medical, he returned to his parent club.[7]
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.[8]
Braga
On 23 July 2019, Caju signed a four-year contract with Primeira Liga side Braga.[9]
Aris Limassol
On 19 June 2022, Caju was announced at Aris Limassol on a two year contract.[10]
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.[11] He made his debut for the side on 15 January 2015, starting in a 2–1 win against Chile.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 30 June 2025[13]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2014 | Série A | 11 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | |||
| APOEL (loan) | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 25 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| Braga | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Goiás (loan) | 2020 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Aris Limassol (loan) | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Aris Limassol | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 6 | |||
| 2024–25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 153 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 208 | 12 | ||
- One appearance and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in Cypriot Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
- Santos