Jens Cajuste
Swedish footballer (born 1999)
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Jens-Lys Michel Cajuste (Swedish pronunciation: [jɛns kaˈjɵst]; born 10 August 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Napoli and the Sweden national team.
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Cajuste with Ipswich Town in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jens-Lys Michel Cajuste[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Napoli | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Sports Beijing[3] | ||
| 2008–2009 | Yu Ye Beijing[3] | ||
| 2009–2010 | Guldhedens IK[3] | ||
| 2010–2016 | Örgryte IS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Örgryte IS | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Midtjylland | 58 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Reims | 39 | (5) |
| 2023– | Napoli | 26 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 60 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Sweden | 25 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:30, 10 July 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:20, 9 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Cajuste was born in Sweden to a Haitian-American father and a Swedish mother. He moved to China with his family at age five, living one year in Luoyang before moving to Beijing.[4] There, he began his football career with Chinese Sports Beijing. A few years later, the family returned to Sweden. As a ten-year-old, Cajuste started playing for Örgryte IS.[5] After impressing in the club's youth teams, he was rewarded with a senior contract in 2016.[6] On 17 October 2016, Cajuste made his senior debut for Örgryte in the Superettan where they lost 4–1 to IK Sirius.[7]
Midtjylland
In June 2018, Cajuste moved to Denmark's Midtjylland, where he signed a five-year contract.[8] He made his debut for the club on 26 August 2018 in a match against Randers.[9] His first goal also came against Randers, which also proved to be the winner, in a 2–1 league victory on 21 October 2019.[10]
On 21 October 2020, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a group stage home game against Atalanta, which Midtjylland lost 4–0.[11]
Reims
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On 10 January 2022, Cajuste signed for French club Reims in a transfer deal worth a reported €10 million.[12] He became the club's record signing.[13] A few days later, Reims director-general Mathieu Lacour disputed the reported fee, stating that the price was around half of what Midtjylland had announced.[14][15]
Cajuste made his debut for Reims in a Ligue 1 match against Metz on 16 January 2022, starting in central midfield before being substituted off for Alexis Flips at half-time, as Reims lost 1–0.[16]
Napoli
On 10 August 2023, Cajuste joined Serie A club Napoli,[17] by signing a five-year contract for a reported fee of €12 million.[18]
Loans to Ipswich Town
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On 19 August 2024, Cajuste joined newly promoted Premier League club Ipswich Town on loan for the 2024–25 season.[19]
He won the Premier League Goal of the Month for his goal against Nottingham Forest in March. [20]
On 7 August 2025, Cajuste returned to Ipswich Town on loan for the 2025–26 season.[21] It was reported that the loan has a buy clause if Ipswich Town gets promoted for £7.5m.
International career
On 4 November 2020, Cajuste was called up to the Sweden national team for their friendly game against Denmark and UEFA Nations League games against Croatia and France.[22] He made his international debut in a 2–0 loss against Denmark on 12 November 2020.[23]
Cajuste was called up for a major tournament for the first time when he was included in Sweden's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[24]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 April 2026[25]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Örgryte IS | 2016 | Superettan | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | Superettan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Superettan | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Midtjylland | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 8[e] | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 58 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2 | |||
| Reims | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 42 | 6 | |||||
| Napoli | 2023–24 | Serie A | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[e] | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Ipswich Town (loan) | 2024–25 | Premier League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | EFL Championship | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| Total | 60 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 64 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 197 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 238 | 10 | ||
- Includes Svenska Cupen, Danish Cup, Coupe de France, Coppa Italia, FA Cup
- Appearances in Superettan relegation play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in Supercoppa Italiana
International
- As of match played 8 September 2024[26]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 0 | |
