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Caio Canedo
Canedo with the United Arab Emirates in 2021
Personal information
Full name Caio Canedo Corrêa[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Volta Redonda, Brazil[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Al Wasl
Number 17
Youth career
2007–2009 Volta Redonda
2008 → São Paulo (loan)
2009 → Botafogo (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Volta Redonda 8 (1)
2009 → Botafogo (loan) 0 (0)
2010–2012 Botafogo 101 (15)
2012 → Figueirense (loan) 26 (9)
2013–2015 Internacional 37 (1)
2014 → Vitória (loan) 18 (5)
2014–2015 → Al Wasl (loan) 22 (16)
2015–2019 Al Wasl 91 (50)
2019–2023 Al Ain 70 (21)
2023– Al Wasl 29 (10)
International career‡
2020– United Arab Emirates 44 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:02, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:52, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Caio Canedo Corrêa (Arabic: كايو كانيدو كوريا; born 9 August 1990), known as Caio Canedo or simply Caio, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for UAE Pro League club Al Wasl and the United Arab Emirates national team.[4] Born in Brazil, he acquired Emirati citizenship in 2020.

Early life

Canedo was born on August 9, 1990 in the Volta Redonda municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Canedo would later move to Nantucket, Massachusetts in the United States when he was 9. He would play football for Nantucket High School before moving back to Brazil to play in the youth ranks of Volta Redonda at age 16.[5]

Club career

Volta Redonda

Caio made his debut for Volta Redonda against Mesquita on 15 February 2009.[6] He scored his first goal for the club against Duque de Caxias, scoring in the 35th minute.[7]

Botafogo

Caio made his Botafogo debut against Macaé on 16 January 2010.[8] He scored his first goal for the club against America RJ on 30 January 2010, scoring in the 87th minute.[9]

Caio is a fan favourite to Botafogo fans.[10]

Figueirense

Caio scored on his debut for Figueirense against Náutico on 20 May 2012, scoring in the 90th+4th minute.[11]

Internacional

In January 2013, Caio joined Internacional.[4] He made his debut for Internacional against Esportivo on 3 March 2013.[12] He scored his first goal for the club against Esportivo on 31 March 2013, scoring in the 45th minute.[13]

Vitória

Caio made his debut for Vitória against Athletico Paranaense on 27 April 2014.[14]

Loan spell at Al Wasl

Caio joined Al Wasl on loan in 2014.[15] He made his debut for Al Wasl against Shabab Al Ahli on 26 September 2014.[16] He scored his first goal for the club against Kalba on 5 October 2014, scoring in the 8th minute.[17]

Al Wasl

Caio made his debut for Al Wasl against Al Nasr on 21 September 2015.[18] He scored his first goal for the club against Fujairah on 24 October 2015, scoring in the 46th minute.[19]

Al Ain

Caio scored on his debut for Al Ain against Hatta on 19 October 2019, scoring a penalty in the 42nd minute.[20]

Third spell at Al Wasl

Caio made his debut for Al Wasl against Emirates on 19 August 2023.[21] He scored his first goal for the club against Sharjah on 27 August 2023, scoring in the 90th+1st minute.[22]

International career

Prior to becoming cap-tied to the United Arab Emirates, Canedo was being scouted by United States U20 coach Thomas Rongen but was deemed ineligible to due to a lack of a green card.[23]

East Timor

Caio received his East Timorese passport in 2015,[24] despite having no known means of eligibility such as a family connection or residency.[25] An inquiry held by the Prime Minister of East Timor in 2016 heard that Caio was one of seven Brazilian men's footballers to receive falsified baptism documents from East Timor's Catholic Church in order to make it appear he was eligible for East Timorese nationality.[26]

United Arab Emirates

In January 2020, Caio acquired Emirati citizenship which qualified him to play for United Arab Emirates national team to compete at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[27] Caio debuted in a friendly 3–2 win over Tajikistan on 12 November 2020.[28]

On 4 January 2024, Caio was named in the UAE's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 September 2024[30][1]
Club Season League State league National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Volta Redonda 2009 — 8[c] 1 0 0 — — 8 1
Botafogo (loan) 2009 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Botafogo 2010 35 1 17[c] 7 4 0 — — 56 8
2011 20 1 15[c] 4 6 0 — 2[d] 1 43 6
2012 0 0 14[c] 2 4 0 — — 18 2
Total 55 2 46 13 14 0 0 0 2 1 117 16
Figueirense (loan) 2012 Série A 26 9 0 0 0 0 — 2[d] 0 28 9
Internacional 2013 20 0 12[e] 1 5 2 — — 37 3
2014 0 0 5[e] 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2015 — — — — — 0 0
Total 20 0 17 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 42 3
Vitória (loan) 2014 Série A 18 5 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 19 5
Al-Wasl (loan) 2014–15 UPL 22 16 — 1 0 6 3 — 29 19
Al-Wasl 2015–16 23 9 — 2 3 4 2 — 29 14
2016–17 24 14 — 2 0 6 2 — 32 16
2017–18 19 14 — 4 5 9 7 3[f] 1 35 27
2018–19 25 13 — 3 4 7 2 7[g] 2 42 21
Total 91 50 0 0 11 12 26 13 10 3 138 78
Al Ain 2019–20 UPL 14 6 — 3 4 6 3 6[f] 0 29 13
2020–21 20 7 — 0 0 0 0 1[f] 0 21 7
2021–22 15 4 — 1 0 7 2 0 0 23 6
2022–23 21 4 — 3 2 2 0 0 0 26 6
Total 70 21 0 0 7 6 13 5 7 0 99 32
Al-Wasl 2023–24 UPL 25 7 — 3 1 5 1 — 33 9
2024–25 4 3 — 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3
Total 29 10 0 0 3 1 5 1 1 0 38 12
Career total 260 110 71 15 43 22 49 20 22 4 497 171
  1. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, UAE President's Cup
  2. ^ Includes UAE League Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
  4. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ a b Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho
  6. ^ a b c Appearances in AFC Champions League
  7. ^ Two appearances one goal in Arab Club Champions Cup, five appearances one goal in AFC Champions League

International

Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 November 2020 Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Bahrain 1–0 1–3 Friendly
2 24 May 2021 Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Jordan 5–0 5–1
3 7 June 2021 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Thailand 1–0 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 12 October 2021  Iraq 1–0 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 30 November 2021 Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar  Syria 1–0 2–1 2021 FIFA Arab Cup
6 27 January 2022 Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 7 June 2022 Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al-Rayyan, Qatar  Australia 1–1 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 12 September 2023 Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatia  Costa Rica 2–0 4–1 Friendly
9 17 October 2023 Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Lebanon 1–0 2–1

Honours

Botafogo

Internacional

Al Ain

Al Wasl

References

  1. ^ a b c "Caio Canedo". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ^ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: United Arab Emirates" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 16. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Caio Canedo". UAE Pro League. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Inter apresenta Vítor Júnior e Gilberto; Caio deve ser anunciado em breve" [Inter presents Vítor Júnior and Gilberto; Caio must be announced soon]. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Nov. 11, 2006 – Caio Canedo Correa scores in final high school game". 10 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Volta Redonda vs Mesquita - 15 February 2009". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Volta Redonda vs Duque de Caxias - 5 April 2009". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Macaé vs Botafogo - 16 January 2010". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Botafogo vs America RJ - 30 January 2010". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ EDITION, SPORTS (23 August 2016). "Interview with Al-Wasl striker Caio Canedo, ex-Botafogo". Medium.
  11. ^ "Figueirense vs Náutico - 20 May 2012". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Internacional vs Esportivo - 3 March 2013". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ "Internacional vs Esportivo - 31 March 2013". int.soccerway.com.
  14. ^ "Vitória vs Athletico Paranaense - 27 April 2014". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ^ Hammond, Ashley (18 September 2014). "Jorginho delighted to have signed Brazilian Caio Canedo Correa". Gulf News.
  16. ^ "Al Wasl vs Shabab Al Ahli - 26 September 2014". int.soccerway.com.
  17. ^ "Al Wasl vs Kalba - 5 October 2014". int.soccerway.com.
  18. ^ "Al Nasr vs Al Wasl - 21 September 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  19. ^ "Al Wasl vs Fujairah - 24 October 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  20. ^ "Ai Ain vs Hatta - 19 October 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  21. ^ "Al Wasl vs Emirates - 19 August 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  22. ^ "Sharjah vs Al Wasl - 27 August 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  23. ^ "Brazilian-born, Nantucket-raised Caio hopeful for return to the U.S." 19 May 2015.
  24. ^ "'Al Wasl have to fight at the top': Caio Canedo talks Dubai club's ambitions". The National. 23 September 2015.
  25. ^ Jack Kerr (October 2015). "Success Is No Longer Foreign to East Timor, but the Players Are – The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  26. ^ "Deskonfia Paroquia Balun Falsifika Dokumentu, Kontribui Instabilidade – STL Online". Suara-timor-lorosae.com. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  27. ^ "Al Ain FC's Caio Canedo Correa gets UAE citizenship". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  28. ^ Jose, James. "Saleh strikes in stoppage time as UAE edge past Tajikistan". Khaleej Times.
  29. ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2023™ Qatar squad lists" (PDF). AFC.
  30. ^ Caio Canedo at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caio_Canedo_Correa