Cacá (footballer, born 1999)

Carlos de Menezes Júnior (born 25 April 1998), commonly known as Cacá, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Cruzeiro as a central defender.

Cacá
Personal information
Full name Carlos de Menezes Júnior[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999[1]
Place of birth Visconde do Rio Branco, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Cruzeiro
Number 14
Youth career
2014–2019 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Cruzeiro 39 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:48, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Menezes and the second or paternal family name is Júnior.

Club career

Born in Visconde do Rio Branco, Minas Gerais, Cacá arrived at the youth setup of Cruzeiro in June 2014. Progressing through the youth ranks, he went on to captain the under-20 side in their Campeonato Mineiro under-20 triumph in 2018.[2]

Promoted to the first team in March 2018,[3] Cacá made his professional – and Série A debut on 14 October, playing the whole 90 minutes of a 2–0 away defeat against Vasco da Gama.[4] Three days later, he was an unused substitute in the second leg of the Copa do Brasil Finals, with his side defeating Corinthians by 2–1.[5]

Initially a backup to Dedé and Léo during the 2019 Campeonato Mineiro, Cacá started to feature more regularly during the league. He scored his first senior goal on 31 October of that year, netting the opener in a 2–0 away success over Botafogo,[6] and finished the campaign with 20 league appearances as his side suffered a first-ever relegation.

On 6 January 2020, Cacá renewed his contract with Cruzeiro until December 2022.[7]

Career statistics
As of 9 September 2020[8]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cruzeiro 2018 Série A 200000——20
2019 201000000—201
2020 Série B 819130——202
Career total 30291300000423

    Honours

    Cruzeiro

    References
    1. "Cacá". Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
    2. "Campeão no profissional e na base: Cacá comemora segundo título pelo Cruzeiro em três dias" [Champion in the main squad and in the youth setup: Cacá celebrates second title with Cruzeiro in three days] (in Portuguese). Super Esportes. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
    3. "Quinta geração da escola de zagueiros do Cruzeiro nos últimos anos, Cacá se espelha em Dedé e Murilo para crescer no clube" [Fifth generation of Cruzeiro's 'stopper school' in recent years, Cacá is inspired by Dedé and Murilo to grow at the club] (in Portuguese). Super Esportes. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
    4. "Estreante, Cacá faz jogo seguro apesar de derrota do Cruzeiro, é elogiado e ganha confiança da torcida nas redes sociais" [Debutant, Cacá plays a safe match despite Cruzeiro's defeat, is praised and earn the trust of the supporters in the social media] (in Portuguese). Super Esportes. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
    5. "Campeão no profissional e na base zagueiro Cacá comemora outro título" [Champion in the main squad and in the youth setup, stopper Cacá celebrates another title] (in Portuguese). O Tempo. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
    6. "Com impulsão 'à la Dedé', Cacá comemora primeiro gol no time principal do Cruzeiro" [With a 'Dedé-style' jumping reach, Cacá celebrates first goal in the main squad of Cruzeiro] (in Portuguese). Super Esportes. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
    7. "Cruzeiro encaminha renovação de contrato com o jovem zagueiro Cacá" [Cruzeiro agree renewal of contract with young stopper Cacá] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
    8. Cacá at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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