Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jens-Lys Michel Cajuste | ||
Date of birth | 10 August 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Napoli | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | Sports Beijing[1] | ||
2008–2009 | Yu Ye Beijing[1] | ||
2009–2010 | Guldhedens IK[1] | ||
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) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (0) |
2020– | Sweden | 23 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:35, 26 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:13, 8 June 2024 (UTC) |
Jens-Lys Michel Cajuste (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.[2]
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.[3] There, he began 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.[4] After impressing in the club's youth teams, he was rewarded with a senior contract in 2016.[5] On 17 October 2016, Cajuste made his senior debut for Örgryte in the Superettan in a 4–1 loss to IK Sirius.[6]
In June 2018, Cajuste moved to Denmark’s Midtjylland, where he signed a five-year contract.[7] He made his debut for the club on 26 August 2018 in a match against Randers.[8] His first goal also came against Randers, which also proved to be the winner, in a 2–1 league victory on 21 October 2019.[9]
On 21 October 2020, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a group stage home game against Atalanta, which Midtjylland lost 4–0.[10]
On 10 January 2022, Cajuste signed for French club Reims in a transfer deal worth a reported €10 million.[11] He became the club's record signing.[12] 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.[13][14]
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.[15]
On 10 August 2023, Cajuste joined Serie A club Napoli,[16] by signing a five-year contract for a reported fee of €12 million.[17]
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.[18] He made his international debut in a 2–0 loss against Denmark on 12 November 2020.[19]
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.[20]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | 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[a] | 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 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 0 | 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[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Career total | 137 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 174 | 8 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 7 | 0 | |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
2023 | 6 | 0 | |
2024 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 23 | 0 |
Midtjylland