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.
.jpg) Canedo with the United Arab Emirates in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caio Canedo Corrêa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1990[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 | 32 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | United Arab Emirates | 44 | (9) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:02, 7 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:52, 2 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editCanedo 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
editVolta Redonda
editCaio 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
editCaio 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
editCaio scored on his debut for Figueirense against Náutico on 20 May 2012, scoring in the 90th+4th minute.[11]
Internacional
editIn 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
editCaio made his debut for Vitória against Athletico Paranaense on 27 April 2014.[14]
Loan spell at Al Wasl
editCaio 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
editCaio 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
editCaio 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
editCaio 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
editPrior 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
editCaio 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
editIn 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
editClub
edit| 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 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |||
| Total | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 263 | 110 | 71 | 15 | 43 | 22 | 49 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 503 | 172 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, UAE President's Cup
- ^ Includes UAE League Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho
- ^ a b c Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Two appearances one goal in Arab Club Champions Cup, five appearances one goal in AFC Champions League
International
edit- 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
editBotafogo
- Campeonato Carioca: 2010
Internacional
Al Ain
Al Wasl
References
edit- ^ a b c "Caio Canedo". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: United Arab Emirates" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 16. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Caio Canedo". UAE Pro League. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nov. 11, 2006 – Caio Canedo Correa scores in final high school game". 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Volta Redonda vs Mesquita - 15 February 2009". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Volta Redonda vs Duque de Caxias - 5 April 2009". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Macaé vs Botafogo - 16 January 2010". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Botafogo vs America RJ - 30 January 2010". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ EDITION, SPORTS (23 August 2016). "Interview with Al-Wasl striker Caio Canedo, ex-Botafogo". Medium.
- ^ "Figueirense vs Náutico - 20 May 2012". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Internacional vs Esportivo - 3 March 2013". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Internacional vs Esportivo - 31 March 2013". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Vitória vs Athletico Paranaense - 27 April 2014". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Hammond, Ashley (18 September 2014). "Jorginho delighted to have signed Brazilian Caio Canedo Correa". Gulf News.
- ^ "Al Wasl vs Shabab Al Ahli - 26 September 2014". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Al Wasl vs Kalba - 5 October 2014". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Al Nasr vs Al Wasl - 21 September 2015". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Al Wasl vs Fujairah - 24 October 2015". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ai Ain vs Hatta - 19 October 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Al Wasl vs Emirates - 19 August 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Sharjah vs Al Wasl - 27 August 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Brazilian-born, Nantucket-raised Caio hopeful for return to the U.S." 19 May 2015.
- ^ "'Al Wasl have to fight at the top': Caio Canedo talks Dubai club's ambitions". The National. 23 September 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Al Ain FC's Caio Canedo Correa gets UAE citizenship". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ Jose, James. "Saleh strikes in stoppage time as UAE edge past Tajikistan". Khaleej Times.
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2023™ Qatar squad lists" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ Caio Canedo at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
External links
edit
- Caio Canedo at Soccerway.com
- Caio Canedo at WorldFootball.net
- Caio Canedo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Caio Canedo at FBref.com
- Caio Canedo at ESPN FC
