Cacá (footballer, born 1999)

Carlos de Menezes Júnior (born 25 April 1998)better known as Cacá is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Cruzeiro as a 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)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Cruzeiro
Number 14
Youth career
2014–2019 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Cruzeiro 33 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:37, 22 December 2018 (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 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]

Ahead of the 2018 season, Cacá was promoted to the senior team.[3] On 14 October, he made his first team debut, playing the whole ninety minutes of a 2–0 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]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 December 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Cruzeiro 2018[6] Série A 2000000020
Career total 2000000020

    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 professional and base: Cacá celebrates second title by 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 the Cruzeiro quarterback school in recent years, Cacá is mirrored in Dedé and Murilo to grow in the club] (in Portuguese). Super Esportes. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
    4. "Cacá aproveita chance no Cruzeiro, é eleito melhor em campo e ganha relógio" [Cacá takes advantage in Cruzeiro, is elected best in the field and wins the clock] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
    5. "Campeão no profissional e na base zagueiro Cacá comemora outro título" [Champion in professional and base defender Cacá celebrates another title] (in Portuguese). O Tempo. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
    6. "Cacá". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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