Carlos Miguel Dias

Benfica

Born in Guimarães of Bissau-Guinean descent, Cafú joined local Vitória's youth system at the age of 11, signing with Benfica four years later and going on to complete his development there. He started playing as a striker, but later shifted to a defensive midfielder role. On 19 September 2012, whilst with Benfica B, Cafú made his debut as a professional, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Cláudio Correa and scoring the 2–2 equaliser away against Tondela in the Segunda Liga. It was his only goal of the season, in seven starts.

Vitória Guimarães

On 26 July 2013, Cafú signed a four-year contract with former club Vitória. Having returned to his previous position, he was initially assigned to the reserve team, which he helped to promote to the second tier. Cafú first appeared in the Primeira Liga on 17 August 2014, in a 3–1 away win over Gil Vicente where he partnered with André André and Bernard Mensah in midfield and also featured the full 90 minutes. He finished his debut campaign with 29 games, in an eventual fifth-place finish and the subsequent qualification for the UEFA Europa League.

Lorient

On 8 June 2016, Cafú signed a four-year contract with French club Lorient. His maiden appearance in Ligue 1 occurred on 18 November, in a 3–0 home loss against Monaco.

Metz

Following his team's relegation, Cafú joined Metz also in the French top division on 1 August 2017, penning a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his…

Cafú earned 27 caps for Portugal from under-16 to under-20 levels. He was part of the under-19 squad that competed in the 2012 UEFA European Championship.

As of match played 17 May 2026

Legia Warsaw

Ekstraklasa: 2017–18, 2019–20 Polish Cup: 2017–18 Olympiacos

Super League Greece: 2019–20, 2020–21 Greek Football Cup: 2019–20 Nottingham Forest

EFL Championship play-offs: 2022