Jens Cajuste

Jens-Lys Michel Cajuste (French: [kaʒyst]; born 10 August 1999), better known as Jens Cajuste, is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Midtjylland and the Sweden national team.[2]

Jens Cajuste
Personal information
Full name Jens-Lys Michel Cajuste
Date of birth (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Midtjylland
Number 40
Youth career
2006–2008 Sports Beijing[1]
2008–2009 Yu Ye Beijing[1]
2009–2010 Guldhedens IK[1]
2010–2018 Örgryte IS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Örgryte IS 14 (0)
2018– Midtjylland 53 (2)
National team‡
2019 Sweden U21 3 (0)
2020– Sweden 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:19, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:56, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Cajuste was born in Sweden to a Haitian-American father and a Swedish mother. Cajuste 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 10 year old, Cajuste started playing for Örgryte IS.[4]

Club career

Breakthrough in Örgryte IS

Cajuste came to Örgryte's youth academy in 2010. After impressing in Örgryte's youth teams, Jens was rewarded with a senior contract in 2016.[5] On October 17, 2016, Jens Cajuste made his A-team debut in Superettan for Örgryte IS.


FC Midtjylland

In June 2018, Cajuste was acquired by Denmark’s FC Midtjylland, where he signed a five-year contract.[6] Cajuste made his debut for Midtjylland on 26 August 2018 against Randers FC.[7] He made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 2020–21 group stage home game against Atalanta which Midtjylland lost 0–4.[8]

International career

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.[9] He made his international debut in a 0–2 loss against Denmark on 12 November 2020.[10]

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.[11]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 12 October 2021.[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 202020
202170
Total90

Honours

Club
Midtjylland

References
  1. Forsberg, Aron (29 September 2018). "Fostrad i Kina – nu rycker USA:s landslag i svenske talangen: "Hade varit en stor ära"". fotbollskanalen.se. Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "J. Cajuste". Soccerway.
  3. Just Kristensen, Jørn (28 September 2018). "Svensk-amerikansk FCM-talent fik kinesisk karrierestart". herningfolkeblad.dk. Herning Folkeblad. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. "Jens Cajuste klar för FC Midtjylland". Örgryte IS.
  5. "SvenskaFans". www.svenskafans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  6. "Fotbolltransfers.com - Officiellt: Jens Cajuste klar för FC Midtjylland". fotbolltransfers.com.
  7. "Midtjylland vs. Randers - 26 August 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  8. TT (2020-11-02). "Cajuste om succén: Alltid trott på mig själv". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  9. "Jens Cajuste överraskningen i Janne Anderssons trupp". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  10. "Cajuste efter debuten: "Har mycket mer att erbjuda"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  11. "Sweden Euro 2020 squad: Full team profile". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  12. "Jens-Lys Michel Cajute". Svensk Fotboll.
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