Jens Cajuste

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Jens Cajuste
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Cajuste warming up for Reims in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jens-Lys Michel Cajuste [1]
Date of birth (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ipswich Town (on loan from Napoli)
Number 12
Youth career
2006–2008 Sports Beijing [3]
2008–2009 Yu Ye Beijing [3]
2009–2010 Guldhedens IK [3]
2010–2016 Örgryte IS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Örgryte IS 14 (0)
2018–2022 Midtjylland 58 (2)
2022–2023 Reims 39 (5)
2023– Napoli 26 (0)
2024– → Ipswich Town (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2019 Sweden U21 3 (0)
2020– Sweden 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:34, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:20, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Jens-Lys Michel Cajuste (born 10 August 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Ipswich Town, on loan from Serie A club Napoli, and the Sweden national team.

Contents

Club career

Early career

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. [4] There, he began his 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. [5] After impressing in the club's youth teams, he was rewarded with a senior contract in 2016. [6] On 17 October 2016, Cajuste made his senior debut for Örgryte in the Superettan where they lost 4-1 to IK Sirius. [7]

Midtjylland

In June 2018, Cajuste moved to Denmark’s Midtjylland, where he signed a five-year contract. [8] He made his debut for the club on 26 August 2018 in a match against Randers. [9] His first goal also came against Randers, which also proved to be the winner, in a 2–1 league victory on 21 October 2019. [10]

On 21 October 2020, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a group stage home game against Atalanta, which Midtjylland lost 4–0. [11]

Reims

On 10 January 2022, Cajuste signed for French club Reims in a transfer deal worth a reported €10 million. [12] He became the club's record signing. [13] 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. [14] [15]

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. [16]

Napoli

On 10 August 2023, Cajuste joined Serie A club Napoli, [17] by signing a five-year contract for a reported fee of €12 million. [18]

Loan to Ipswich Town

On 19 August 2024, Cajuste joined newly-promoted Premier League club Ipswich Town on loan for the 2024–25 season. [19]

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. [20] He made his international debut in a 2–0 loss against Denmark on 12 November 2020. [21]

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. [22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 November 2024 [23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Örgryte IS 2016 Superettan 30————30
2017 Superettan3020——2 [a] 070
2018 Superettan80————80
Total14020——20180
Midtjylland 2018–19 Danish Superliga 2010—000030
2019–20 Danish Superliga24110—2 [b] 000271
2020–21 Danish Superliga27140—8 [c] 000391
2021–22 Danish Superliga5010—4 [b] 000100
Total58270—14000792
Reims 2021–22 Ligue 1 8210———92
2022–23 Ligue 131321———334
Total39531———426
Napoli 2023–24 Serie A 26010—6 [c] 02 [d] 0350
Ipswich Town (loan) 2024–25 Premier League 40010——50
Career total141713110200401798
  1. ↑ Appearances in Superettan relegation play-offs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in Supercoppa Italiana

International

As of match played 8 September 2024 [24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 202020
202170
202250
202360
202450
Total250

Honours

Midtjylland

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