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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lucas and the second or paternal family name is Fernandes.
Caio Lucas
File:Caio Benfica-Zenit UCL201920.jpg
Caio Lucas playing for Benfica in 2019
Personal information
Full name Caio Lucas Fernandes[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sharjah
Number 7
Youth career
2002–2005 América-SP
2005–2009 São Paulo
2009–2011 América-SP
2011–2013 Chiba Kokusai High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Kashima Antlers 78 (23)
2016–2019 Al Ain 65 (24)
2019–2021 Benfica 4 (1)
2020–2021 → Sharjah (loan) 27 (8)
2021– Sharjah 107 (46)
International career‡
2025– United Arab Emirates 12 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 December 2025

Caio Lucas Fernandes (born 19 April 1994), known as Caio Lucas or just Caio [ˈkajju], is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for UAE Pro League club Sharjah. Born in Brazil, he represents the United Arab Emirates at international level.

Club career

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Born in Araçatuba, São Paulo,[3] Caio Lucas started playing football in 2002, aged 8, at local clubs SMER Bosque Araçatuba and América-SP. He then played for São Paulo's youth teams from 2005 to 2009 but could not become professional, so he left the club and unsuccessfully tried to join rivals Santos and Palmeiras before returning to América. In 2011, when he was prepared to give up on football, he was discovered by a Japanese university that was playing in Birigui, Brazil.[4] Almost aged 17, he moved to Japan that year to enroll in Chiba Kokusai High School in Kimitsu, where he played for three years.[3][5]

After his graduation, Caio Lucas joined the J1 League club, the Kashima Antlers in 2014. In his first professional season, under the coaching of Toninho Cerezo, Caio scored eight goals as Kashima Antlers qualified for the AFC Champions League. Moreover, he was named J. League's Young Player of the Year in 2014 and won the 2016 J1 League and 2015 J.League Cup.[6] In 2019, following a three-year spell with Emirati club Al Ain, with whom he reached the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Caio signed a four-year contract with Portuguese club Benfica.[7][8]

On 23 January 2020, Sharjah signed Caio Lucas from Benfica on loan for 18 months.[9]

International career

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Born in Brazil, Caio Lucas became a naturalized Emirati and was called up to the United Arab Emirates national team for the first time by manager Paulo Bento in March 2025 for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[10] He made his debut for the UAE in a 2–0 loss to Iran on 20 March.[11][12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 25 May 2025[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kashima Antlers 2014 J1 League 30 8 1 1 6 0 — — 37 9
2015 J1 League 32 10 0 0 4 2 6[c] 0 — 42 12
2016 J1 League 16 5 0 0 5 1 — — 21 6
Total 78 23 1 1 15 3 6 0 — 100 27
Al Ain 2016–17 UAE Pro League 24 12 2 0 5 1 6[c] 2 — 37 15
2017–18 UAE Pro League 19 5 3 3 5 4 10[c] 3 — 38 15
2018–19 UAE Pro League 22 7 1 1 6 7 7[c] 1 5[d] 2 41 18
2019–20 UAE Pro League — — — 3[c] 0 — 3 0
Total 65 24 6 4 16 12 26 6 5 2 118 48
Benfica 2019–20 Primeira Liga 4 1 2 0 2 0 3[e] 0 0 0 11 1
Sharjah 2019–20 UAE Pro League 26 2 2 1 0 0 6[c] 2 — 34 5
2020–21 UAE Pro League 21 6 3 1 2 0 5[c] 1 — 31 8
2021–22 UAE Pro League 20 14 5 3 4 1 7[c] 2 1[f] 0 37 20
2022–23 UAE Pro League 22 9 4 2 4 1 — 1[f] 0 31 12
2023–24 UAE Pro League 22 11 2 1 2 0 8[c] 2 1[f] 0 35 14
2024–25 UAE Pro League 23 12 4 4 3 4 12[g] 5 0 0 42 25
Total 134 54 20 12 15 6 38 12 3 0 210 84
Career total 281 102 29 17 48 21 73 18 8 2 439 160
  1. ^ Includes Emperor's Cup, UAE President's Cup, Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes J.League Cup, UAE League Cup, Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appearances in AFC Champions League
  4. ^ One appearance and one goal in UAE Super Cup, four appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ a b c Appearance in UAE Super Cup
  7. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League Two

International

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As of match played 18 December 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United Arab Emirates 2025 12 3
Total 12 3
As of match played 18 December 2025
United Arab Emirates score listed first, score column indicates score after each Caio Lucas goal
List of international goals scored by Caio Lucas
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 2025 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar 4 File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 2–1 2–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 18 November 2025 Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq 7 File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 1–0 1–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 6 December 2025 Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar 9 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 1–1 2025 FIFA Arab Cup

Honours

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Kashima Antlers

Al Ain

Sharjah

Individual

References

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