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 Ligue 1 club Reims and the Sweden national team.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jens-Lys Michel Cajuste | ||
Date of birth | (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Reims | ||
Number | 8 | ||
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) |
2018–2022 | Midtjylland | 58 | (2) |
2022– | Reims | 17 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (0) |
2020– | Sweden | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:32, 24 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:21, 24 September 2022 (UTC) |
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.[3] There, he began 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.[4] After impressing in the club's youth teams, he was rewarded with a senior contract in 2016.[5] On 17 October 2016, Cajuste made his senior debut for Örgryte in the Superettan in a 4–1 loss to IK Sirius.[6]
In June 2018, Cajuste moved to Denmark’s Midtjylland, where he signed a five-year contract.[7] He made his debut for the club on 26 August 2018 in a match against Randers.[8] His first goal also came against Randers, which also proved to be the winner, in a 2–1 league victory on 21 October 2019.[9]
On 21 October 2020, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a group stage home game against Atalanta, which Midtjylland lost 4–0.[10]
On 10 January 2022, Cajuste signed for French club Reims in a transfer deal worth a reported €10 million.[11] He became the club's record signing.[12] 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.[13][14]
Cajuste made his debut for Reims in the Ligue 1 match against FC Metz on 16 January 2022, starting in central midfield before being substituted off for Alexis Flips at half-time, as Reims lost 1–0.[15]
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.[16] He made his international debut in a 2–0 loss against Denmark on 12 November 2020.[17]
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.[18]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 7 | 0 | |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 |
Midtjylland
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Stade de Reims – current squad | |
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Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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