Roberto Carvalho Cauê (born April 22, 1987), known as just Cauê, is a Brazilian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

defender playing for

Luziânia Luziânia is municipality in the state of Goiás, Brazil. This city is a producer of agricultural products including soybeans and beans. Location Luziânia is located 68 km south of Brasília and is part of the area, called Entorno do Dist ...

Career

Early career

Cauê started his career by playing with

Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonato ...

from

Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, twelfth most populous city in the country ...

. While still a youngster, he was part of the Brazilian U-17 national team, having made two appearances for them. In 2007, he played with

Ceará Sporting Club Ceará Sporting Club, or Ceará, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Fortaleza, capital city of the Brazilian state of Ceará, founded on June 2, 1914, by Luís Esteves and Pedro Freire. Ceará is one of ...

in the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B is commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B (Série B), and until 2022 was officially called Brasileirão Sportingbet by sponsorship reasons. It is the second tier of the Brazilian football league system ...

. The following year, he moved abroad for the first time, joining Romanian side FC Politehnica Iași, however he failed to make a debut in the

Liga I The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

. After this short spell in Europe, he moved back to Brazil and during the following year and a half he has represented

Clube Atlético Metropolitano Clube Atlético Metropolitano is a Brazilian football club based in the city of Blumenau, Santa Catarina state Santa Catarina (, ) is a state in the South Region of Brazil. It is the 7th smallest state in total area and the 11th most popu ...

ABC Futebol Clube ABC Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as ABC, is a Brazilian professional club based in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte founded on 29 June 1915. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as i ...

and

Nacional Futebol Clube Nacional Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Nacional, is a Brazilian professional club based in Manaus, Amazonas founded on 13 January 1913. It competes in the Campeonato Amazonense, the top flight of the Amazonas state football league. ...

Return to Europe

In 2009, Cauê returned to Europe, and after a successful trial, he signed with

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

side

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburma, ...

where he played during the 2009-10 season. At the end of the season his club finished third in the league, thus booking their place in the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds for the next season. However due to the foreign players limit in the domestic championship, and fierce competition for a place in the starting line-up, Cauê left OFK and became one of the main signings of the newly promoted

Bosnian Premier League The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and He ...

side

FK Drina Zvornik Fudbalski klub Drina Zvornik (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Дрина Зворник) is a professional association football club from the city of Zvornik that is situated Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the First L ...

. He made seven league appearances, but at the winter break he was released and he returned to Brazil.

Back to Brazil

In early 2011 Cauê was back in Brazil. He joined

Sociedade Esportiva do Gama Sociedade Esportiva do Gama, commonly referred to as Gama, is a Brazilian professional club based in Gama, Distrito Federal founded on 15 November 1975. It competes in the Campeonato Brasiliense, the top flight of the Distrito Federal state fo ...

playing in the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (English: Brazilian Championship Serie D) is the fourth division of the Brazilian football league system, and was announced by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on April 9, 2008. The Campeonato Brasileir ...

.Cauê
at Soccerway The club did a complete renovation of their stadium during 2008; however the enthusiasm did not transfer to the field and Gama performed poorly. During the summer, Cauê joined

Capital Clube de Futebol Capital Clube de Futebol, known in English as Capital CF, is a Brazilian football club based in Brasília, Distrito Federal. The club was formerly known as Sociedade Esportiva Maringá and Capital/Cristalina. History The club was founded on July ...

, another club from Brasilia, that by August was undertaking a major project, merging with

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

state club Cristalina Futebol Clube, and forming a new squad. This adventure lasted until early 2012, when Cauê moved to Canoas Sport Club playing in the

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...

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at Srbijafudbal {{DEFAULTSORT:Caue 1987 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Sport Club Internacional players Ceará Sporting Club players FC Politehnica Iași (1945) players Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Nacional Futebol Clube players OFK Beograd players Serbian SuperLiga players Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia FK Drina Zvornik players Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina ABC Futebol Clube players Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players Canoas Sport Club players Sobradinho Esporte Clube players Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo players Ji-Paraná Futebol Clube players Brasiliense FC players Rio Branco Atlético Clube players Footballers from Porto Alegre