Cauê Vinicius dos Santos (born 16 November 2002), known simply as Cauê, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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in the Premier Liga, on loan from Belgian club

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Club career

Born in

Ituverava Ituverava is a city located in the São Paulo state, in Brazil. The population is 37.571 (2022 est.) in an area of 705 km2. Geography It is located in the north region of São Paulo state, at a distance of 410 km from the capital of São ...

, Cauê started playing football in the local club Novorizontino. Cauê made his professional debut for Novorizontino on 21 March 2019 in the

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. He later signed for

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. He became part-time with the professional squad in September 2020. In January 2022, Cauê joined

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side

on a five-year deal. On 30 August 2023, Portuguese club Benfica announced that Cauê had joined their B team on a season-long loan from Lommel.

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* Living people 2002 births People from Novo Horizonte, São Paulo People from Ituverava Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Footballers from São Paulo (state) Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Challenger Pro League players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Grêmio Novorizontino players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Lommel S.K. players S.L. Benfica B players Casa Pia A.C. players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-forward-2000s-stub