Caio Canedo Corrêa ( ar, كايو كانيدو كوريا; born 9 August 1990), known as Caio Canedo or simply Caio, is a professional

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who plays as a forward or

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for Emirati club Al Ain and the United Arab Emirates national team. Born in Brazil, Caio acquired Emirati citizenship in 2020 in order to represent their national team.

Club career

In January 2013, Caio joined Internacional.

International career

East Timor

Caio received his

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in 2015, despite having no known means of eligibility such as a family connection or residency. An inquiry held by the

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in 2016 heard that Caio was one of seven Brazilian footballers to receive falsified baptism documents from East Timor's Catholic Church in order to make it appear he was eligible for East Timorese nationality.

United Arab Emirates

In January 2020, Caio acquired Emirati citizenship which qualified him to play for United Arab Emirates national team to compete at the

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. Caio debuted in a

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3–2 win over

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on 12 November 2020.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first.''

Honours

Botafogo *

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...

: 2010 Internacional *

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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Al Ain *

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: 2021–22

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* 1990 births Living people People from Volta Redonda Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state) Brazilian emigrants to the United Arab Emirates Naturalized citizens of the United Arab Emirates Brazilian footballers Emirati footballers Association football midfielders Association football forwards Volta Redonda FC players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Figueirense FC players Sport Club Internacional players Esporte Clube Vitória players Al-Wasl F.C. players Al Ain FC players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players UAE Pro League players United Arab Emirates international footballers {{UnitedArabEmirates-footy-forward-stub