# Caio Lucas

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Emirati footballer (born 1994)

In this [Portuguese name](/source/Portuguese_name), the first or maternal [family name](/source/Surname) is *Lucas* and the second or paternal family name is *Fernandes*.

Caio Lucas 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** [\[ˈkajju\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Portuguese), is a professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [winger](/source/Midfielder#Winger) for [UAE Pro League](/source/UAE_Pro_League) club [Sharjah](/source/Sharjah_FC). Born in Brazil, he represents the [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team) at international level.

## Club career

Born in [Araçatuba](/source/Ara%C3%A7atuba), [São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_(state)),[3] Caio Lucas started playing football in 2002, aged 8, at local clubs SMER Bosque Araçatuba and [América-SP](/source/Am%C3%A9rica_Futebol_Clube_(SP)). He then played for [São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_FC)'s youth teams from 2005 to 2009 but could not become professional, so he left the club and unsuccessfully tried to join rivals [Santos](/source/Santos_FC) and [Palmeiras](/source/SE_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](/source/Birigui), Brazil.[4] Almost aged 17, he moved to Japan that year to enroll in Chiba Kokusai High School in [Kimitsu](/source/Kimitsu), where he played for three years.[3][5]

After his [graduation](/source/Graduation), Caio Lucas joined the [J1 League](/source/J1_League) club, the [Kashima Antlers](/source/Kashima_Antlers) in 2014. In his first professional season, under the coaching of [Toninho Cerezo](/source/Toninho_Cerezo), Caio scored eight goals as Kashima Antlers qualified for the [AFC Champions League](/source/2015_AFC_Champions_League). Moreover, he was named [J. League's Young Player of the Year](/source/J._League_Rookie_of_the_Year) in 2014 and won the [2016 J1 League](/source/2016_J1_League) and [2015 J.League Cup](/source/2015_J.League_Cup).[6] In 2019, following a three-year spell with Emirati club [Al Ain](/source/Al_Ain_FC), with whom he reached the [2018 FIFA Club World Cup Final](/source/2018_FIFA_Club_World_Cup_Final), Caio signed a four-year contract with Portuguese club [Benfica](/source/S.L._Benfica).[7][8]

On 23 January 2020, [Sharjah](/source/Sharjah_FC) signed Caio Lucas from [Benfica](/source/S.L._Benfica) on loan for 18 months.[9]

## International career

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

## Career statistics

### Club

- *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. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Includes [Emperor's Cup](/source/Emperor's_Cup), [UAE President's Cup](/source/UAE_President's_Cup), [Taça de Portugal](/source/Ta%C3%A7a_de_Portugal)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Includes [J.League Cup](/source/J.League_Cup), [UAE League Cup](/source/UAE_League_Cup), [Taça da Liga](/source/Ta%C3%A7a_da_Liga)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ACL_16-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ACL_16-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ACL_16-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ACL_16-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-ACL_16-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-ACL_16-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-ACL_16-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-ACL_16-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-ACL_16-8) Appearances in [AFC Champions League](/source/AFC_Champions_League)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** One appearance and one goal in [UAE Super Cup](/source/UAE_Super_Cup), four appearances and one goal in [FIFA Club World Cup](/source/FIFA_Club_World_Cup)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-UCL_18-0)** Appearances in [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-USC_19-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-USC_19-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-USC_19-2) Appearance in UAE Super Cup

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** Appearances in [AFC Champions League Two](/source/AFC_Champions_League_Two)

### International

- *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 Oman 2–1 2–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 18 November 2025 Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq 7 Iraq 1–0 1–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 3 6 December 2025 Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar 9 Egypt 1–1 2025 FIFA Arab Cup

## Honours

**Kashima Antlers**

- [J1 League](/source/J1_League): [2016](/source/2016_J1_League)

- [J.League Cup](/source/J.League_Cup): [2015](/source/2015_J.League_Cup)

**Al Ain**

- [UAE Pro League](/source/UAE_Pro-League): [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_UAE_Pro-League)

- [UAE President's Cup](/source/UAE_President's_Cup): [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_UAE_President's_Cup)

- [FIFA Club World Cup](/source/FIFA_Club_World_Cup) runner-up: [2018](/source/2018_FIFA_Club_World_Cup)

**Sharjah**

- [UAE President's Cup](/source/UAE_President's_Cup): [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_UAE_President's_Cup), [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_UAE_President's_Cup)

- [UAE League Cup](/source/UAE_League_Cup): [2022–23](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2022%E2%80%9323_UAE_League_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [UAE Super Cup](/source/UAE_Super_Cup): [2022](/source/2022_UAE_Super_Cup), [2025](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2025_UAE_Super_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [AFC Champions League Two](/source/AFC_Champions_League_Two): [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_AFC_Champions_League_Two)

- [Qatar-UAE Super Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Qatar-UAE_Super_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1): [2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Qatar-UAE_Super_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1)

**Individual**

- [J.League Rookie of the Year](/source/J.League_Rookie_of_the_Year): [2014](/source/2014_J.League_Division_1#Awards)

- [FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball](/source/FIFA_Club_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Ball): [2018](/source/2018_FIFA_Club_World_Cup#Awards)[15]

- [AFC Champions League Two](/source/AFC_Champions_League_Two) Most Valuable Player: [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_AFC_Champions_League_Two)[16]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FCWC_2018_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FCWC_2018_1-1) ["FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Al Ain FC"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181206234932/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2018/pdf/FCWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF) (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 1. Archived from [the original](https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2018/pdf/FCWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF) (PDF) on 6 December 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Caio Lucas"](https://www.uaeproleague.ae/en/player/caio-lucas-fernandes/adnoc-pro-league-2). UAE Pro League. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-folha_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-folha_3-1) Rodrigues, Alexander (21 December 2018). ["Araçatuba terá representante na Final do Mundial de Clubes deste sábado"](http://www.folhadaregiao.com.br/2018/12/22/aracatuba-tera-representante-na-final-do-mundial-de-clubes-deste-sabado) [Araçatuba will have a representative in the Club World Cup final this Saturday]. *Folha da Região* (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Desiludido após dispensa do São Paulo, ele foi estudar no Japão e acabou virando sheik nos Emirados: 'Só não tenho harém'](http://espn.uol.com.br/noticia/682641_desiludido-apos-dispensa-do-sao-paulo-ele-foi-estudar-no-japao-e-acabou-virando-sheik-nos-emirados-so-nao-tenho-harem)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["J-League Preview: 8 Players to Watch in the Campaign to Come"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180618125705/https://www.tokyoweekender.com/2015/03/j-league-preview-8-players-to-watch-in-the-campaign-to-come/). *Tokyo Weekender*. 6 March 2015. Archived from [the original](https://www.tokyoweekender.com/2015/03/j-league-preview-8-players-to-watch-in-the-campaign-to-come/) on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Yasuhito Endo Pickedas 2014 J.LEAGUE Player of the Year December"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150204080749/http://www.jleague.jp/en/news/20141209-01.html). *J. League*. 9 December 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.jleague.jp/en/news/20141209-01.html) on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Reforço do Benfica despede-se do Al Ain"](https://www.abola.pt/Clubes/Noticias/Ver/790224/40) [Benfica signing says goodbye to Al Ain] (in Portuguese). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Rebelo, Marco (27 June 2019). ["Bem-vindo, Caio Lucas!"](https://www.slbenfica.pt/en-us/agora/noticias/2018-2019/06/27/futebol-benfica-caio-lucas-declaracoes-btv-reforco) [Welcome, Caio Lucas!]. *S.L. Benfica* (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Sharjah signs Brazilian Caio Lucas Fernández from the Portuguese club Benfica on loan for 18 months"](https://twitter.com/SharjahFC/status/1220345463959904256). *Twitter* (in Arabic). 23 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Our squad for this month's World Cup 2026 Qualifiers against IR Iran and DPR Korea"](https://x.com/UAEFNT/status/1897269853469466835) (Tweet). *Twitter.com*. UAE NT. Retrieved 5 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Iran Dominates UAE 2-0 In World Cup Qualifier"](https://evrimagaci.org/tpg/iran-dominates-uae-20-in-world-cup-qualifier-276630). *The Pinnacle Gazette*. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Sultan Adil returns to clinch UAE victory with stoppage-time goal against North Korea"](https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2025/03/25/sultan-adil-returns-to-clinch-uae-victory-with-stoppage-time-goal-against-north-korea/). *The National News*. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [Caio](https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/330863/) at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wfnat_21-0)** ["Caio Lucas: Internationals"](https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe347989/caio-lucas/international-matches/). *worldfootball.net*. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 6 December 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["Bale, Caio and Borre sweep awards"](https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/bale-caio-and-borre-sweep-awards). *FIFA*. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** ["Instagram"](https://www.instagram.com/p/DJzIKONT1Ab/?igsh=MXJ3cjc5dWtydG1lYQ==).

## External links

- [Caio Lucas](https://web.archive.org/web/20210101000000/https://www.foradejogo.net/player.php?player=199404190009&language=2) at ForaDeJogo (archived)

- [Caio Lucas](https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX04/?player_id=11933) at [J.League](/source/J.League) ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX04/?player_id=11933)) (in Japanese)

v t e Sharjah FC – current squad 1 K. Tawhid 2 H. Fahad 4 Shahin A. 5 Katinić 6 M. Suroor 7 Caio 8 Poblete 10 Ben Larbi 11 Luanzinho 12 Leandrinho 14 Ba Wazir 15 Harib A. 17 M. Mohsen 18 A. Ghanem 19 K. Ibrahim 20 Yu-min 21 Al-Kass 23 Fetai 24 M. Rashid 25 Pereira 26 Bin Habib 30 Camara 33 Prijović 34 Al-Hadidi 40 Al-Hosani 43 M. Zaal 45 Ghaith A. 49 Taarabt 53 A. Zaal 60 Sarshogh 70 Al-Sowaidi 71 A. Taher 76 Sembaij 77 Coronado 80 D. Fahad 88 M. Hassan 94 Clemente 90 Saldanha 99 Al-Saadi Manager: [[]]

Awards v t e J.League Rookie of the Year 1993: Sawanobori 1994: Tasaka 1995: Kawaguchi 1996: Saito 1997: Yanagisawa 1998: Ono 1999: Nakazawa 2000: Morisaki 2001: Yamase 2002: Tsuboi 2003: Nasu 2004: Morimoto 2005: Cullen 2006: Fujimoto 2007: Sugeno 2008: Ogawa 2009: Watanabe 2010: Usami 2011: Sakai 2012: Shibasaki 2013: Minamino 2014: Caio 2015: Asano 2016: Ideguchi 2017: Nakayama 2018: Abe 2019: Tanaka 2020: Seko 2021: Araki 2022: Hosoya 2023: Mito 2024: Takai 2025: Satō v t e UAE League Cup top scorers 2009: F. Baiano 2010: Kabi 2011: Bangoura & Camara & N'dri 2012: Grafite 2013: Sy & R. Oliveira 2014: Zé Carlos 2015: Edgar 2016: Jô 2017: Luvannor 2018: Tagliabúe 2019: C. Lucas 2020: F. Lima & Conde 2021: Mlapa 2022: Araújo 2023: Morte 2024: F.Lima 2025: Miérez v t e President's Cup top scorers 1975: Hamdoun 1979: A. Abdullah 1983: Al Talyani 1985: K.Ismail 1988: K.Abdullah 1991: A.Ibrahim 1993: M. Mohammed 2006: Nekounam, Al-Wehaibi, M.Ahmed 2007: Jestrović 2008: A.Khalil, F.Khalil, Oliveira, Obaid 2009: Diaz 2010: N'dri 2011: Baré 2012: R.Oliveira 2013: Edgar 2014: Gyan, Fabiano 2015: Gyan, A.Khalil 2016: Douglas, Mabkhout 2017: Dzsudzsák, Coulibaly, H.Rashid 2018: Canedo, Waigo, Vinícius 2019: Adeílson 2020: Alex 2021: Acosta 2022: Acosta 2023: Ben Larbi, Acosta 2024: Taarabt 2025: C. Lucas

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