Jefferson Cáceres
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jefferson Justo Cáceres Chávez | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield United | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Esther Grande | ||
| 2019–2020 | Melgar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Melgar | 36 | (8) |
| 2023 | → Binacional (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2025– | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Peru U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 December 2023 | |||
Jefferson Justo Cáceres Chávez (born 22 August 2002) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Sheffield United.
Club career
[edit]Nicknamed La Bala,[1] Cáceres joined the youth academy of Peruvian side Esther Grande. In 2019, he joined the youth academy of Peruvian side Melgar and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2020. While playing for them, he played in the Copa Sudamericana.[2]
Ahead of the 2023 season, he was sent on loan to Peruvian side Binacional until 2024, where he returned to Melgar. Subsequenty, he signed for English side Sheffield United in 2025.
Style of play
[edit]Cáceres plays as a winger and is right-footed. Besides winger, he can play as a midfielder or as a forward.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Datos, no opiniones: la historia detrás del fichaje de Jefferson Cáceres por el Sheffield" [Facts, not opinions: the story behind Jefferson Cáceres' move to Sheffield] (in Spanish). Depor. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Tiene 4 años en Primera, nunca debutó en la selección y jugará en Inglaterra: ¿quién es Jefferson Cáceres?" [He has been in Primera for 4 years, he never made his debut in the national team and he will play in England: who is Jefferson Cáceres?] (in Spanish). La República. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Who are Jefferson Cáceres and Christian Nwachukwu?". OneFootball. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Jefferson Cáceres at Soccerway
Categories:
- 2008 births
- Living people
- Peruvian men's footballers
- Peru men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Peruvian expatriate men's footballers
- Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in England