Carlos Miguel Ribeiro Dias (born 26 February 1993), known as Cafu, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for English club Nottingham Forest as a midfielder.
Club Career
Benfica
Born in Guimaraes of Guinea-Bissauan descent, Cafu joined local Vitoria SC's youth system at the age of 11, signing with S.L. Benfica four years later and going on to complete his development there. He started playing as a striker, but later shifted to a defensive midfielder role.
On 19 September 2012, whilst with Benfica B, Cafu made his debut as a professional, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Claudio Correa and scoring the 2–2 equaliser away against C.D. Tondela for the Segunda Liga. It was his only goal of the season, in seven starts.
Guimaraes
On 26 July 2013, Cafu signed a four-year contract with former club Vitoria. Having returned to his previous position, he was initially assigned to the reserve team, which he helped promote to the second tier.