Renato Cajá

Renato Cajá

Personal information
Full name	Renato Adriano Jacó Morais
Date of birth	(1984-09-15) 15 September 1984
Place of birth	Paraíba, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Left midfielder / Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Free Agent
Youth career
2001	América-MG
2002–2004	Mogi Mirim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	Mogi Mirim	0	(0)
2006	Ferroviária-SP	28	(4)
2007	Juventude	35	(5)
2008	Ponte Preta	39	(15)
2009	Al-Ittihad	25	(3)
2009	Grêmio	4	(0)
2010–2011	Botafogo	47	(8)
2011–2014	Guangzhou Evergrande	10	(0)
2011–2012	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	16	(5)
2012	→ Kashima Antlers (loan)	14	(2)
2013	→ Vitória (loan)	32	(2)
2014	→ Bursaspor (loan)	8	(0)
2014–2015	Ponte Preta	35	(11)
2015–2016	Sharjah FC	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2015

Renato Adriano Jacó Moreira, or simply Renato Cajá, (born 15 September 1984) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Sharjah FC.

Club career

He previously played for Juventude, Ponte Preta, Grêmio and Botafogo in the Campeonato Brasileiro.

On 8 March 2011, Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande announced that they had signed Renato Cajá on a four-year deal with a fee of US$2.25 million. On 9 April, he made his CSL debut in a 1–1 away draw against Nanchang Hengyuan in the second round of the season. On 17 April, in a league match which Guangzhou Evergrande played against Beijing Guoan at home, he was unhappy for being substituted out by team manager Lee Jang-Soo and returned to dressing room directly. He received a ban of 3 matches and was sent to reserve team by the club. After Cléo suffered a muscular strain in early May, he had a further chance to play for the club. However, Renato Cajá eventually could not adapt himself to the team's strategy. On 2 July, Argentine midfielder Darío Conca joined Guangzhou Evergrande with a domestic record fee of $10 million. Renato Cajá was ruled out in the squad due to the foreign players restricted. He was loaned back to Ponte Preta on 15 July for one year with a fee of 600,000 USD.

In June 2012, Renato Cajá was loaned to J. League Division 1 side Kashima Antlers for 6 months. Kashima Antlers also had an option to make the move permanent in the end of the 2012 league season with a fee of US$2 million. Renato Cajá made his debut in the first leg of 2012 J. League Cup quarter-finals which Kashima Antlers played against Cerezo Osaka on 25 July, coming on as a substitute for Dutra in the second half. His first J League debut came on 3 days later, in a 2–2 home draw against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. On 1 August, Renato Cajá scored his first goal for Kashima in the 2012 Suruga Bank Championship. He kept his good performance and scored his first league goal from a direct free kick on 11 August, which ensured Kashima beat Júbilo Iwata 2–1. Renato Cajá scored 3 goals in 20 appearances for Kashima before he was loaned return to Guangzhou Evergrande on 30 December.

Renato Cajá moved to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Vitória on loan on 15 January 2013. On 13 January 2014, he was loaned to Süper Lig side Bursaspor until the end of 2013-2014 league season. In July 2014, he was transferred to Brasileirão Série B club Ponte Preta.

External links

• Renato Cajá at Soccerway