# Jens Cajuste

Jens-Lys Michel Cajuste (Swedish pronunciation:; born 10 August 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Ipswich Town, on loan from Serie A club Napoli, and the Sweden national team.

## Club career
### Early career

Cajuste was born in Sweden to a Haitian-American father and a Swedish mother. He moved to China with his family at age five, living one year in Luoyang before moving to Beijing. There, he began his football career with Chinese Sports Beijing. A few years later, the family returned to Sweden. As a ten-year-old, Cajuste started playing for Örgryte IS. After impressing in the club's youth teams, he was rewarded with a senior contract in 2016. On 17 October 2016, Cajuste made his senior debut for Örgryte in the Superettan where they lost 4–1 to IK Sirius.

### Midtjylland

In June 2018, Cajuste moved to Denmark's Midtjylland, where he signed a five-year contract. He made his debut for the club on 26 August 2018 in a match against Randers. His first goal also came against Randers, which also proved to be the winner, in a 2–1 league victory on 21 October 2019.
On 21 October 2020, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a group stage home game against Atalanta, which Midtjylland lost 4–0.

### Reims

On 10 January 2022, Cajuste signed for French club Reims in a transfer deal worth a reported €10 million. He became the club's record signing. A few days later, Reims director-general Mathieu Lacour disputed the reported fee, stating that the price was around half of what Midtjylland had announced.
Cajuste made his debut for Reims in a Ligue 1 match against Metz on 16 January 2022, starting in central midfield before being substituted off for Alexis Flips at half-time, as Reims lost 1–0.

### Napoli

On 10 August 2023, Cajuste joined Serie A club Napoli, by signing a five-year contract for a reported fee of €12 million.

#### Loan to Ipswich Town

On 19 August 2024, Cajuste joined newly promoted Premier League club Ipswich Town on loan for the 2024–25 season.

## International career

On 4 November 2020, Cajuste was called up to the Sweden national team for their friendly game against Denmark and UEFA Nations League games against Croatia and France. He made his international debut in a 2–0 loss against Denmark on 12 November 2020.
Cajuste was called up for a major tournament for the first time when he was included in Sweden's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Örgryte IS | 2016 | Superettan | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Örgryte IS | 2017 | Superettan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Örgryte IS | 2018 | Superettan | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Örgryte IS | Total | Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Midtjylland | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Midtjylland | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 |
| Midtjylland | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 |
| Midtjylland | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Midtjylland | Total | Total | 58 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2 |
| Reims | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 |
| Reims | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 4 |
| Reims | Total | Total | 39 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 6 |
| Napoli | 2023–24 | Serie A | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Ipswich Town (loan) | 2024–25 | Premier League | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 159 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 199 | 9 |
* ↑ Appearances in Superettan relegation play-offs
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in Supercoppa Italiana

### International

    As of match played 8 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Sweden | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| Sweden | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| Sweden | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| Sweden | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 25 | 0 |

## Honours

Midtjylland
* Danish Superliga: 2019–20