| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/2014 | 2. Division: Group B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/2018 | National | 8 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017/2018 | CFA Group A | 2 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | — |
| 2017/2018 | CFA Group D | 2 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | — |
| 2017/2018 | National 3: Group I | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017/2018 | National 3: Group G | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025/2026 | Super Lig | 26 | 1240 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 6.79 |
| 2012/2013 | Liga Portugal 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/2015 | Liga Portugal | 29 | 2055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015/2016 | Liga Portugal | 31 | 2662 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 | — |
| 2016/2017 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 1186 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | — |
| 2016/2017 | CFA Group A | 2 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | — |
| 2017/2018 | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 485 | 2 | 1 | 0.56 | — |
| 2017/2018 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 681 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/2019 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 110 | 4 | 2 | 4.91 | — |
| 2019/2020 | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019/2020 | Super League | 7 | 316 | 1 | 2 | 0.85 | — |
| 2020/2021 | Championship | 31 | 2346 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 6.62 |
| 2020/2021 | Super League | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021/2022 | Championship | 38 | 345 | 1 | 1 | 0.52 | 6.74 |
| 2022/2023 | Premier League | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.22 |
| 2023/2024 | Championship | 33 | 1800 | 0 | 3 | 0.15 | 6.82 |
| 2024/2025 | Super Lig | 27 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 |
Domestic league competitions only; G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Cohort: 84 Super Lig midfielders, 2024/2025, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-06
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stoke City | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Swansea City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Huddersfield Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Belenenses | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Sporting CP | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Coventry City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Estoril | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Arouca | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Watford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Norwich City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Barnsley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Millwall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Fenerbahçe | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 Super Lig appearances in 2025/2026 brought Cafú 1 assist, though no goals (1,240 minutes) — 0.07 goal involvements per 90. GioScore's computed rating for the season averages 6.79. Against 84 Super Lig midfielders with at least 450 minutes in 2024/2025, his match rating places in the 29th percentile; on goals he ranks 43rd of 84.
2024/2025 stands as his highest-rated season (6.87, Super Lig), with 2020/2021 the weakest (6.62).
| Club | Period | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 2020/2021 - 2022/2023 | 79 | 1 | 5 | 3066 | — | — | 6.85 |
| Vitória Guimarães | 2013/2014 - 2015/2016 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 4987 | — | — | — |
| Legia Warszawa | 2017/2018 - 2019/2020 | 54 | 8 | 4 | 1598 | — | — | — |
| Kasımpaşa | 2024/2025 - now | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1971 | — | — | 6.83 |
| Rotherham United | 2023/2024 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1910 | — | — | 6.84 |
| Metz | 2017/2018 - 2018/2019 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1394 | — | — | — |
| Lorient | 2016/2017 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1460 | — | — | — |
| Olympiacos F.C. | 2019/2020 - 2020/2021 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 628 | — | — | 6.52 |
| Total | 343 | 20 | 18 | 17014 |
| Season | Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Kasımpaşa | 26 | 0 | — | 1240 | 6 | 2 | 6.79 |
| 24/25 | Kasımpaşa | 27 | 1 | — | 731 | 3 | 0 | 6.87 |
| 23/24 | Rotherham United | 35 | 2 | — | 1910 | 7 | 2 | 6.84 |
| 21/22 | Nottingham Forest | 44 | 1 | — | 494 | 2 | 0 | 6.79 |
| 20/21 | Olympiacos F.C. | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | Nottingham Forest | 33 | 0 | — | 2480 | 5 | 0 | 6.61 |
| 19/20 | Olympiacos F.C. | 13 | 1 | — | 611 | 2 | 0 | 6.52 |
| 19/20 | Legia Warszawa | 6 | 0 | — | 283 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | Legia Warszawa | 41 | 6 | — | 830 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 17/18 | Metz | 21 | 1 | — | 1394 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | Legia Warszawa | 7 | 2 | — | 485 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | Lorient | 21 | 2 | — | 1460 | 4 | 0 | — |
