Caxito (footballer)


Jeferson Luiz da Silva Caetano, commonly known as Caxito, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguesa Santista.
In a journeyman career, he played in the championships of eight states, winning the Campeonato Paraibano with Treze in 2020. He was the top scorer of the Campeonato Pernambucano in 2017 and 2018, respectively for Afogados and América-PE. He did not play in a national league until his Campeonato Brasileiro Série C debut aged nearly 27.

Career

Early career

Born in Recife in the state of Pernambuco, Caxito played in the youth ranks of Sport Recife, but in 2011 was released after playing in the under-20 side. He went on to play for smaller clubs, and not until 2017 did he play a full year instead of the four months of a state championship; he assisted his father as a bricklayer in the off-season.

Campeonato Pernambucano top scorer

Caxito scored the most goals of the Campeonato Pernambucano in 2017, with 9 for Afogados. However, the Federação Pernambucana de Futebol only recognised goals scored in the six-team finals series – which his team did not qualify for – and gave the official top scorer award to Éverton Santos who scored 5 times for Santa Cruz. Caxito's haul included a hat-trick on 8 February in a 5–1 home win over Atlético-PE. After his feat, the 25-year-old transferred to Penapolense in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2.
At the start of 2018, Caxito returned to his state of birth and signed for América-PE. He was again the league's top scorer, with 8 goals in 11 games; this included one on 15 March in the 3–2 quarter-final loss away to Central. In April, with the state league still not concluded, he signed for Confiança to compete for the first time in nationwide football in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.

Later career

For 2019, Caxito signed for Joinville in the Campeonato Catarinense. Having not scored in his 9 appearances, he ended his contract by mutual agreement and returned up north, joining Ferroviario-CE.
Caxito joined Treze in 2020, with the team set to compete in the Campeonato Paraibano and Série C of the national championship. His team won the former, though he scored no goals in his 10 appearances and did not play either leg of the final against city rivals Campinense.
After a brief return to Ferroviário, Caxito joined América de Natal in the Campeonato Potiguar in February 2021, and then Inter de Limeira in May, for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
Following spells at Iguatu and ASA, Caxito joined Real Noroeste of Série D in 2024. He stayed for the Campeonato Capixaba at the start of the following year.
In September 2025, Caxito joined Picos in the Campeonato Piauiense Second Division. For the start of the following year, he returned to the Federação Paulista de Futebol's leagues for the first time in nine years, joining Portuguesa Santista in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3.