Caio Canedo

Caio Canedo Corrêa (كايو كانيدو كوريا; born 9 August 1990), known as Caio Canedo or simply Caio, is a professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder or a winger for Emirati club Al Wasl. Born in Brazil, he represents the United Arab Emirates national team.

Born in Brazil, Caio acquired Emirati citizenship in 2020 in order to represent their national team.

Volta Redonda
Caio made his debut for Volta Redonda against Mesquita on 15 February 2009. He scored his first goal for the club against Duque de Caxias, scoring in the 35th minute.

Botafogo
Caio made his Botafogo debut against Macaé on 16 January 2010. He scored his first goal for the club against America RJ on 30 January 2010, scoring in the 87th minute.

Caio is a fan favourite to Botafogo fans.

Figueirense
Caio scored on his debut for Figueirense against Náutico on 20 May 2012, scoring in the 90th+4th minute.

Internacional
In January 2013, Caio joined Internacional. He made his debut for Internacional against Esportivo on 3 March 2013. He scored his first goal for the club against Esportivo on 31 March 2013, scoring in the 45th minute.

Vitória
Caio made his debut for Vitória against Athletico Paranaense on 27 April 2014.

Loan spell at Al Wasl
Caio joined Al Wasl on loan in 2014. He made his debut for Al Wasl against Shabab Al Ahli on 26 September 2014. He scored his first goal for the club against Kalba on 5 October 2014, scoring in the 8th minute.

Al Wasl
Caio made his debut for Al Wasl against Al Nasr on 21 September 2015. He scored his first goal for the club against Fujairah on 24 October 2015, scoring in the 46th minute.

Al Ain
Caio scored on his debut for Al Ain against Hatta on 19 October 2019, scoring a penalty in the 42nd minute.

Third spell at Al Wasl
Caio made his debut for Al Wasl against Emirates on 19 August 2023. He scored his first goal for the club against Sharjah on 27 August 2023, scoring in the 90th+1st minute.

East Timor
Caio received his East Timorese passport in 2015, despite having no known means of eligibility such as a family connection or residency. An inquiry held by the Prime Minister of East Timor in 2016 heard that Caio was one of seven Brazilian men's footballers to receive falsified baptism documents from East Timor's Catholic Church in order to make it appear he was eligible for East Timorese nationality.

United Arab Emirates
In January 2020, Caio acquired Emirati citizenship which qualified him to play for United Arab Emirates national team to compete at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. Caio debuted in a friendly 3–2 win over Tajikistan on 12 November 2020.

On 4 January 2024, Caio was named in the UAE's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

International

 * Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first.

Honours
Botafogo
 * Campeonato Carioca: 2010

Internacional
 * Campeonato Gaúcho: 2013, 2014

Al Ain
 * UAE Pro League: 2021–22


 * UAE League Cup: 2021–22

Al Wasl
 * UAE President Cup: 2023-24