Werick Caetano

Werick Caetano

Personal information
Full name	Werick Maciel Caetano de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Gurupi, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	SHB Da Nang
Number	23
Youth career
	UE Sant Quirze
	FC Fruitosenc
2013–2014	Vic Riuprimer REFO
2014–2016	Barcelona
2016–2017	Girona
2017–2018	Damm
2018–2019	Vasco da Gama
2019–2020	Reading
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Miedź Legnica II	33	(9)
2022	→ Wigry Suwałki (loan)	12	(0)
2022–2023	Stomil Olsztyn	26	(2)
2024–	Beroe Stara Zagora	17	(0)
2024	→ SHB Da Nang (loan)	9	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2024

Werick Maciel Caetano de Oliveira (born 25 April 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bulgarian club Beroe Stara Zagora.

Early life

Caetano is a native of Gurupi, Brazil.^[1] He moved from Brazil to Spain at the age of seven, and holds a Spanish passport.^[2]

Club career

On 8 October 2019, EFL Championship club Reading announced the singing of Caetano on a contract until the end of the season, with Caetano joining up with the U23s.^[3] On 2 July 2020, Reading announced that Caetano had left the club after his contract had expired.^[4]

In August 2024, Caetano moved to Vietnam, signing for V.League 1 club SHB Da Nang on a short term on deal.^[5]

International career

He been called up to the Brazil national under-18 football team.^[6]

Style of play

He has been described as a player with "exquisite technique, elegance in driving, dribbling and passing, good vision of the game and an effective arrival from second line thanks to its power".^[7]

References

1. "Conheça a Werick". uol.com.br.
2. "Werick: Promessa no Barcelona, tocantinense convive com Neymar e outros craques". globo.com. 15 July 2016.
3. "Werick Caetano signs contract to join our Under-23s set-up until the end of 2019-20". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
4. "🖋️ Contract update - New U23s contracts offered, two professional deals expire and all loanees agree to extensions until the end of July". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
5. "Đà Nẵng chiêu mộ cầu thủ từng đá cho U19 Barca". VOV. 15 August 2024.
6. "Werick Caetano - Atitude Tocantins article". 10 January 2019.
7. "Werick, el Rivaldo de Osona". mundodeportivo.com. 2 November 2014.