Jefferson Cáceres

Jefferson Cáceres
Personal information
Full name Jefferson Justo Cáceres Chávez
Date of birth (2002-08-22) 22 August 2002
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Melgar
Number 16
Youth career
–2018 Esther Grande
2019–2020 Melgar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Melgar 36 (8)
2023 → Binacional (loan) 21 (4)
2025 Sheffield United 0 (0)
2025–2026 Dunfermline Athletic 13 (0)
2026– Melgar 1 (0)
International career‡
2023 Peru U23 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 December 2023

Jefferson Justo Cáceres Chávez (born 22 August 2002) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club Melgar.

Club career

Nicknamed La Bala,[1] Cáceres joined the youth academy of Peruvian side Esther Grande. In 2019, he joined the youth academy of Peruvian side Melgar and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2020. While playing for them, he played in the Copa Sudamericana.[2]

Ahead of the 2023 season, he was sent on loan to Peruvian side Binacional until 2024, where he returned to Melgar. Subsequently, he signed for English side Sheffield United on 3 February 2025.[3][4] However, Cáceres did not make any appearances for them before signing a two-year contract with Dunfermline Athletic on 15 August 2025.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 March 2026.[6]
Club Division Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Melgar Liga 1 2020 00—0000
2021 801020110
2022 40—0040
2024 248—00248
2026 10—0010
Total 3781020408
Binacional Liga 1 2023 214—10224
Sheffield United EFL Championship 2024-25 00——00
Dunfermline Athletic Scottish Championship 2025-26 13010—140
Career total 711220307612

Style of play

Cáceres plays as a winger and is right-footed. Besides winger, he can play as a midfielder or as a forward.[7]

Honours

FBC Melgar

References

  1. ↑ "Datos, no opiniones: la historia detrás del fichaje de Jefferson Cáceres por el Sheffield" [Facts, not opinions: the story behind Jefferson Cáceres' move to Sheffield] (in Spanish). Depor. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Tiene 4 años en Primera, nunca debutó en la selección y jugará en Inglaterra: ¿quién es Jefferson Cáceres?" [He has been in Primera for 4 years, he never made his debut in the national team and he will play in England: who is Jefferson Cáceres?] (in Spanish). La República. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Peruvian Blade". Sheffield United FC. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Hall, Danny (20 February 2025). "Sheffield United fans set for first glimpse of Jefferson Caceres as fellow new signing checks in at Blades". The Star. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Hamilton, Sean (15 August 2025). "Dunfermline Athletic snap up Peruvian star Jefferson Caceres from Sheffield United". The Courier. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Jefferson Cáceres at Soccerway
  7. ↑ "Who are Jefferson Cáceres and Christian Nwachukwu?". OneFootball. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
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