Caio Canedo Corrêa (; born 9 August 1990), known as Caio Canedo or simply Caio, is a Brazilian-born Emirati professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder or a winger for Emirati club Al Wasl and the United Arab Emirates national team.
Born in Brazil, Caio acquired Emirati citizenship in 2020 in order to represent their national team.
Club career
In January 2013, Caio joined Internacional.
International career
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.
Career statistics
Club
International
Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first.
