Thanks to Bill Hamid for mentioning Jens and his American-ness in his Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bkzl2vTHlLX/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=yuem9dz364hp Jens-Lys Michel Cajuste, born 1999. Looks like he grew up through the Swedish 2nd tier club Örgryte IS. He joined Midtjylland in July as a defensive midfielder. He has played 18 games across all competitions for the 1st team. Transfermarkt: https://www.transfermarkt.com/jens-cajuste/profil/spieler/468066 Club announcement (in Danish): https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/superliga/fc-midtjylland-koeber-stort-midtbanetalent-i-sverige Jens-Lys Cajuste has hit his name fast in Sweden as a technically strong player who has clear forwards in the first-time game - which is, among other things, backed by the midfielder's fine look at the game. "He is a very exciting player at good speed, so we look forward to further developing Jens-Lys on top shelf in Danish football," says Svend Graversen. Cached page from his old club: http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...lare/jens-cajuste/+&cd=10&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us 2017 video interview in Swedish: https://oisplay.solidtango.com/video/cajuste-vill-utvecklas-och-hjalpa-laget-sa-gott-jag-kan
Looks like he was MOTM in at least one instance this past season: Grattis säger vi till Jens Cajuste som röstades fram till matchens lirare senast mot Falkenberg. Nu tar vi ordentlig sats mot Originalderbyt tisdag 12 juni!🎫 https://t.co/MsUcowlswy#viärÖIS pic.twitter.com/xTS0Zfgy6U— ÖIS Fotboll (@OrgryteFotboll) June 5, 2018 (Google says he was "match's lyricist.")
And he's on the bench today: På bænken sidder: Kairinen, Cajuste, Baidoo, Thychosen, George og Abubakar #fcmlive #fcmtfc (0-0)— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) July 4, 2018
Enters the match: 60': Baidoo og Cajuste erstatter Sparv og Kraev #fcmlive #fcmtfc (2-0)— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) July 4, 2018 And the next 2 tweets are about him: Cajuste har fået en god start på kampen med flere bolderobringer centralt i banen #fcmlive #fcmtfc (2-0)— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) July 4, 2018 Cajuste has got a great start on the battle with several ball conquests centrally in the field #fcmlive #fcmtfc (2-0) 69': 3-0! Cajuste bryder spillet og sætter tre modspiller inden han finder George i feltet. George nedlægges, men bolden ender for fødderne af Dovbyk, der sparker i det lange hjørne #fcmlive #fcmtfc (3-0)— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) July 4, 2018 69': 3-0! Cajuste breaks the game and puts three opponents before he finds George in the field. George Delaid, but the ball ends for the feet of Dovbyk, who kicks in the long corner #fcmlive #fcmtfc(3-0)
Video from the club... and his English is perfect (pretty much without accent): Cajuste: Jeg er klar til at arbejde for holdet: https://t.co/1msMzrvcIF via @YouTube— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) July 5, 2018
Started in reserve league match: Goals '19: 1-0, Simon Kroon '34': 2-0, Bozhidar Kraev '43: 2-1, Emmanuel Sabbi '82': 3-1, Bozhidar Kraev FC Midtjylland's starting line-up Bill Hamid, Frederik Brandhof, Nicolas Madsen, Oliver Olsen, Mads Døhr Thychosen, Janus Drachman, Joel Anderson, Awer Mabil, Jens-Lys Cajuste, Simon Kroon and Bozhidar Kraev Hobro IK's starting-up Adrian Kappenberger, Stefan Kahr, Mathias Haarup, Alexander Molberg, Jacob Tjørnelund, Emmanuel Sabbi, Mikkel Mejlstrup Pedersen, Danny Olsen, Mathies Skjellerup, Djiby Fall and Quincy Antipas https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/superliga/ulvene-kom-godt-fra-land-i-reserveligaen
Grabs a last minute spot on the bench: Der er kommet en rettelse i startopstillingen. Mikkel Duelund glider ud og erstattes af Bozhidar Kraev, mens Jens-Lys Cajuste overtager pladsen på bænken.#fcmlive #fcmrfc #sldk— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) August 26, 2018
Debut! '79: Udskiftning: Tim Sparv ud, og Jens-Lys Cajuste kommer ind til sin debut i klubben! pic.twitter.com/tYyuuqSfqL— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) August 26, 2018 @bungadiri please promote him
His old club listed him as American (link is now broken). Plus his teammate's shoutout to USSF is pretty solid evidence. And his English is American accented.
An interesting tidbit I picked up when going back to his old club for info... He spent part of his youth in China: http://fotboll.ois.se/akademins-starka-2016-del-1-jens-cajuste/ Sports Beijing. Then spelled the association where everything once started for a very young Jens Cajuste. As early as 2005, he and his family moved to China after Frantz-Lys's father got a job in the world's most populous country. - It was an experience. We stayed for one year in Luoyang and for three years in Beijing. Unfortunately, I've forgotten quite a lot of the language so I can not do much anymore, says Jens. It was in China he started his football career as a little guy. First in Sports Beijing and then Yu Ye Beijing. When Jens moved back to Sweden, he continued with his football.
And, being the stubborn researcher that I am, I found the page from his old club that shows his Swedish & US citizenships: https://web.archive.org/web/20171216060507/http://fotboll.ois.se:80/player/jens-cajuste/
Nice mindset. Translation of a short article: Jens-Lys Cajuste: Only senior football in mind "Jess Thorup brought the new young Swede, Jens-Lys Cajuste, on the field in the final quarter of Sunday's 3-0 victory over Randers FC. Even though several of the summer's purchases have been rented to other clubs, the young Cajuste is strongly targeting its Midtjylland breakthrough this season. "I have not come to Denmark to play youth teams. I have laid it behind me. I only have senior football in mind, he says to Herning Folkeblad. Jens-Lys Cajuste is from the Swedish Superattan club Örgryte, where he played senior football in two seasons before the summer's change to the Danish champions." https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/jens-lys-cajuste-kun-seniorfodbold-i-tankerne/
Unused sub for FCM today. Kampstart nærmer sig, og til dagens kamp i SønderjyskE har Jess Thorup valg denne startopstilling: pic.twitter.com/OSvoqKXpw5— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) September 23, 2018
Starting in a cup game: FC Midtjylland har to debutanter, Evander Ferreira og Frederik Brandhof, med i startopstillingen i pokalkampen mod Dalum IF. Kampstart klokken 16.30 på Lars R. Jacobsen Park #diffcm #sydbankpokalen #fcmlive pic.twitter.com/YvlXSUA72z— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) September 26, 2018 @bungadiri He’s already made his debut, can we promote him?
Out at the half: 46. FC Midtjylland skifter to spillere i pausen - ud går Cajuste og Thychosen, ind kommer Wikheim og Onuachu. (1-0) #diffcm #sydbankpokalen #fcmlive— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) September 26, 2018
On the bench: Kampens opstilling på MCH Arena. Jakob Poulsen er eneste genganger fra onsdagens pokalopgør. #sldk #fcmlive #fcmhob pic.twitter.com/TSmktveYJD— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) September 29, 2018
Surprised there hasn’t really been any excitement around this kid. Is he any good? Never seen him play.
Short profile from the club with video (in English): https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/fcm-tv/cajuste-fokuserer-paa-nuet
On the bench, DNP: Så er der startopstilling til aftenens kamp mod Vendsyssel #fcmlive #sldk #fcmven pic.twitter.com/X2XzO387kA— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) October 7, 2018
Starts 2nd half of friendly: FC Midtjylland har benyttet pausen til at skifte hele holdet. Opstillingen i 2. halvleg ser således ud: Ottesen, Brandhof, Olsen, Anker, Isaksen, Dawa, Cajuste, Dyhr, Hassan, Tengstedt og Onyeka.#fcmlive #fcmfcf— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) October 16, 2018 Sounds like an assist: 60: 2-1 til FCM! Cajuste server et hjørnespark der ender hos Anker. Den store midtforsvar sparker sikkert bolden over stregen #fcmlive #fcmfcf (2-1)— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) October 16, 2018 60:2-1 to FCM! Cajuste Server A corner kick ends at Anker. The big middle defense kicks the ball across the line #fcmlive #fcmfcf (2-1)
On the bench: Så kom der en opstilling til topkampen mod Esbjerg. Kan du spotte ændringerne? #fcmlive #efbfcm #sldk pic.twitter.com/4h86Imep5l— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) November 4, 2018
On the bench: Første fløjt nærmer sig, og cheftræner Kenneth Andersen har valgt følgende start-11'er i udekampen mod @Randers_FC. Se kampen live eller på @Eurosportdk #fcmlive #sldk #rfcfcm pic.twitter.com/BlVp8U2M57— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) December 2, 2018