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, 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.
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. However, Cáceres did not make any appearances for them before signing a two-year contract with Dunfermline Athletic on 15 August 2025.
Career statistics Club . ClubDivisionSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMelgarLiga 12020 0 0 — 0 0 0 02021 8 0 1 0 2 0 11 02022 4 0 — 0 0 4 02024 24 8 — 0 0 24 82026 1 0 — 0 0 1 0Total3781020408BinacionalLiga 12023 21 4 — 1 0 22 4Sheffield UnitedEFL Championship2024-25 0 0 —— 0 0Dunfermline AthleticScottish Championship2025-26 13 0 1 0 — 14 0Career total711220307612
Style of play Cáceres plays as a winger and is right-footed. Besides winger, he can play as a midfielder or as a forward.
Honours FBC Melgar Torneo Apertura 2022
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