Luis Caicedo (footballer, born 1992)
 Caicedo in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Alberto Caicedo Medina | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Independiente DV | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Independiente DV | 178 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Cruzeiro | 15 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Barcelona SC (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Veracruz | 17 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | L.D.U. Quito | 54 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Ecuador | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018 | |||
Luis Alberto "Kunty" Caicedo Medina (born 11 May 1992) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a central defender.[1]
Club career
[edit]Caicedo played for Independiente del Valle, playing a crucial part in defense as the team finished runners-up in the 2016 Copa Libertadores. In December 2016 Caicedo signed a five-year deal for Brazilian side Cruzeiro.[2]
Disciplinary
[edit]In October 2016 Caicedo was suspended for three matches while playing for Independiente for cursing at a referee after a match against Emelec.[3] Afterwards Caicedo claimed that it was the referee who initiated the confrontation and allegedly insulted and made racist remarks about Caidedo's Afro-Ecuadorian ethnicity.[4]
In a match that same month on 11 October in a world cup qualifying match against Bolivia Caicedo was sent off on his second international cap for picking up two yellow cards.[5] In another world cup qualifying match against on 28 March 2017 Caicedo was again sent off for two bookable offenses as Ecuador lost 0–2.[6]
Honours
[edit]- LDU Quito
References
[edit]- ^ "Luis Caicedo, otro ex Independiente del Valle, se une a Liga de Quito". 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Ecuagol". Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ Rodrigo Martínez (18 October 2016). "Luis Caicedo fue sancionado con tres fechas por insultos al árbitro" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ Fabián Alarcón (17 October 2016). "Luis Caicedo denunció que el árbitro lo trató de forma racista" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Ecuador empató 2-2 con Bolivia con doblete de Enner Valencia en La Paz por la eliminatoria a Rusia" (in Spanish). El Universo. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Expulsan a Luis Caicedo del partido Ecuador vs. Colombia" (in Spanish). El Metro (Ecuador). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
External links
[edit]- Luis Caicedo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Luis Caicedo at Soccerway
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- 1992 births
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- Footballers from Guayaquil
- Ecuadorian men's footballers
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- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
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