Moisés Caicedo
Moisés Isaac Caicedo Corozo (born 2 November 2001) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moisés Isaac Caicedo Corozo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Domingo, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Independiente del Valle | 25 | (4) |
| 2021– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020– | Ecuador | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:11, 22 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:11, 22 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Professional career
Caicedo joined the youth academy of Independiente del Valle at the age of 13, and joined their first team in 2019.[2] Caicedo debuted for Independiente del Valle in a 1–0 Ecuadorian Serie A win over L.D.U. Quito on 1 October 2019.[3]
On 1 February 2021, Caicedo joined Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion.[4]
International career
Caicedo debuted for the senior Ecuador national team in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Argentina on 9 October 2020.[5] He scored the first goal in a 4–2 home win over Uruguay on 13 October 2020 at the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, becoming the first player born in the 21st century to ever score in CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying.
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 February 2021[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente del Valle | 2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 28 | 6 | |
| Total | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 6 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 6 | ||
- Appearances in the Copa Libertadores.
References
- "Updated squad lists for 2020/21 Premier League". Premier League. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- "Moisés Caicedo, la nueva 'joya' que formó el Independiente del Valle". El Comercio.
- "Independiente del Valle vs. LDU Quito - 1 October 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- "Albion complete Caicedo signing". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- "Argentina vs. Ecuador - 9 October 2020 TOAST Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- Moisés Caicedo at Soccerway