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Full name | Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo | ||
Date of birth | 5 September 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Playing position | Striker / Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Málaga CF (on loan from Manchester City) |
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Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2005 | Rocafuerte | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2005–2008 | Basel | 44 | (12) |
2008– | Manchester City | 27 | (8) |
2009–2010 | → Sporting CP (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2010– | → Málaga (loan) | 9 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2005– | Ecuador | 28 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo (born 5 September 1988 in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Málaga as a striker, on loan from Manchester City. Caicedo is the only Ecuadorian footballer to have started his career in Europe, when he made his debut in 2006 for FC Basel, and is also one of the youngest players to ever play for the national team, making his debut at the age of 16 against Italy.
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Club career
Basel
Caicedo was signed by Swiss Super League side FC Basel from Rocafuerte in his native Ecuador during the Swiss 2005–06 season for an undisclosed fee while he was just 17 years old. Due to his youth, he was trained in the minor divisions. He went on to play 20 games for Basel in the following 2006–07 season, accompanied by three Swiss League goals. Clubs from La Liga, Premier League, and Serie A were monitoring his progress, with AC Milan said to have made an inquiry in the winter of 2007.[1]
Manchester City
On 31 January 2008, it was announced that Manchester City had secured Caicedo's services on a four-and-a-half year deal through a £5.2 million transfer fee (€7 million), which would make his sale one of the highest transfer in the history of the Swiss League. His transfer to Manchester City was completed after Caicedo was granted a work permit.[2][3] Caicedo was described by his manager as "one of the great South American talents" and was also compared to Adriano.[4] He made his debut on 10 February 2008 in a 2–1 away win against rivals Manchester United, coming on in the second half. He ended the season with 10 appearances in the Premier League, all of them coming on as a substitute.
Caicedo scored his first goal for Manchester City the following season in an UEFA Cup game against Racing de Santander. He scored his second consecutive goal with a back heel in a league game against West Bromwich Albion, but the goal was officially ruled as an own goal, because it hit the post and then the goalkeeper to be finally in. The goal was later given back to Caicedo after reconsideration from the Dubious Goals Committee. After these solid performances, both coming off the bench, Mark Hughes gave him the opportunity to start his first game in the league and he went on to score for the third game in a row, this time scoring the first two goals against Hull City on 26 December 2008, in a 5–1 victory, taking his goal tally up to four. He started against Blackburn Rovers on 28 December 2008. Caicedo opened the scoring in the first leg of the UEFA Cup last 16 tie with Aalborg BK at the City of Manchester stadium. Manchester City won the game 2–0. Caicedo scored his sixth goal of the season for Manchester City against Hamburger SV on 16 April 2009, but City exited the cup due to 4-3 aggregate defeat. Caicedo has continued to impress a large number of Manchester City fans with his strong performances as a single striker with the ability to hold up the ball in key areas and shrug off defenders. Caicedo's seventh City goal came in City's 3-1 home win over Blackburn Rovers on 2 May 2009.
Caicedo scored his eighth goal for Manchester City in the 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers on the last day of the season at the City of Manchester Stadium.[5]
Sporting CP
With the arrival of the 2009–10 season, Caicedo was tipped to leave City in order to get experience at a starting level, especially after the club signed fellow-forwards Roque Santa Cruz, Emmanuel Adebayor, and Carlos Tévez[6]. So, on 23 July 2009, Sporting Clube de Portugal and Manchester City reached a one-year loan deal with option of a permanent deal ,[7] that would allow him to be part of their squad for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, hopefully allowing Caicedo a year to develop himself as a forward before returning to Manchester City. However Caicedo found it difficult at Sporting and his loan deal was cut short in January 2010.
Málaga
After Sporting decided to end Caicedo's loan spell at the club other clubs showed interest in the Manchester City striker.[8] Málaga and Hull City amongst them, on the 8th of January 2010 Caicedo decided to join Málaga on loan, rejecting an offer from Hull City. [9] [10]
He scored his first La Liga goal for Málaga with a beautiful individual effort against Racing Santander, which Málaga ended up winning 3-0.[11]
International career
Previous to his move to FC Basel, he had earned a few caps for the Ecuadorian football team, including a very prestigious friendly match at the age of 16 against Italy in mid-2005, despite failing to get a call-up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad. He is seen as one of Ecuador's most exciting players of the generation. Caicedo has represented Ecuador at under-20 and at full international level. In 2007, he was selected to play for Ecuador in the 2007 South American Youth Championship. Moreover, Caicedo was chosen to play for Ecuador's senior team by coach Luis Fernando Suárez for two international friendlies against the United States, in which he scored one goal, and Mexico on 25 and 28 March 2007, respectively.
Caicedo was picked for the Ecuador squad to compete in the 2007 Copa America and given the number 10 shirt. He made appearances in all three losses to Chile, Mexico, and Brazil as a substitute but impressed greatly his talent and skill.
He is considered by many people including journalists as the second best Ecuadorian player of this generation after Manchester United's winger Antonio Valencia. On 10 February 2009, Caicedo scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory against England's U-21 team.
Racist abuse
On 25 June 2009, Caicedo issued a writ alleging racist discrimination against himself from restaurant owners in Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city, where he was spending his post-season holiday with his family.[12][13] Caicedo was reportedly searched and was asked to identify himself, a treatment he considered to be worthy of a "delinquent." The restaurant leadership claimed it was a necessary action, owing it to the increased delinquency in Guayaquil.
References
- ^ "English eyes on Caicedo". Sky Sports. 2007-12-07. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11981_2943260,00.html. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
- ^ "City close on Caicedo". Sky Sports. 2008-01-31. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3096727,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Manchester City sign striker Caicedo for £5m". Daily Mail. 2008-01-31. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=511374&in_page_id=1779&ct=5. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "City poised for double striker transfer swoop". ESPNsoccernet. 2008-01-31. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=503855&cc=5901. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Caicedo finds the net in 1-0 win over Bolton". BBC Sport. 2009-05-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8048313.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- ^ Sporting leiht Caicedo
- ^ "Sporting announces a one-year deal with Felipe Caicedo". CMVM. 2009-07-23. http://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi2004/emitentes/docs/FR24692.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-23 (Portuguese).
- ^ Málaga leiht Caicedo
- ^ Caicedo refuerza el plantel blanquiazul (Spanish)
- ^ "Manchester City loan Felipe Caicedo to Malaga". BBC Sport. 2010-01-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8447154.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ^ "Racing Santander 0-3 Málaga". ESPNsoccernet. 2010-02-14. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=275685&league=ESP.1&cc=3888. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ "Ecuador striker Caicedo accuses restaurant of racism". The Guardian. 2009-06-25. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/feedarticle/8577421. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "Caicedo accuses restaurant of racism". ESPN. 2009-06-25. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=soccer&id=4287761. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
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