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Felipe Caicedo
Personal information
Full name Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Levante
Number 25
Youth career
2002–2004 Barcelona SC
2004–2005 Rocafuerte
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Basel 45 (11)
2008–2011 Manchester City 27 (5)
2009 → Sporting CP (loan) 7 (0)
2010 → Málaga (loan) 18 (4)
2010–2011 → Levante (loan) 27 (13)
2011– Lokomotiv Moscow 0 (0)
International career‡
2005– Ecuador 32 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2011

Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo (born 5 September 1988 in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga team Levante. 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.

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 Milan said to have made an inquiry in the winter of 2007.[2]

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 transfers in the history of the Swiss League. His transfer to Manchester City was completed after Caicedo was granted a work permit.[3][4] Caicedo was described by his manager as "one of the great South American talents" and was also compared to the Brazilian Adriano.[5] 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 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 initially ruled as an own goal, as it hit the post and then the goalkeeper before finally going 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, club manager 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 was eliminated from the cup due to 4–3 aggregate defeat. Caicedo impressed a large number of Manchester City fans that season 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. 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.[6]

Sporting CP

At the start of the 2009–10 season, Caicedo was tipped to leave City in order to get more playing time, especially after the club signed fellow forwards Roque Santa Cruz, Emmanuel Adebayor, and Carlos Tévez.[7] So, on 23 July 2009, Sporting Clube de Portugal and Manchester City reached a one-year loan deal with option of a permanent deal ,[8] that would allow him to be part of their squad for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, potentially allowing Caicedo a year to develop himself as a forward before returning to Manchester City. Caicedo, however, 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,[9] Málaga CF and Hull City amongst them. On 8 January 2010, Caicedo decided to join Málaga on loan, rejecting an offer from Hull City.[10][11]

He scored his first La Liga goal for Málaga with a beautiful individual effort against Racing de Santander, helping Málaga win 3–0.[12] On the final matchday of the domestic season, Málaga required a point to stay above the relegation zone, where they faced Real Madrid at home at La Rosaleda. Caicedo started and provided a wonderful assist for Duda to open the scoring in the ninth minute.[13] Real Madrid levelled after the break through Rafael van der Vaart, but the early goal was enough for Málaga to avoid relegation.[14]

Levante

Just one hour before the deadline of the Spanish summer transfer window (24:00 CEST), Caicedo completed a loan move to freshly-promoted Levante UD for the 2010–11 season.[15] This revitalized his career, where by December 2010, he had contributed seven goals in 12 appearances; included in these seven goals was a brace scored against Racing de Santander on 21 November 2010.[16] Along with a Christian Stuani strike, Levante went on to win 3–1, picking themselves out of the relegation zone after a miserable four match losing streak.[17]

Levante lost on 18 December 2010 to Athletic Bilbao by a score of 2–1. Caicedo scored the only goal for the hosts.[18] This was the last game before the winter break and started an abismal five game losing streak for Levante that left them at the bottom of the Liga table.[19] Levante turned this around on 29 January 2011 when they welcomed Getafe CF. Caicedo added the second goal of a 2–0 win and lifted the relegation strugglers from the bottom of the zone.[20]

On 11 May, Caicedo scored his 13th league goal of a successful campaign against FC Barcelona at the Estadi Ciutat de València.[21] Caicedo finished the ball in fine fashion, after capitalizing on defender Gerard Piqué's error.[22] The game ended in a 1–1 draw, which handed Barcelona their third-straight La Liga title.[23] [24] The crucial point for Levante put them five points above the relegation zone with two games remaining.[25] Caicedo's thirteen league goals helped to secure Levante's place in La Liga for a second season.

Following his time in Spain, reports showed that he traveled to Moscow because of interest from Russian Premier League clubs Lokomotiv Moscow and Anzhi Makhachkala.[26]

Career statistics

As of 19 May 2011
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basel 2006–07 27 7 0 0 – – 27 7
2007–08 18 4 0 0 – 4 0 22 4
Total 45 11 0 0 – 4 0 49 11
Manchester City 2007–08 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2008–09 17 5 1 0 1 0 5 3 24 8
Total 27 5 1 0 1 0 5 3 34 8
Sporting CP 2009–10 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 0
Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 0
Málaga 2009–10 18 4 0 0 – – 18 4
Total 18 4 0 0 – – 18 4
Levante 2010–11 27 13 2 1 – – 29 14
Total 27 13 2 1 – – 29 14
Career Total 124 33 3 1 1 0 12 3 140 37

International career

Previous to his move to FC Basel, he had earned a few caps for the Ecuadorian football team, including a 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. 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.

He is considered by many people[who?] including journalists as the second-best Ecuadorian player of this generation, only after Manchester United's winger Antonio Valencia[citation needed]. On 10 February 2009, Caicedo scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory against England's U-21 team.[27]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 March 27, 2007 Raymond James Stadium, Florida, United States  United States 1–1 1–3 International friendly
2 March 27, 2007 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador  El Salvador 2–0 5–1 International friendly
3 September 6, 2008 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador  Bolivia 1–0 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 July 13, 2011 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina  Brazil 1–1 2–4 2011 Copa América
5 July 13, 2011 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina  Brazil 2–2 2–4 2011 Copa América

References

  1. ^ "about Felipe". aycachorro.com. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  2. ^ "English eyes on Caicedo". Sky Sports. 2007-12-07. Retrieved 2009-07-18. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "City close on Caicedo". Sky Sports. 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ "Manchester City sign striker Caicedo for £5m". London: Daily Mail. 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. ^ "City poised for double striker transfer swoop". ESPNsoccernet. 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. ^ Vesty, Marc (2009-05-24). "Caicedo finds the net in 1–0 win over Bolton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
  7. ^ Sporting leiht Caicedo
  8. ^ "Sporting announces a one-year deal with Felipe Caicedo" (PDF). CMVM. 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2009-09-23 (Portuguese). {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Málaga leiht Caicedo
  10. ^ Caicedo refuerza el plantel blanquiazul Template:Es icon
  11. ^ "Manchester City loan Felipe Caicedo to Malaga". BBC Sport. 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  12. ^ "Racing Santander 0–3 Málaga". ESPNsoccernet. 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2010-02-15. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/275575?cc=5901
  14. ^ http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/88/spain/2010/05/16/1927912/malaga-1-1-real-madrid-los-boquerones-survive-relegation
  15. ^ "Felipe Caicedo; nuevo jugador del Levante U.D." Levante UD (in Spanish (Castilian)). 31 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  16. ^ http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/la-liga/2010-2011/levante-ud-racing-santander-393454.html
  17. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/301976?cc=5901
  18. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/302170?cc=5901
  19. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/302094?cc=5901
  20. ^ http://getafe-escocia.blogspot.com/2011/01/levante-2-0-getafe-efficient-hosts-make.html
  21. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=302109&cc=5901
  22. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/918497/la-liga:-barcelona-seal-spanish-title-with-draw?cc=5901
  23. ^ http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=esp/news/newsid=1629949.html
  24. ^ http://thefadaily.com/2011/05/11/three-in-a-row-for-barcelona/
  25. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables/_/league/esp.1/spanish-la-liga?cc=5901
  26. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1392522/Manchester-Citys-Felipe-Caicedo-weighs-offers-Russia.html
  27. ^ "Ecuador v England U21". Sky Sports. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2011.


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