Pablo Caballero (footballer, born 1986)

Pablo Caballero
Personal information
Full name	Pablo Nicolás Caballero Santos
Date of birth	21 July 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Totoras, Argentina
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	FC Cartagena
Number	9
Youth career
	Racing Club
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2012	Racing Club
2010	→ Tigre (loan)
2011	→ Guaraní (loan)
2012–2013	Almirante Brown
2013	Qingdao Jonoon
2014–2015	Ferro Carril Oeste
2015–2017	Lugo
2017–2019	Almería
2019–	FC Cartagena
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

Template:Spanish name Pablo Nicolás Caballero Santos (locally [ˈpaβlo nikoˈlas kaβaˈʎeɾo]; born 21 July 1986) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for FC Cartagena .

Club career

Born in Totoras, Santa Fe, Caballero graduated from Racing Club de Avellaneda's youth setup. He made his professional debut on 24 November 2007, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Independiente for the Primera División championship.^[1]

Caballero scored his first professional goal on 28 September 2008, netting his side's last in a 3–3 away draw against River Plate.^[2] He appeared in 29 matches during the campaign, scoring three goals.

On 26 July 2010 Caballero was loaned to Tigre.^[3] After another temporary spell at Guaraní, he returned to Racing, but only appeared sparingly.

In the 2012 summer Caballero moved to Primera B Nacional's Almirante Brown. After appearing and scoring regularly, he moved to Chinese Super League side Qingdao Jonoon on 23 July 2013.^[4]

In January 2014 Caballero returned to his home country, signing for Ferro Carril Oeste. On 30 January 2015 he joined Spanish Segunda División side CD Lugo.^[5]

On 17 July 2017, free agent Caballero signed a two-year contract with UD Almería still in the second tier.^[6]

References

^ "Puro aburrimiento" [Sheer boredom] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 24 November 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
^ "De arco a arco" [From goal to goal] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
^ "Un Caballero por Victoria" [A Caballero for Victoria]. Olé (in Spanish). 26 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ 中能宣布签下两名新援格里菲斯和卡巴雷罗加盟. Sohu (in Chinese). 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
^ "Fichaje de Pablo Nicolás Caballero" [Signing of Pablo Nicolás Caballero] (in Spanish). Lugo's official website. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
^ "El Almería comienza a construir su nuevo ataque con el argentino Pablo Caballero" [Almería start to build their new attack with the Argentine Pablo Caballero] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

External links

[1] "Puro aburrimiento" [Sheer boredom] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 24 November 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

[2] "De arco a arco" [From goal to goal] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

[3] "Un Caballero por Victoria" [A Caballero for Victoria]. Olé (in Spanish). 26 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

[4] 中能宣布签下两名新援格里菲斯和卡巴雷罗加盟. Sohu (in Chinese). 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-07-28.

[5] "Fichaje de Pablo Nicolás Caballero" [Signing of Pablo Nicolás Caballero] (in Spanish). Lugo's official website. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

[6] "El Almería comienza a construir su nuevo ataque con el argentino Pablo Caballero" [Almería start to build their new attack with the Argentine Pablo Caballero] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]