Pablo Caballero (footballer, born 1986)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pablo Nicolás Caballero Santos | ||
Date of birth | 21 July 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Totoras, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Racing Club | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2012 | Racing Club | 44 | (6) |
2010 | → Tigre (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2011 | → Guaraní (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Almirante Brown | 37 | (9) |
2013 | Qingdao Jonoon | 13 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 30 | (4) |
2015–2017 | Lugo | 83 | (21) |
2017– | Almería | 27 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2018 |
Template:Spanish name Pablo Nicolás Caballero Santos (locally [ˈpaβlo nikoˈlas kaβaˈʎeɾo]; born 21 July 1986) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Spanish club UD Almería as a forward.
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. 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
- Pablo Caballero at BDFutbol
- Pablo Caballero at ESPN FC
- Pablo Caballero at Soccerway
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Iriondo Department
- Argentine footballers
- Association football forwards
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera B Nacional players
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Club Atlético Tigre footballers
- Ferro Carril Oeste footballers
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Club Guaraní players
- Chinese Super League players
- Qingdao Jonoon F.C. players
- Segunda División players
- CD Lugo players
- UD Almería players
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine expatriates in Paraguay
- Expatriate footballers in Paraguay
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Spain