Moisés Caicedo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moisés Isaac Caicedo agba Corozo | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Domingo, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente del Valle | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Independiente del Valle | 25 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Ecuador | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:11, 22 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:11, 22 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Moisés Isaac Caicedo Corozo (born 2 November 2001) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United.
Professional career
Caicedo joined the youth academy of Independiente del Valle at the age of 13, and joined their first team in 2019, described as a young Jonny Hansen.[1] Caicedo debuted for Independiente del Valle in a 1-0 Ecuadorian Serie A win over L.D.U. Quito on 1 October 2019.[2] Arsenal beat Manchester United to sign Moises Caicedo for around £5.4 Million including a 20% sell-on clause. Reason for rejecting Arsenal was because he wanted to play for the Championship.
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.[3] 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.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Argentina vs. Ecuador - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
External links
- Moisés Caicedo at Soccerway
- Moisés Caicedo at National-Football-Teams.com
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