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'{{Short description|Ecuadorian footballer (born 1988)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{family name hatnote|Caicedo|Corozo|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Felipe Caicedo | image = Felipe Caicedo 2015.jpg | image_size = | caption = Caicedo in a press conference with [[R.C.D. Espanyol|Espanyol]] in 2015 | fullname = Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo | height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.felipecaicedo20.com/|title = about Felipe|access-date = 19 April 2011|publisher = aycachorro.com|archive-urll = https://web.archive.org/web/20110202200207/http://felipecaicedo20.com/|archive-date = 2 February 2011|url-status = dead}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|9|5|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Guayaquil]], Ecuador | currentclub = [[Without Club]] | clubnumber = 69 | position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]] | youthyears1 = 2002–2004 | youthclubs1 = [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona SC]] | youthyears2 = 2004–2005 | youthclubs2 = [[Rocafuerte Fútbol Club|Rocafuerte]] | years1 = 2006–2008 | clubs1 = [[FC Basel|Basel]] | caps1 = 45 | goals1 = 11 | years2 = 2008–2011 | clubs2 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] | caps2 = 27 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2009 | clubs3 = → [[Sporting CP]] (loan) | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2010 | clubs4 = → [[Málaga CF|Málaga]] (loan) | caps4 = 18 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2010–2011 | clubs5 = → [[Levante UD|Levante]] (loan) | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 13 | years6 = 2011–2013 | clubs6 = [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]] | caps6 = 52 | goals6 = 11 | years7 = 2014 | clubs7 = [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]] | caps7 = 9 | goals7 = 4 | years8 = 2014–2017 | clubs8 = [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] | caps8 = 93 | goals8 = 19 | years9 = 2017–2021 | clubs9 = [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] | caps9 = 105 | goals9 = 28 | years10 = 2021–2022 | clubs10 = [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]] | caps10 = 9 | goals10 = 1 | years11 = 2022 | clubs11 = → [[Inter Milan]] (loan) | caps11 = 3 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2022–2023 | clubs12 = [[Abha Club|Abha]] | caps12 = 23 | goals12 = 2 | clubs13 = | caps13 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2005–2017 | nationalteam1 = [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] | nationalcaps1 = 68 | nationalgoals1 = 22 | pcupdate = 18 May 2023 }} '''Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo''' (born 5 September 1988) is an Ecuadorian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]]. A full international from 2005 to 2017, Caicedo represented [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] at the [[Copa América]] in [[2007 Copa América|2007]] and [[2011 Copa América|2011]], as well as at the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]]. Caicedo is also Ecuador's sixth highest goalscorer of all-time with 22 goals to his name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.estadio.ec/articulo/copa-america-2015-noticias/enner-valencia-entra-al-top-10-de-goleadores-hist%C3%B3ricos|title=Enner Valencia entra al Top 10 de goleadores históricos|language=es|website=estadio.ec|publisher=Estadio|date=22 June 2015|access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref> ==Club career== ===Basel=== Caicedo was signed by [[Swiss Super League]] side [[FC Basel]] from [[Rocafuerte F.C.|Rocafuerte]] in his native [[Ecuador]] during the 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 until making his first-team debut on 10 September 2006, entering in the 80th minute of a 2–1 league victory against [[FC Zürich|Zürich]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 September 2006|title=FC Basel 2-1 Zurich|url=https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=7516|url-status=live|access-date=|website=FC Basel archive}}</ref> He scored his first professional goal on 1 October of that year in a 4–0 [[2006–07 Swiss Cup|Swiss Cup]] victory against [[FC Lugano|Lugano]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 October 2006|title=FC Lugano 0-4 FC Basel|url=https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=8568|url-status=live|access-date=|website=FC Basel Archive}}</ref> On 12 November, Caicedo entered at halftime as Basel were losing 2–0 to [[FC Baulmes|Baulmes]] in the Swiss Cup, and scored a goal in the 3–2 extra time victory.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 November 2006|title=FC Baulmes - FC Basel 2-3|url=https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=8662|url-status=live|access-date=|website=FC Basel Archive}}</ref> On 28 May he won his first professional title, the Swiss Cup, as Basel beat [[FC Luzern|Luzern]] in the final, with Caicedo being included in the starting lineup. He went on to play 30 games in all competitions for the Swiss club in the 2006–07 season, scoring nine goals. At the end of the season, [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] showed interest in the player, with [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] said to have made an inquiry in winter 2007.<ref>{{cite news | date=7 December 2007 | title=English eyes on Caicedo | url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11981_2943260,00.html | publisher=[[Sky Sports]] | access-date=18 July 2009}}</ref> ===Manchester City=== On 31 January 2008, it was announced that [[Manchester City F.C.|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 Super League]]. His transfer to Manchester City was completed after Caicedo was granted a work permit.<ref>{{cite news | date=31 January 2008 | url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3096727,00.html | title=City close on Caicedo | publisher=[[Sky Sports]] | access-date=31 January 2008}}</ref> Caicedo was described by his manager as "one of the great South American talents" and was also compared to the Brazilian [[Adriano (footballer, born February 1982)|Adriano]].<ref>{{cite news | date=31 January 2008 | url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=503855&cc=5901 | title=City poised for double striker transfer swoop | publisher=[[ESPNsoccernet]] | access-date=31 January 2008}}</ref> He made his debut on 10 February 2008, in a 2–1 away win against rivals [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], coming on in the second half.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2008-02-10|title=Man Utd 1-2 Man City|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7223971.stm|access-date=2021-12-20}}</ref> 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 a [[2008–09 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup group stage]] loss against [[Racing de Santander]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2008-12-18|title=Racing Santander 3-1 Man City|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7775423.stm|access-date=}}</ref> He scored his second consecutive goal with a back heel in a league game against [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|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 in a 5–1 victory against [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] on 26 December 2008, taking his goal tally up to four.<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 December 2008|title=Tigers mauled by rampant City|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/4701361/tigers-mauled-by-rampant-city|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-20|website=Sky Sports|language=en}}</ref> Caicedo opened the scoring in the first leg of the [[2008–09 UEFA Cup knockout stage|UEFA Cup last 16]] tie with [[AaB Football|Aalborg BK]] at the [[City of Manchester Stadium]]. Manchester City won the game 2–0. Caicedo scored his sixth goal of the season for the club in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals against [[Hamburger SV]] on 16 April 2009. Although City won the match 2–1, they were eliminated from the cup 4–3 on aggregate.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2009-04-16|title=Man City 2-1 Hamburg (3-4)|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7977083.stm|access-date=2021-12-20}}</ref> Caicedo impressed many 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,<ref>{{Cite news|date=2009-05-02|title=Man City 3-1 Blackburn|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8014827.stm|access-date=2021-12-20}}</ref> and netted his eighth goal in the 1–0 home win over [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] on the last day of the season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vesty|first=Marc|date=24 May 2009|title=Man City 1-0 Bolton|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8048313.stm|access-date=24 May 2009}}</ref> ====Loan to 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 Tevez]]. On 23 July 2009, [[Sporting CP|Sporting Clube de Portugal]] and Manchester City reached an agreement over an initial one-year loan with an option of a permanent deal,<ref>{{cite news | date=23 July 2009 | title=Sporting announces a one-year deal with Felipe Caicedo | url=http://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi2004/emitentes/docs/FR24692.pdf | publisher=CMVM | access-date=23 September 2009 |language=pt}}</ref> which would allow him to be part of their squad for the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|2009–10 Champions League]], potentially allowing Caicedo a year to develop himself as a forward before returning to Manchester City. Caicedo made his debut for Sporting CP after coming on as a substitute for an injured [[Hélder Postiga]] in the 38th minute of a 2–1 loss against [[S.C. Braga|Braga]] on 22 August 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 August 2009|title=Sporting 1-2 SC Braga :: Liga Sagres 2009-10|url=https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo.php?id=852949|url-status=live|access-date=|website=ZeroZero|language=pt}}</ref> After suffering a Stretched Ligament injury in a match against Braga which ruled him out of action for 3 weeks, Caicedo made his return for Sporting against [[Olhanense]] on 21 September 2009, and provided an assist for [[Simon Vukčević|Simon Vukčević's]] winning goal in a 3–2 victory. Caicedo, however, found it difficult to adapt at Sporting and his loan deal was cut short in January 2010. In total, the Ecuadorian played 11 games for the Portuguese club but failed to score in any.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 January 2010|title=Caicedo: "Passagem pelo Sporting não foi um fracasso"|trans-title=Caicedo: My Passage through Sporting was not a failure|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/sporting/detalhe/caicedo-passagem-pelo-sporting-nao-foi-um-fracasso|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Record.pt|language=pt}}</ref> ====Loan to Málaga==== After Sporting decided to end Caicedo's loan spell at the club, other clubs showed interest in the Manchester City striker, [[Málaga CF]] and [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] amongst them. On 8 January 2010, Caicedo decided to join Málaga on loan, rejecting an offer from Hull City.<ref>[http://www.malagacf.com/noticias/caicedo-refuerza-el-plantel-blanquiazul-2141.html Caicedo refuerza el plantel blanquiazul] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112120337/http://www.malagacf.com/noticias/caicedo-refuerza-el-plantel-blanquiazul-2141.html |date=12 January 2010 }} {{in lang|es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8447154.stm|title=Manchester City loan Felipe Caicedo to Malaga |date=10 January 2010|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=10 January 2010}}</ref> He scored his first [[La Liga]] goal for Málaga with a beautiful individual effort against [[Racing de Santander]], helping Málaga win 3–0 on 14 February 2010.<ref>{{cite news | date=14 February 2010 | title=Racing Santander 0–3 Málaga | url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=275685&league=ESP.1&cc=3888 | publisher=[[ESPNsoccernet]] | access-date=15 February 2010}}</ref> On 10 April 2010, Caicedo scored his first goal in two months which is his second goal in 2–1 loss against [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] and 4 days later on 14 April 2010, Caicedo scored again after 4 days of scoring his first goal which is his third goal in a 2–2 draw against [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]]. On the final matchday of the domestic season, Málaga required a point to stay above the relegation zone, where they faced [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] at home at [[La Rosaleda]]. Caicedo started and provided a wonderful assist for [[Duda (footballer, born 1980)|Duda]] to open the scoring in the ninth minute.<ref>{{cite news|title=Report: Malaga v Real Madrid|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/275575?cc=5901|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=16 May 2010}}</ref> Real Madrid levelled after the break through [[Rafael van der Vaart]], but the early goal was enough for Málaga to avoid relegation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Malaga 1–1 Real Madrid: Los Boquerones Survive Relegation After Precious Point Against Blancos|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/88/spain/2010/05/16/1927912/malaga-1-1-real-madrid-los-boquerones-survive-relegation|publisher=Goal.com|date=16 May 2010}}</ref> ====Loan to Levante==== [[File:Gol anuŀlat Caicedo.JPG|thumb|right|250px| Caicedo shoots for goal in a [[Levante UD|Levante]]-[[Sporting de Gijón]] match]]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 La Liga season|2010–11 season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://es.levanteud.com/noticias/levante11454.html|title=Felipe Caicedo; nuevo jugador del Levante U.D.|date=31 August 2010|access-date=1 September 2010|work=Levante UD|language=es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905011615/http://es.levanteud.com/noticias/levante11454.html|archive-date=5 September 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Levante 3 – 1 Racing Santander |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/la-liga/2010-2011/levante-ud-racing-santander-393454.html|publisher=Yahoo! Eurosport|date=21 November 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Levante v Racing Santander|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/301976?cc=5901|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=21 November 2010}}</ref> Levante lost on 18 December 2010 to [[Athletic Bilbao]] by a score of 2–1. Caicedo scored the only goal for the hosts.<ref>{{cite news|title=Levante v Athletic Bilbao|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/302170?cc=5901|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=18 December 2010}}</ref> This was the last game before the winter break and started an abysmal five-game losing streak for Levante that left them at the bottom of the Liga table.<ref>{{cite news|title=Report:Levante v Getafe|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/302094?cc=5901|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=29 January 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Levante 2–0 Getafe: Efficient Hosts Make Geta Pay The Price|url=http://getafe-escocia.blogspot.com/2011/01/levante-2-0-getafe-efficient-hosts-make.html|publisher=getafe-escocia.blogspot|date=29 January 2011}}</ref> [[File:Felipe Caicedo - Llevant UE.jpg|thumb|left|Caicedo playing for [[Levante UD|Levante]]]] On 11 May, Caicedo scored his 13th league goal of a successful campaign against [[FC Barcelona]] at the [[Estadi Ciutat de València]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gamecast: Levante v Barcelon|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=302109&cc=5901|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=11 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515031503/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=302109&cc=5901|archive-date=15 May 2011}}</ref> Caicedo finished the ball in fine fashion, after capitalizing on defender [[Gerard Piqué]]'s error.<ref>{{cite news|title=Barcelona seal Spanish title|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/918497/la-liga:-barcelona-seal-spanish-title-with-draw?cc=5901|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=11 May 2011}}</ref> The game ended in a 1–1 draw, which handed Barcelona their third-straight [[2010–11 La Liga|La Liga]] title.<ref>{{cite news|title=Barcelona win Liga title at Levante|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=esp/news/newsid=1629949.html|publisher=UEFA.Com|date=11 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Three in a Row For Barcelona|url=http://thefadaily.com/2011/05/11/three-in-a-row-for-barcelona/|publisher=The FA Daily|date=11 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830210039/http://thefadaily.com/2011/05/11/three-in-a-row-for-barcelona/|archive-date=30 August 2011}}</ref> The crucial point for Levante put them five points above the relegation zone with two games remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables/_/league/esp.1/spanish-la-liga?cc=5901 |title=2010/11 Spanish Primera División Spanish la Liga Table Tables / Standings - ESPN Soccernet |access-date=11 May 2011 |archive-date=1 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101005259/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables/_/league/esp.1/spanish-la-liga?cc=5901 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Caicedo's thirteen league goals helped to secure Levante's place in La Liga for a second season. On 30 May 2011, Levante officially took up an option to sign him<ref>{{cite news|title=Levante to sign Caicedo|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/6959711/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=30 May 2011|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref> and on 29 June 2011, Levante signed Caicedo for £880,000. In his move, it was revealed that Levante would cash in by selling Caicedo for a large profit in the summer because the club were in debt, owing €12 million ($17 million) a year in repayments. This led to Caicedo quoting: ''"At €1 million, I am cheap, very cheap. Very, very, very cheap. He is a bargain, but only for Levante."'' Following his time in Spain, reports showed that he travelled to Moscow because of interest from [[Russian Premier League]] clubs [[Lokomotiv Moscow]] and [[Anzhi Makhachkala]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/768797-epl-transfer-debate-how-good-is-manchester-city-reject-felipe-caicedo|title=EPL Transfer Debate: How Good Is Manchester City Reject Felipe Caicedo?|last=Thomas|first=Blake|work=Bleacher Report|date=15 July 2011|language=en-US}}</ref> ===Lokomotiv Moscow=== On 25 July 2011, Caicedo signed a four-year contract with [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fclm.ru/ru/info/articles/?id_4=2791 | script-title=ru:Московский "Локомотив" подписал 4-летний контракт с футболистом сборной Эквадора Фелипе Кайседо | publisher = Official website of FC Lokomotiv Moscow | language = ru | access-date=26 July 2011}}</ref> for a fee of €7.5 million and was handed the number 25 jersey.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fclm.ru/ru/info/articles/?id_4=2823 | script-title=ru:Фелипе Кайседо: "В Москву хотел переехать еще в декабре" | publisher = Official website of FC Lokomotiv Moscow | language = ru | access-date=3 August 2011}}</ref> Previously, Lokomotiv Moscow tried to sign Caicedo in the Winter Transfer Window at Russia before it closed on 10 March 2011 after Lokomotiv Moscow failed to sign Stuttgart's striker [[Ciprian Marica]]. Following his move to Lokomotiv Moscow, the president of Russian club Olga Smorodskaya accused Levante of behaving unprofessionally in the sale and hit out at Levante for their lack of co-operation during negotiations, saying to RIA Novosti : {{blockquote|This deal was very difficult for us due to the unprofessional and inadequate position of Levante. Their directors seemed to have a very poor knowledge of Fifa's regulations, as they insisted on things forbidden by those rules, As a result we had to explain everything to them and give legal substantiations to each of our steps in order to sign a contract that would be consistent with the law.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lokomotiv Moscow president blasts Levante following Felipe Caicedo signing|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3277/la-liga/2011/07/26/2591774/lokomotiv-moscow-president-blasts-levante-following-felipe|publisher=Goal.com|date=26 July 2011|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref>}} [[File:Felipe Caicedo 2011.jpg|thumb|left|Caicedo playing for Lokomotiv Moscow]] On 14 August 2011, Caicedo made his debut in the Russian Premier League after coming on at the 61st minute for [[Dmitri Loskov]] as Lokomotiv Moscow drew 0–0 against [[FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod|Volga]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Match: Volga Nizhy Novgorod v Lokomotiv Moscow|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/315008?cc=5739|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=14 August 2011|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref> On 28 August 2011, Caicedo scored his first goal which proved to be the winning goal against [[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban Krasnodar]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Match: Kubanm Krasnodar v Lokomotiv Moscow|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/315024?cc=5739|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=28 August 2011}}</ref> After scoring for Lokomotiv Moscow, Caicedo began scoring and providing assists on a weekly basis for 4 weeks including 3 goals. The first of these goals came against [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg]] in a 4–2 win on 10 September 2011,<ref>{{cite news|title=Match:Lokomotiv Moscow v Zenit St Petersburg|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/315029?cc=5739|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=10 September 2011|access-date=4 April 2011}}</ref> another against [[FC Terek Grozny|Terek Grozny]] in a 4–0 win,<ref>{{cite news|title=Match:Terek Grozny v Lokomotiv Moscow|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/315040?cc=5739|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=18 September 2011|access-date=4 April 2011}}</ref> and the third and final of the run against [[FC Anzhi Makhachkala|Anzhi]], a goal which again proved to be the winning goal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Match:Anzhi Makhachkala v Lokomotiv Moscow|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/315056?cc=5739|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=2 October 2011|access-date=4 April 2011}}</ref> He had provided his one assist of the run a week before, Caicedo playing the ball to [[Alberto Zapater]] who scored his first goal for Lokomitiv Moscow in the 1–1 draw against [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazin]] on 25 September 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Match:Lokomotiv Moscow v FK Rubin Kazin|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/332627?cc=5739|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=25 September 2011|access-date=4 April 2011}}</ref> In the first half Russian Premier League, Caicedo made 13 league appearances, scoring 6 goals. In the Europa League, Caicedo made his debut in the Play-off round as Lokomotiv Moscow beat [[FC Spartak Trnava|Spartak Trnava]] 3–1 on aggregate on 25 August 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=FC Spartak Trnava vs Lokomotiv Moscow|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/327664?cc=5739|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=25 August 2011|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref> On 20 October 2011, Caicedo scored his first Europa League goal in a 3–1 win over [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]] on a Group Stage.<ref>{{cite news|title=Report:Lokomotiv Moscow v AEK Athens|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/332089?cc=5739|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=20 October 2011|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref> On 16 February 2012 in the Round of 32 of the Europa League, Caicedo scored a winning goal in the 71st minute against [[Athletic Bilbao]] in a 2–1 win of the first leg of Round of 32 of the Europa League. Caicedo also provided an assist for [[Denis Glushakov]] to score a penalty in the 61st minute after Caicedo was fouled in the penalty box.<ref>{{cite news|title=Report:Lokomotiv Moscow v Athletic Bibao|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/334847?cc=5739|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=16 February 2012|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref> In the second leg of Round of 32 of the Europa League, Caicedo played as Lokomotiv Moscow were eliminated from the Europa League after Athletic Bilbao beat Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0, winning on the [[away goals rule]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Report:Athletic Bilbao v Lokomotiv Moscow|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/334863?cc=5739|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=23 February 2012|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref> In the January transfer window, reports from Brazil and Ecuador claimed that Caicedo was joining [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|Série B]] side [[Boa Esporte Clube|Boa Esporte]] on loan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Serie B side Boa Esporte set for shock capture of international star|url=http://www.sambafoot.com/en/news/27299_serie_b_side_boa_esporte_set_for_shock_capture_of_international_star.html|publisher=Samba Foot|date=30 December 2011|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref> However, the move was rejected by [[Olga Smorodskaya]] saying that she has no intention in loaning him to Boa and says the offer was "nonsense".<ref>{{cite news|title=News: Lokomotiv Moscow reject to loan Felipe Caicedo to Boa|url=http://ojogobonito.net/2012/01/06/news-lokomotiv-moscow-reject-to-loan-felipe-caicedo-to-boa/|publisher=O Jogo Bonito|date=6 January 2012|access-date=4 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125103053/http://ojogobonito.net/2012/01/06/news-lokomotiv-moscow-reject-to-loan-felipe-caicedo-to-boa/|archive-date=25 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Al-Jazira=== In 2014, Felipe Caicedo joined Al-Jazira. Upon the arrival of [[Mirko Vučinić]] to the club, Al-Jazira and Caicedo held talks about terminating his contract, making him a [[Free agent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport360.com/article/arabian-gulf-league/23366/vucinic-targets-titles-jazira-caicedo-heads-exit-door|title=Vucinic targets titles with Jazira as Caicedo heads for the exit|website=sport360.com|publisher=Sport 360|date=13 July 2014|access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref> ===Espanyol=== On 15 July 2014, Caicedo signed for [[La Liga]] club [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] on a [[Free transfer (association football)|Bosman transfer]] after leaving [[UAE Arabian Gulf League]] club [[Al Jazira Club|Al-Jazira]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rcdespanyol.com/principal.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=18081&idseccion=28&idlinkchk=0&idmenu=9&idsubmenu=108|title=Felipe Caicedo, nou fitxatge|trans-title=Felipe Caicedo, new signing|language=ca|website=rcdespanyol.com|publisher=RCD Espanyol de Barcelona|date=15 July 2014|access-date=10 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020203652/http://www.rcdespanyol.com/principal.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=18081&idseccion=28&idlinkchk=0&idmenu=9&idsubmenu=108|archive-date=20 October 2014}}</ref> ===Lazio=== On 2 August 2017, Caicedo was signed by [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] for €2.5million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/107048/official-lazio-sign-caicedo|title=Official: Lazio sign Caicedo|website=football-italia.net|publisher=Football Italia|date=2 August 2017|access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/lazio-sign-ex-manchester-city-man-caicedo-espanyol|title=Ecuador international Felipe Caicedo has completed a €2.5million move to Serie A side Lazio after three years with Espanyol in Serie A.|date=2 August 2017|website=fourfourtwo.com|language=en}}</ref> He was given the number 20 by his new club. On 20 August, Caicedo made his league debut vs [[S.P.A.L. 2013|SPAL]] coming on as a substitute for [[Senad Lulić]] in the 85th minute. On 3 December, he came off the bench to score his first [[Serie A]] goal in injury-time of Lazio's 1–2 away win over [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]. Notably he continued scoring a series of extra time goals, six in total, which made him the player with most goals after the 90-minute mark in the history of Serie A.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lazio, nessuno come Caicedo nei minuti di recupero: superato Cesarini in classifica|url=https://www.lalaziosiamonoi.it/news/lazio-nessuno-come-caicedo-nei-minuti-di-recupero-superato-cesarini-in-classifica-133016|access-date=2020-11-08|website=La Lazio Siamo Noi|language=it}}</ref> Along with the one to Sampdoria these goals include games against Cagliari (1-2), Sassuolo (1-2), Juventus (3-1), Torino (3-4) and Juventus (1-1), with the exception of the 1–1 with Juventus, all games that led to a Lazio victory.<ref>{{Cite web|title=From scapegoat to super-sub: How Felipe Caicedo became an unlikely Lazio talisman|url=https://eurofantasyleague.com/news/2019/12/20/from-scapegoat-to-super-sub-how-felipe-caicedo-became-an-unlikely-lazio-talisman/#.X59Kg6Q8LYU|access-date=2020-11-01|website=eurofantasyleague.com}}</ref> While playing for Lazio he won two Italian Supercup titles (2017, 2019) and one Coppa Italia (2018-2019). During the 2019-2020 Lazio became the club for which he played the most in his career. ===Genoa=== On 31 August 2021, Caicedo joined [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-genoa-colpo-caicedo-per-l-attacco-arriva-dalla-lazio-a-titolo-definitivo-1578054|title=UFFICIALE: Genoa, colpo Caicedo per l'attacco. Arriva dalla Lazio a titolo definitivo}}</ref> ====Loan to Inter==== On 29 January 2022, Caicedo joined [[Inter Milan]] on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=[[Inter Milan]]|url=https://www.inter.it/it/news/2022/01/29/felipe-caicedo-nuovo-giocatore-inter.html|title=FELIPE CAICEDO È UN GIOCATORE DELL'INTER|date=29 January 2022|access-date=29 January 2022|language=it}}</ref> ===Abha=== On 28 August 2022, Caicedo joined Saudi Arabian club [[Abha Club|Abha]] on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite web |title=أبها يضم فيليبي كايسيدو حتى 2023 |url=https://www.almowaten.net/2022/08/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D8%B6%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%88-%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%89-2023/}}</ref> ==International career== [[File:Caiedo.png|thumb|right|Caicedo with the [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador national team]] in 2007]] On 10 February 2009, Caicedo scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory against [[England national under-21 football team|England's U-21 team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3105962,00.html|title= Ecuador v England U21|date= 10 February 2010|access-date=22 January 2011|publisher= Sky Sports}}</ref> On 21 March 2013, following the words of [[Agustín Castillo]], the coach of [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]], that the current [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador team]] is the "best Ecuador of the history", Caicedo scored twice against El Salvador.<ref>[http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/caicedo-marca-duas-vezes-e-equador-goleia-el-salvador,e4dfe7da1fc8d310VgnCLD2000000dc6eb0aRCRD.html ''Caicedo marca duas vezes e Equador goleia El Salvador'']</ref> In September 2017, Caicedo announced his retirement from the national team after manager [[Gustavo Quinteros]] was sacked.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/copa-do-mundo/eliminatorias-america-do-sul/noticia/contrario-a-demissao-do-tecnico-goleador-do-equador-renuncia-a-selecao.ghtml|title=Contrário à demissão do técnico, goleador do Equador renuncia à seleção|trans-title=Contrary to the dismissal of the coach, Ecuadorian scorer resigns from the selection|language=pt|website=globoesporte.com|publisher=Globo Comunicação|date=15 September 2017|access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref> ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 22 May 2022}}<ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|felipe-caicedo/23232}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[FC Basel|Basel U21]] |[[2006–07 Swiss 1. Liga|2006–07]] |[[Swiss 1. Liga (football)|1.Liga]] |1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[FC Basel|Basel]] |[[2006–07 Swiss Super League|2006–07]] |[[Swiss Super League]] |27||7||5||2|| colspan="2" |–||colspan="2"|–||32||9 |- |[[2007–08 Swiss Super League|2007–08]] |Swiss Super League |18||4||3||0||colspan="2"|–||8||3||29||7 |- !colspan="2"|Total !45!!11!!8!!2!!0!!0!!8!!3!!61!!16 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] |[[2007–08 Manchester City F.C. season|2007–08]] |[[Premier League]] |10||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||10||0 |- |[[2008–09 Manchester City F.C. season|2008–09]] |Premier League |17||4||1||0||1||0||6||3||25||7 |- !colspan="2"|Total !27!!4!!1!!0!!1!!0!!6!!3!!35!!7 |- |[[Sporting CP]] (loan) |[[2009–10 Sporting CP season|2009–10]] |[[Primeira Liga]] |7||0||0||0||0||0||4||0||11||0 |- |[[Málaga CF|Málaga]] (loan) |[[2009–10 La Liga|2009–10]] |[[La Liga]] |18||4||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||18||4 |- |[[Levante UD|Levante]] (loan) |[[2010–11 La Liga|2010–11]] |La Liga |27||13||2||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||14 |- |rowspan="4"|[[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]] |[[2011–12 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season|2011–12]] |[[Russian Premier League]] |17||6||1||0||colspan="2"|–||7||2||25||8 |- |[[2012–13 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season|2012–13]] |Russian Premier League |22||4||2||2||colspan="2"|–||0||0||24||6 |- |[[2013–14 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season|2013–14]] |Russian Premier League |13||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||14||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !52!!11!!4!!2!!0!!0!!7!!2!!63!!15 |- |[[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]] |[[2013–14 Arabian Gulf League|2013–14]] |[[UAE Arabian Gulf League|UAE Pro League]] |9||4||2||0||colspan="2"|–||7||1||18||5 |- |rowspan="4"|[[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] |[[2014–15 RCD Espanyol season|2014–15]] |La Liga |35||9||5||3||colspan="2"|–||0||0||40||12 |- |[[2015–16 RCD Espanyol season|2015–16]] |La Liga |31||8||3||2||colspan="2"|–||0||0||34||10 |- |[[2016–17 RCD Espanyol season|2016–17]] |La Liga |27||2||2||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||29||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !93!!19!!10!!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!103!!24 |- |rowspan="5"|[[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] |[[2017–18 S.S. Lazio season|2017–18]] |[[Serie A]] |22||3||2||0||0||0||9||3||33||6 |- |[[2018–19 S.S. Lazio season|2018–19]] |Serie A |28||8||5||0||colspan="2"|–||5||1||38||9 |- |[[2019–20 S.S. Lazio season|2019–20]] |Serie A |30||9||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCI">Appearance in [[Supercoppa Italiana]]</ref>||0||6||0||38||9 |- |[[2020–21 S.S. Lazio season|2020–21]] |Serie A |25||8||0||0||colspan="2"|–||5||1||30||9 |- !colspan="2"|Total !105!!28!!8!!0!!1!!0!!25!!5!!139!!33 |- |[[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]] |[[2021–22 Genoa C.F.C. season|2021–22]] |Serie A |9||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||10||1 |- |[[Inter Milan]] (loan) |[[2021–22 Inter Milan season|2021–22]] |Serie A |3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||3||0 |- |[[Abha Club]] |[[2022–23 Abha Club season|2022–23]] |[[Saudi Pro League]] |23||2||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||24||3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !418!!97!!37!!11!!2!!0!!57!!14!!511!!122 |} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} ===International=== Source:<ref name="SW"/> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |colspan=4|[[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |- |2005||1||0 |- |2006||2||0 |- |2007||13||2 |- |2008||8||1 |- |2009||4||0 |- |2011||4||2 |- |2012||3||4 |- |2013||11||6 |- |2014||7||0 |- |2015||6||4 |- |2016||5||2 |- |2017||4||1 |- !Total||68||22 |} ''Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13288/Felipe_Caicedo.html|title= Felipe Caicedo|access-date=24 July 2014|website=National Football Teams}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ List of international goals scored by Felipe Caicedo ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 25 March 2007 || [[Raymond James Stadium]], [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], United States || {{fb|USA}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center|1–3 ||rowspan="2"| [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]] |- | align="center"|2 || 8 September 2007 ||rowspan="2"| [[Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa]], [[Quito]], Ecuador || {{fb|SLV}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center|5–1 |- | align="center"|3 || 6 September 2008 || {{fb|BOL}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|3–1 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | align="center"|4 ||rowspan="2"| 13 July 2011 ||rowspan="2"| [[Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes]], [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]], Argentina ||rowspan="2"| {{fb|BRA}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center|2–4 ||rowspan="2"| [[2011 Copa América]] |- | align="center"|5 || align=center|'''2'''–2 || align=center|2–4 |- | align="center"|6 || 7 September 2012 || Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador || {{fb|BOL}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|1–0 ||rowspan="4"| [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | align="center"|7 || 11 September 2012 || [[Estadio Centenario]], [[Montevideo]], Uruguay || {{fb|URU}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|1–1 |- | align="center"|8 ||rowspan="2"| 12 October 2012 ||rowspan="2"| Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador ||rowspan="2"| {{fb|CHI}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center|3–1 |- | align="center"|9 || align=center|'''2'''–1 || align=center|3–1 |- | align="center"|10 || 6 February 2013 || [[Estádio D. Afonso Henriques]], [[Guimarães]], Portugal || {{fb|POR}} || align=center|'''3'''–2 || align=center|3–2 ||rowspan="3"|Friendly |- | align="center"|11 ||rowspan="2"| 21 March 2013 ||rowspan="3"| Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador ||rowspan="2"| {{fb|ESA}} ||align=center|'''1'''–0 || align="center"|5–0 |- | align="center"|12 ||align=center|'''3'''–0 || align="center"|5–0 |- | align="center"|13 || 26 March 2013 || {{fb|PAR}} || align=center|'''2'''–1 || align=center|4–1||rowspan="3"| 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|14 || 10 September 2013 || [[Estadio Hernando Siles]], [[La Paz]], Bolivia || {{fb|BOL}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center|1–1 |- | align="center"|15 || 15 October 2013 || [[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos|Estadio Nacional]], [[Santiago]], Chile || {{fb|CHI}} || align=center|'''1'''–2 || align=center|1–2 |- | align="center"|16 || 8 October 2015 || [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti|Estadio Monumental]], [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina || {{fb|ARG}} || align=center|'''2'''–0|| align=center|2–0||rowspan="7"| [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | align="center"|17 || 13 October 2015 ||rowspan="2"| Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador || {{fb|BOL}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center|2–0 |- | align="center"|18 || 12 November 2015 || {{fb|URU}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|2–1 |- | align="center"|19 || 17 November 2015 || [[Polideportivo Cachamay]], [[Ciudad Guayana]], Venezuela || {{fb|VEN}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center|3–1 |- | align="center"|20 || 6 October 2016 || Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador || {{CHI}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center|3–0 |- | align="center"|21 || 10 November 2016 || Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay || {{URU}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center|1–2 |- | align="center"|22 || 23 March 2017 || [[Estadio Defensores del Chaco]], [[Asunción]], Paraguay || {{fb|PAR}} || align=center | '''1'''–2 || align=center | 1–2 |} ==Honours== '''Lazio''' * [[Coppa Italia]]: [[2018–19 Coppa Italia|2018–19]] * [[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[2017 Supercoppa Italiana|2017]], [[2019 Supercoppa Italiana|2019]] '''Inter Milan''' * Coppa Italia: [[2021–22 Coppa Italia|2021–22]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|url=http://www.felipecaicedo20.com/}} * {{Soccerbase}} * {{ESPN FC|98025}} {{navboxes |title=Ecuador squads |bg= #fcd116 |fg= #003893 |list1= {{Ecuador Squad 2007 Copa América}} {{Ecuador Squad 2011 Copa América}} {{Ecuador squad 2014 FIFA World Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Caicedo, Felipe}} [[Category:1988 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Ecuadorian men's footballers]] [[Category:Ecuador men's international footballers]] [[Category:Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia]] [[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:FC Basel players]] [[Category:Levante UD footballers]] [[Category:Málaga CF players]] [[Category:RCD Espanyol footballers]] [[Category:SS Lazio players]] [[Category:Manchester City F.C. players]] [[Category:Sporting CP footballers]] [[Category:FC Lokomotiv Moscow players]] [[Category:Al Jazira Club players]] [[Category:Genoa CFC players]] [[Category:Inter Milan players]] [[Category:Abha Club players]] [[Category:Swiss Super League players]] [[Category:La Liga players]] [[Category:Premier League players]] [[Category:Primeira Liga players]] [[Category:Serie A players]] [[Category:Russian Premier League players]] [[Category:Saudi Pro League players]] [[Category:2007 Copa América players]] [[Category:2011 Copa América players]] [[Category:2014 FIFA World Cup players]] [[Category:Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in England]] [[Category:Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Spain]] [[Category:Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland]] [[Category:Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia]] [[Category:UAE Pro League players]]'