Luis Caicedo (footballer, born 1992)

Luis Alberto "Kunty" Caicedo Medina (born 11 May 1992) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a central defender.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Caicedo and the second or maternal family name is Medina.

Luis Caicedo
Caicedo in 2017
Personal information
Full name Luis Alberto Caicedo Medina
Date of birth (1992-05-11) 11 May 1992
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Independiente DV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Independiente DV 178 (2)
2017–2018 Cruzeiro 15 (0)
2017–2018 → Barcelona SC (loan) 23 (0)
2018–2019 Veracruz 17 (0)
2019–2022 L.D.U. Quito 54 (0)
International career‡
2016– Ecuador 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018

Club career

Caicedo played for Independiente del Valle, playing a crucial part in defense as the team finished runners-up in the 2016 Copa Libertadores. In December 2016 Caicedo signed a five-year deal for Brazilian side Cruzeiro.[2]

Disciplinary

In October 2016 Caicedo was suspended for three matches while playing for Independiente for cursing at a referee after a match against Emelec.[3] Afterwards Caicedo claimed that it was the referee who initiated the confrontation and allegedly insulted and made racist remarks about Caidedo's Afro-Ecuadorian ethnicity.[4]

In a match that same month on 11 October in a world cup qualifying match against Bolivia Caicedo was sent off on his second international cap for picking up two yellow cards.[5] In another world cup qualifying match against on 28 March 2017 Caicedo was again sent off for two bookable offenses as Ecuador lost 0–2.[6]

Honours
LDU Quito

References
  1. "Luis Caicedo, otro ex Independiente del Valle, se une a Liga de Quito". 6 June 2019.
  2. "Ecuagol". Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  3. Rodrigo Martínez (18 October 2016). "Luis Caicedo fue sancionado con tres fechas por insultos al árbitro" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  4. Fabián Alarcón (17 October 2016). "Luis Caicedo denunció que el árbitro lo trató de forma racista" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  5. "Ecuador empató 2-2 con Bolivia con doblete de Enner Valencia en La Paz por la eliminatoria a Rusia" (in Spanish). El Universo. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  6. "Expulsan a Luis Caicedo del partido Ecuador vs. Colombia" (in Spanish). El Metro (Ecuador). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.


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