Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Carlos Caicedo Solís | ||
Date of birth | 4 January 1998 | ||
Place of birth | El Cerrito, Colombia[1] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cortuluá | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Semillero FC | |||
Deportivo Cali | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Deportivo Cali | 11 | (0) |
2020 | → Cúcuta Deportivo (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2021– | Cortuluá | 55 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:57, 15 October 2023 (UTC) |
Juan Carlos Caicedo Solís (born 4 January 1998) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Categoría Primera A side Cortuluá.
Club career
Deportivo Cali
Caicedo started his career at Semillero FC in El Cerrito, where he played until he was 17, before moving to Deportivo Cali.[2]
Caicedo was the first player ever from Deportivo Cali's Escuelas Filiales (Subsidiary Schools) to be called up for the clubs professional team in March 2020 at the age of 20.[2] A few days later, on 28 March 2018, Caicedo made his professional debut for the club against Deportes Tolima, when he came on as a substitute for Christian Rivera in the half time.[3] He played one more game in 2018 in the following month and sat on the bench for three more games the rest of the year.
In 2019, he got a few more games, making a total of nine league appearances. On 21 January 2020, 22-year old Caicedo moved to fellow league club Cúcuta Deportivo on loan for the 2020 season.[4] He got his debut five days later, on 26 January 2020, against Patriotas Boyacá.
Caicedo returned to Cali for the 2021 season.[5] On 23 February 2021, Caicedo joined Categoría Primera B club Cortuluá.[6]
Personal life
Caicedo is the cousin of Colombian international player Jefferson Lerma.[7]
In July 2019, Caicedo became a victim of a theft, when two men tried to close his way in the Capri neighborhood, El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca. Caicedo reacted by speeding up the car he was driving in, ending up crashing into a tree. However, he escaped unharmed and was not seriously injured.[8]
References
- ↑ Juan Carlos Caicedo at WorldFootball.net
- 1 2 ¡Histórico! Juan Carlos Caicedo primer jugador del programa Escuelas Filiales en ser convocado por nuestro equipo profesional, deportivocali.co,
- ↑ DEPORTES TOLIMA VS. DEPORTIVO CALI 0 - 1, soccerway.com, 28 March 2018
- ↑ ¡JUAN CARLOS CAICEDO, NUEVO REFUERZO ROJINEGRO!, cucutadeportivo.com.co, 21 January 2020
- ↑ ¿Quién es Juan Sebastián Madrid, nueva contratación de Deportivo Cali?, futbolete.com, 20 January 2021
- ↑ Juan Carlos Caicedo at Soccerway
- ↑ Jefferson Lerma, la nueva sangre de la Selección Colombia, radionacional.co
- ↑ Jugador del Deportivo Cali se estrelló contra un árbol al ser víctima de un atraco, diariodelcauca.com.co, 12 July 2019
External links
- Juan Carlos Caicedo at Soccerway