Luis Caicedo Medina
Luis Alberto "Kunty" Caicedo Medina (born 11 May 1992) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a central defender for club L.D.U. Quito.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Alberto Caicedo Medina | ||
Date of birth | 11 May 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | L.D.U. Quito | ||
Number | 4 | ||
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– | L.D.U. Quito | 23 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016– | Ecuador | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 23, 2020 ‡ 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]
References
- https://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/2019/06/06/nota/7364274/luis-caicedo-otro-ex-independiente-valle-se-une-liga-quito
- http://www.ecuagol.com/ecuagol/index.php?n=112822
- Rodrigo Martínez (18 October 2016). "Luis Caicedo fue sancionado con tres fechas por insultos al árbitro" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- Fabián Alarcón (17 October 2016). "Luis Caicedo denunció que el árbitro lo trató de forma racista" (in Spanish). Bendito Futbol. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- "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.
- "Expulsan a Luis Caicedo del partido Ecuador vs. Colombia" (in Spanish). El Metro (Ecuador). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.