Jordy Josué Caicedo Medina (born 18 November 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Segunda División club Sporting de Gijón, on loan from Liga MX club Atlas, and the Ecuador national team.
Club career
Caicedo started playing football recreationally from an early age; he has stated that he would play football "in rich boy neighborhoods, bet money and always won."[1] At the age of 15, he had an unsuccessful trial with Santos FC in Brazil.[1] He has been compared to Ecuador international Felipe Caicedo.[2] In February 2021, he joined Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.[3] In July 2022, Caicedo relocated to Mexico, signing a contract with Tigres UANL.[4]
On 15 July 2024, Caicedo was loaned from Atlas to Spanish Segunda División side Sporting de Gijón, for one year.[5]
International career
Caicedo made his senior national team debut on 4 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifying match against Brazil. He substituted Enner Valencia in the 76th minute.[6]
Caicedo made his debut in a professional tournament later that month in the 2021 Copa América, coming on as a second half substitute in the opening match against Colombia.[7] Caicedo scored his first goal for the senior national team on 25 March 2022, converting a penalty in another World Cup qualifying match against Paraguay in a 3-1 loss.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of matches played 28 April 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad Católica | 2015 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 11 | 2 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 2017 | 25 | 3 | — | 3[b] | 1 | — | 28 | 4 | ||||
| 2018 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 59 | 6 | |||
| El Nacional (loan) | 2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 8 | ||
| Vitória | 2019 | Série B | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | 21 | 6 | |||
| 2020 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 8 | ||||
| CSKA Sofia | 2020–21 | Bulgarian First League | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 19 | 10 | ||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 46 | 22 | ||
| Total | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 32 | ||
| Tigres UANL | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Sivasspor (loan) | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |
| Atlas (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 25 | 5 | — | — | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| Sporting Gijón (loan) | 2024–25 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 206 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 242 | 63 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Ecuador, Copa do Brasil, Bulgarian Cup, Turkish Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
International
- As of 4 July 2024[10]
| Ecuador | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 3 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 March 2022 | Estadio Antonio Aranda, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |  Paraguay |
1–3 | 1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 11 June 2022 | DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States |  Cape Verde |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 12 June 2024 | Subaru Park, Chester, United States |  Bolivia |
3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Honours
CSKA Sofia
Individual
- Best foreign player in Bulgarian football for 2021 (shared with Jurgen Mattheij)[11]
References
- ^ a b Primeiro equatoriano do Vitória, Jordy Caicedo revela intimidade correio24horas.com.br
- ^ Jordy Josué Caicedo, goleador que delira con el encocado elcomercio.com
- ^ "Официално: ЦСКА привлече Жорди Кайседо" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Jordy Caicedo firma millonario acuerdo con Tigres de Monterrey hasta el 2026 y se declara 'listo para hacer dupla con cualquiera'" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "El Sporting incorpora a Jordy Caicedo" [Sporting sign Jordy Caicedo] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Brazil v Ecuador game report". ESPN. 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Colombia se impuso 1-0 a Ecuador en la Copa América". El Comercio (in Spanish). 13 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Ecuador, Uruguay Claim South America's Remaining Automatic World Cup Berths". 24 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Jordy Caicedo at Soccerway
- ^ Jordy Caicedo at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Kichukov, Simeon (19 January 2022). "За втори път Кирил Десподов е Футболист на №1 на България". dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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