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
As a child, Caicedo played football "in rich boy" neighborhoods, bet money and always won.[1] At the age of 15, he had an unsuccessful trial with Santos, one of the most successful teams 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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