Moisés Caicedo

Moisés Isaac Caicedo Corozo (born 2 November 2001) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion and the Ecuador national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Caicedo and the second or maternal family name is Corozo.
Moisés Caicedo
Personal information
Full name Moisés Isaac Caicedo Corozo[1]
Date of birth (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001
Place of birth Santo Domingo, Ecuador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 25
Youth career
2014–2019 Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Independiente del Valle 25 (4)
2021– Brighton & Hove Albion 5 (0)
2021–2022 → Beerschot (loan) 12 (1)
National team‡
2020– Ecuador 20 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:11, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:39, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Professional career

Independiente del Valle

Caicedo joined the youth academy of Independiente del Valle at the age of 13, and joined their first team in 2019.[2] Caicedo debuted for Independiente del Valle in a 1–0 Ecuadorian Serie A win over L.D.U. Quito on 1 October 2019.[3]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 1 February 2021, Caicedo joined English side Brighton & Hove Albion on a four and a half year deal, for an undisclosed fee.[4] On 10 February 2021, Caicedo made his first appearance in Brighton’s first-team matchday squad in Brighton’s 1–0 away loss against Leicester City in the FA Cup, where he was an unused substitute.[5]

He made his debut for Brighton on 24 August starting in the EFL Cup second round away fixture at Cardiff City where he set up Andi Zeqiri’s first Albion goal in the 2–0 win.[6]

Beerschot (loan)

On transfer deadline day of 31 August 2021, Caicedo joined Beerschot of the Belgium top flight on a season-long loan.[7] He scored his first goal on his seventh appearance, a 90+2th minute strike to seal all three points in the 2–0 home win over Genk.[8] On 12 January 2022, due to shortages of central midfielders at Brighton, Caicedo was recalled from his loan and returned to England.[9]

Return to the Albion

Immediately on his return to Sussex, he was included on the bench where he remained for the 1–1 home draw against bitter rivals Crystal Palace on 15 January.[10] He made his first appearance since returning and second overall for the Albion coming on as a substitute in the 3–1 away loss at Tottenham in the FA Cup fourth round on 5 February.[11] Caicedo made his Premier League debut on 9 April, starting and assisting Enock Mwepu's goal in the 2–1 away win over Arsenal.[12]

International career

Caicedo debuted for the senior Ecuador national team in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying loss to Argentina on 9 October 2020.[13] He scored the opening goal in a 4–2 home win over Uruguay on 13 October 2020 at the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, becoming the first player born in the 21st century to ever score in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying.

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 April 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente del Valle 2019 Ecuadorian Serie A 300000—30
2020 Ecuadorian Serie A 22400006[lower-alpha 1]2286
Total 254000062316
Brighton & Hove Albion 2020–21 Premier League 000000—00
2021–22 Premier League 501010—70
Total 5010100070
Beerschot (loan) 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 12100——121
Career total 425101062507
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

International
As of 29 March 2022[15]
Ecuador
YearAppsGoals
202041
2021131
202230
Total202

International goals
As of match played 29 March 2022. Ecuador score listed first, score column indicates score after each Caicedo goal.[15]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 October 2020Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador Uruguay1–04–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.16 November 2021Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile Chile2–02–0

Honours

Independiente Juniors

References
  1. "Updated squad lists for 2020/21 Premier League". Premier League. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. "Moisés Caicedo, la nueva 'joya' que formó el Independiente del Valle". El Comercio.
  3. "Independiente del Valle vs. LDU Quito - 1 October 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  4. "Albion complete Caicedo signing". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. Hafez, Shamoon. "Leicester City 1–0 Brighton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. "Cardiff City 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: Seagulls into Carabao Cup third round - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. "Moises Caicedo makes loan move to Beerschot". Brighton & Hove Albion FC. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  8. "ON COMMITMENT, ENTHIOUSIAM AND CHARACTER TO VICTORY". Beerschot. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  9. "Moises Caicedo recalled from Beerschot". Brighton & Hove Albion. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. "Brighton 1-1 Crystal Palace: Late own goal gives Brighton deserved draw - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  11. "Tottenham 3-1 Brighton: Harry Kane praises 'brilliant' Antonio Conte as Spurs progress in FA Cup - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  12. "Arsenal 1-2 Brighton: Gunners boss Mikel Arteta 'concerned' by performance in home defeat - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  13. "Argentina vs. Ecuador - 9 October 2020". Soccerway.
  14. Moisés Caicedo at Soccerway
  15. "Moisés Caicedo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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