Luis Caicedo

Luis Caicedo

Personal information
Full name	Luis Andres Caicedo de la Cruz
Date of birth	(1979-05-12) 12 May 1979
Place of birth	Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	LDU Portoviejo
Number	6
Youth career
1997-1998	Olimpico
1998	→ Olmedo (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999-2000	Universidad Católica	16	(0)
2000-2009	Olmedo	290	(22)
2010	Macará	36	(4)
2011-2015	Barcelona	99	(12)
2015-	LDU Portoviejo	20	(4)
International career‡
2007-	Ecuador	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2009

Luis Andres Caicedo de la Cruz (born May 12, 1979) is an Ecuadorian footballer currently playing for LDU Portoviejo.

Club career

Caicedo began his career in Olimpico. However, he only played there for a year and was loaned out to Olmedo. His great skill for center midfield soon impressed Ecuadorian teams when he played for Olmedo on loan for a year.

In April 1999, Caicedo joined Universidad Católica signing for a year. He was soon attracting Olmedo for his good play.

In February 2000, Caicedo signed with Olmedo permanently. He was soon able to consolidate himself as first choice center midfielder for the team. Caicedo scored many goals for Olmedo which made him one of the most important players Olmedo had along with José Luis Perlaza and Omar Ledesma. He is currently the teams top scorer with 7 goals in the Ecuadorian Serie A 2009.

International career

Caicedo was called up by former coach Luis Fernando Suárez to play in the Copa América 2007 for Ecuador in summer 2007. During a training session, he unluckily got injured and could not play the tournament. He was replaced by Pedro Quiñónez for the tournament. He also played in the 3-1 friendly match loss to the United States.

External links

• Caicedo's FEF player card (Spanish)