Moisés Isaac Caicedo Corozo (born 2 November 2001) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Ecuador national team.
![]() Caicedo with Brighton & Hove Albion in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Moisés Isaac Caicedo Corozo[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Santo Domingo, Ecuador | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
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 | 22 | (2) |
2021–2022 | → Beerschot (loan) | 12 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2020– | Ecuador | 25 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:57, 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:32, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
Caicedo joined the youth academy of Independiente del Valle at the age of 13, and joined their first team in 2019.[3] Caicedo debuted for Independiente del Valle in a 1–0 Ecuadorian Serie A win over L.D.U. Quito on 1 October 2019.[4]
On 1 February 2021, Caicedo joined English side Brighton & Hove Albion on a four and a half year deal, for an undisclosed fee.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
On transfer deadline day of 31 August 2021, Caicedo joined Beerschot of the Belgium top flight on a season-long loan.[8] He scored his first goal on his seventh appearance, a 90+2 minute strike to seal all three points in the 2–0 home win over Genk.[9] On 12 January 2022, due to shortages of central midfielders at Brighton, Caicedo was recalled from his loan and returned to England.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12] Caicedo made his Premier League debut on 9 April, starting and assisting Enock Mwepu's goal in the 2–1 away win over Arsenal.[13] He scored his first goal for the Albion on 7 May, opening the scoreline in a 4–0 win over Manchester United, with a 15th minute low 25-yard strike.[14]
Caicedo opened his goal account for the 2022–23 season in his and Brighton's sixth match of the season on 4 September, a 5–2 home win over Leicester.[15]
Caicedo debuted for the senior Ecuador national team in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying loss to Argentina on 9 October 2020.[16] 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.[citation needed]
On 14 November, Caicedo was named in Ecuador's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup alongside Brighton teammates Pervis Estupiñán and Jeremy Sarmiento.[17]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Independiente del Valle | 2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2020 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 28 | 6 | |
Total | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 6 | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Premier League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Premier League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
Total | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
Beerschot (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
Career total | 59 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 68 | 9 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ecuador | 2020 | 4 | 1 |
2021 | 13 | 1 | |
2022 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 25 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 13 October 2020 | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 16 November 2021 | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago, Chile | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Independiente Juniors
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