Pablo Nicolás Caballero Santos (locally [ˈpaβlo nikoˈlas kaβaˈʎeɾo]; born 21 July 1986) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie D club FC Messina.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pablo Nicolás Caballero Santos | ||
Date of birth | (1986-07-21) 21 July 1986 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Totoras, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Messina | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Racing Club | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2012 | Racing Club | 44 | (6) |
2010 | → Tigre (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2011 | → Guaraní (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Almirante Brown | 37 | (9) |
2013 | Qingdao Jonoon | 13 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 30 | (4) |
2015–2017 | Lugo | 83 | (21) |
2017–2019 | Almería | 39 | (5) |
2019–2020 | FC Cartagena | 14 | (3) |
2020–2021 | FC Messina | 14 | (6) |
2021– | CD Tudelano | 12 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 6 januari 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Totoras, Santa Fe, Caballero graduated from Racing Club de Avellaneda's youth setup. He made his professional debut on 24 November 2007, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Independiente for the Primera División championship.[1]
Caballero scored his first professional goal on 28 September 2008, netting his side's last in a 3–3 away draw against River Plate.[2] He appeared in 29 matches during the campaign, scoring three goals.
On 26 July 2010 Caballero was loaned to Tigre.[3] After another temporary spell at Guaraní, he returned to Racing, but only appeared sparingly.
In the 2012 summer Caballero moved to Primera B Nacional's Almirante Brown. After appearing and scoring regularly, he moved to Chinese Super League side Qingdao Jonoon on 23 July 2013.[4]
In January 2014 Caballero returned to his home country, signing for Ferro Carril Oeste. On 30 January 2015 he joined Spanish Segunda División side CD Lugo.[5]
On 17 July 2017, free agent Caballero signed a two-year contract with UD Almería still in the second tier.[6]
After a season with FC Cartagena, he moved to Italy in October 2020 to join Serie D club FC Messina.[7]