Erick Anthony Cabalceta Giacchero (born 9 January 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club San Carlos. Born in Costa Rica, he plays for the El Salvador national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Cabalceta played youth football with Municipal Tibás before playing as a defender for Brujas and Orión, both in the

Costa Rican Primera División The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Fútbol de Primera División (FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Unión de Clubes ...

. Cabalceta has Italian heritage and acquired Italian citizenship in 2012 before signing a four-year contract with

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side Calcio Catania. After one season captaining the club's youth side, he joined the senior squad for the 2013–14 season. In September 2015, Deportivo Saprissa signed Erick Cabalceta and midfielder Christian Bolanos.

Cartaginés

In June 2014, Cabalceta was signed by Cartaginés on a 1-year contract on loan.

Saint Louis FC

On November 30, 2016,

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announced they have agreed to a contract with defender Erick Cabalceta pending

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and

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approval.

International career

Cabalceta was born in Costa Rica, and is of Salvadoran descent through a grandmother. He has appeared for the

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in the

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where they were eliminated by Cuba in the knockout stage. He opted to represent the El Salvador national team in 2022. He debuted with them in a 3–1

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win over

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on 7 June 2022.

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Player biography
at golsicilia.it {{DEFAULTSORT:Cabalceta, Erick 1993 births Living people Footballers from San José, Costa Rica Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's youth international footballers Brujas F.C. players Catania FC players C.S. Cartaginés players Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Italy Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Italy Saint Louis FC players Salvadoran people of Costa Rican descent Salvadoran people of Italian descent Costa Rican people of Italian descent Costa Rican people of Salvadoran descent Men's association football defenders 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players