Jordy Josué Caicedo Medina (born 18 November 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional

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who plays as a forward for Turkish club

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, on loan from

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Club career

As a child, Caicedo played football "in rich boy" neighborhoods, bet money and always won.Primeiro equatoriano do Vitória, Jordy Caicedo revela intimidade
correio24horas.com.br At the age of 15, he had an unsuccessful trial with Santos, one of the most successful teams in Brazil. He has been compared to Ecuador international

Felipe Caicedo Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo (born 5 September 1988) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Arabian club Abha. A full international from 2005 to 2017, Caicedo represented Ecuador at the Copa América in 20 ...

. In February 2021, he joined Bulgarian club

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. In July 2022, Caicedo relocated to Mexico, signing a contract with

International career

Caicedo made his senior national team debut on 4 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifying match against Brazil. He substituted

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in the 76th minute. Caicedo made his debut in a professional tournament later that month in the 2021 Copa América, coming on as a second half substitute in the opening match against Colombia. Caicedo scored his first goal for the senior national team on 25 March 2022, converting a penalty in another World Cup qualifying match against

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in a 3-1 loss.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.''

Honours

CSKA Sofia *

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: 2020–21 Individual *Best foreign player in Bulgarian football for 2021 (shared with Jurgen Mattheij)

References

Living people 1997 births People from Machala Ecuadorian footballers Association football forwards Ecuador international footballers C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers C.D. El Nacional footballers C.S. Norte América footballers Esporte Clube Vitória players PFC CSKA Sofia players Tigres UANL footballers Sivasspor footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Liga MX players 2021 Copa América players Ecuadorian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Brazil Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Mexico Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Turkey Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey {{Ecuador-footy-forward-stub