Ángel Gabriel Cayetano Pírez (born 8 January 1991) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

for Chilean Primera B club

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Club career

Born in

Melo, Uruguay Melo () is the capital city of the Cerro Largo Department of north-eastern Uruguay. As of the census of 2023, it is the ninth most populated city of the country with a population of 56,013. Geography Location It is located at the center of the de ...

, Cayetano came from the youth ranks of

Danubio Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan association football, football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1945, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo Ma ...

, being promoted to the first team in 2011 and making his debut in March of the same year, under manager Eduardo Acevedo, in a 3–2 home victory against Liverpool de Montevideo. He played in the

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, being expelled in a match against Olimpia, and was phased out of the starting XI after the arrival of manager Leonardo Ramos. In 2014, he had a stint on loan with

Racing Club de Montevideo Racing Club de Montevideo is a professional football club from Montevideo in Uruguay. It currently participates in the Uruguayan Primera División since winning the Torneo Competencia in 2022. Racing CM is known as "La Escuelita" (The Little Sc ...

, under manager Mauricio Larriera. After a brief stint with Cerro Largo, he returned to Racing Club in 2015 until 2018, with a stint on loan with Peruvian club

Real Garcilaso Cusco Fútbol Club (known as ''Real Garcilaso'' until 2019), commonly known as Cusco, or Cusco FC, is a Peruvian professional Association football, football club based in the city of Cusco, that currently competes in the Peruvian Primera División ...

in 2016. In 2019, he emigrated to Mexico and played for

Tampico Madero Club Jaiba Brava, formerly known as Tampico Madero, is a Mexican professional association football, football club based in Tampico and Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, that plays in Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football ...

in the second level. Back to Uruguay, he rejoined Cerro Largo. In 2022, he moved to Peru and joined

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in the top level. In the second half of 2022, he returned to his homeland and joined

Deportivo Maldonado Club Deportivo Maldonado is a football club from Maldonado, Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan Segunda División following their relegation from the Uruguayan Primera División The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American ...

. In 2024, he moved abroad again and signed with

in the

Primera B de Chile Campeonato Primera B () is the second tier in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. It was established in 1952 as ''Segunda División'', and later renamed in 1996 to the current n ...

International career

Cayetano represented Uruguay at under-20 level in both the 2011 South American Championship and the 2011 FIFA World Cup.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cayetano, Angel 1991 births Living people Footballers from Melo, Uruguay Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Danubio F.C. players Racing Club de Montevideo players Cerro Largo F.C. players Cusco FC footballers Club Jaiba Brava footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Deportivo Maldonado players Deportes Magallanes footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players Peruvian Primera División players Ascenso MX players Primera B de Chile players Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders