Alfred Caicedo
Spanish footballer
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Alfred Lenin Caicedo Mina (born 10 September 2004) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a left-back for Spanish club Cádiz, on loan from Belgian club Genk.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Afred Lenin Caicedo Mina | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Cádiz (on loan from Genk) | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Clan Juvenil | |||
| 2019 | Norte América | ||
| 2020–2022 | Aucas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Aucas | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | Jong Genk | 43 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Cádiz (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | Ecuador U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Esmeraldas, Caicedo played for Clan Juvenil and Norte América before joining Aucas in 2020.[1] He made his first team – and Ecuadorian Serie A – debut on 17 April 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 home loss to Olmedo.[2]
After 11 first team matches in 2021,[3] Caicedo returned to the under-20 side of Aucas in the following year, before joining Belgian side Genk on 4 January 2023.[4][5] He immediately became a member of Jong Genk, the reserve team, in the Challenger Pro League.[6]
On 5 July 2025, Caicedo was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side Cádiz for the season.[7]
International career
In June 2022, Caicedo was called up to the Ecuador national under-20 team.