Jordy Caicedo
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 Caicedo in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordy Josué Caicedo Medina | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Machala, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Huracán (on loan from Atlas) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Norte América | ||
| 2014 | → Deportivo Azogues | ||
| 2015–2018 | Universidad Católica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Universidad Católica | 54 | (5) |
| 2019 | → El Nacional (loan) | 13 | (7) |
| 2019–2021 | Vitória | 42 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | CSKA Sofia | 42 | (23) |
| 2022–2024 | Tigres UANL | 16 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Sivasspor (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Atlas (loan) | 25 | (5) |
| 2024– | Atlas | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2026– | → Huracán (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Ecuador U20 | 13 | (4) |
| 2021– | Ecuador | 17 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:22, 16 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Jordy Josué Caicedo Medina (born 18 November 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Argentine club Huracán, on loan from Mexican club Atlas, and the Ecuador national team.
Caicedo started playing football recreationally from an early age; he has stated that he would play football "in rich boy neighborhoods, bet money and always won."[1] At the age of 15, he had an unsuccessful trial with Santos FC in Brazil.[1] He has been compared to Ecuador international Felipe Caicedo.[2] In February 2021, he joined Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.[3] In July 2022, Caicedo relocated to Mexico, signing a contract with Tigres UANL.[4]
On 15 July 2024, Caicedo was loaned from Atlas to Spanish Segunda División side Sporting de Gijón, for one year.[5]
International career
Caicedo made his senior national team debut on 4 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifying match against Brazil. He substituted Enner Valencia in the 76th minute.[6]
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.[7] Caicedo scored his first goal for the senior national team on 25 March 2022, converting a penalty in another World Cup qualifying match against Paraguay in a 3-1 loss.[8]
