Pablo Caballero (footballer, born 1986)
Argentine footballer
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Pablo Nicolás Caballero Santos (locally [ˈpaβlo nikoˈlas kaβaˈʎeɾo]; born 21 July 1986) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Pablo Nicolás Caballero Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Totoras, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Racing Club | 44 | (6) |
| 2010 | → Tigre (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Guaraní (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Almirante Brown | 37 | (9) |
| 2013 | Qingdao Jonoon | 13 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 30 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | Lugo | 83 | (21) |
| 2017–2019 | Almería | 39 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | FC Cartagena | 22 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | FC Messina | 19 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | Tudelano | 32 | (12) |
| 2022–2025 | Recreativo | 56 | (19) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Totoras, Santa Fe, Caballero graduated from Racing Club de Avellaneda's youth setup. He made his professional debut on 24 November 2007, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Independiente for the Primera División championship.[1]
Caballero scored his first professional goal on 28 September 2008, netting his side's last in a 3–3 away draw against River Plate.[2] He appeared in 29 matches during the campaign, scoring three goals.
On 26 July 2010 Caballero was loaned to Tigre.[3] After another temporary spell at Guaraní, he returned to Racing, but only appeared sparingly.
In the 2012 summer Caballero moved to Primera B Nacional's Almirante Brown. After appearing and scoring regularly, he moved to Chinese Super League side Qingdao Jonoon on 23 July 2013.[4]
In January 2014 Caballero returned to his home country, signing for Ferro Carril Oeste. On 30 January 2015 he joined Spanish Segunda División side CD Lugo.[5]
On 17 July 2017, free agent Caballero signed a two-year contract with UD Almería still in the second tier.[6]
After a season with FC Cartagena, he moved to Italy in October 2020 to join Serie D club FC Messina.[7]