 Caicedo in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordy Josué Caicedo Medina | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-11-18)18 November 1997 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Machala, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Gijón (on loan fromAtlas) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| 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– | →Sporting Gijón (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Ecuador U20 | 13 | (4) |
| 2021– | Ecuador | 16 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 July 2024 | |||
Jordy Josué Caicedo Medina (born 18 November 1997) is an Ecuadorian professionalfootballer who plays as astriker for Spanish clubSporting Gijón, and theEcuador 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 withSantos FC in Brazil.[1] He has been compared to Ecuador internationalFelipe Caicedo.[2] In February 2021, he joined Bulgarian clubCSKA Sofia.[3] In July 2022, Caicedo relocated to Mexico, signing a contract withTigres UANL.[4]
On 15 July 2024, Caicedo was loaned fromAtlas to SpanishSegunda División sideSporting de Gijón, for one year.[5]
Caicedo made hissenior national team debut on 4 June 2021 in aWorld Cup qualifying match against Brazil. He substitutedEnner Valencia in the 76th minute.[6]
Caicedo made his debut in a professional tournament later that month in the2021 Copa América, coming on as a second half substitute in the opening match againstColombia.[7] Caicedo scored his first goal for the senior national team on 25 March 2022, converting a penalty in another World Cup qualifying match againstParaguay in a 3-1 loss.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad Católica | 2015 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 11 | 2 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 2017 | 25 | 3 | — | 3[b] | 1 | — | 28 | 4 | ||||
| 2018 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 59 | 6 | |||
| El Nacional (loan) | 2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 8 | ||
| Vitória | 2019 | Série B | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | 21 | 6 | |||
| 2020 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 8 | ||||
| CSKA Sofia | 2020–21 | Bulgarian First League | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 19 | 10 | ||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 46 | 22 | ||
| Total | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 32 | ||
| Tigres UANL | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Sivasspor (loan) | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |
| Atlas (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 25 | 5 | — | — | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| Sporting Gijón (loan) | 2024–25 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 206 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 242 | 63 | ||
| Ecuador | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 3 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 March 2022 | Estadio Antonio Aranda,Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |  Paraguay | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 11 June 2022 | DRV PNK Stadium,Fort Lauderdale, United States |  Cape Verde | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 12 June 2024 | Subaru Park,Chester, United States |  Bolivia | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
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