1. Felipe Caicedo is Ecuador's sixth highest goalscorer of all-time with 22 goals to his name.
27 Facts About Felipe Caicedo
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Felipe Caicedo spent his youth career with Rocafuerte, a club based in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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Just six minutes later Felipe Caicedo scored his team's first goal and in the 85th Cristiano netted the equaliser.
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Felipe Caicedo was substituted on at half-time as Basel were two goals down.
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That season Felipe Caicedo had 27 league appearances, scoring seven goals and he had five cup appearances, scoring twice.
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On 19 July 2007 it was announced that Felipe Caicedo had prematurely prolonged his contract with Basel, intending to keep him with the club until summer 2010.
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Felipe Caicedo had played in all eight of these matches and he had scored three goals.
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Felipe Caicedo played a total of 79 games for Basel scoring a total of 23 goals.
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Felipe Caicedo scored 11 goals in the domestic league, two in the cup, three in the European games and the other seven were scored during the test games.
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Felipe Caicedo was described by his manager as "one of the great South American talents" and was compared to the Brazilian Adriano.
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Felipe Caicedo ended the season with 10 appearances in the Premier League, coming on as a sub in all of them.
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Felipe Caicedo scored his first goal for City the following season in a UEFA Cup group stage loss against Racing de Santander.
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Felipe Caicedo scored his second consecutive goal with a back heel in a league game against West Bromwich Albion, but the goal was initially ruled as an own goal, as it hit the post and then the goalkeeper before finally going in.
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Felipe Caicedo scored his sixth goal of the season for the club in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals against Hamburger SV on 16 April 2009.
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Felipe Caicedo impressed many Manchester City fans that season with his strong performances as a single striker with the ability to hold up the ball in key areas and shrug off defenders.
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Felipe Caicedo found it difficult to adapt at Sporting and his loan deal was cut short in January 2010.
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On 8 January 2010, Felipe Caicedo decided to join Malaga on loan, rejecting an offer from Hull City.
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Felipe Caicedo started and provided a wonderful assist for Duda to open the scoring in the ninth minute.
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Felipe Caicedo finished the ball in fine fashion, after capitalizing on defender Gerard Pique's error.
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On 28 August 2011, Felipe Caicedo scored his first goal for the club, the winning goal against Kuban Krasnodar.
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On 15 July 2014, Felipe Caicedo signed for La Liga club Espanyol on a Bosman transfer.
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Felipe Caicedo ended his first season with the club scoring 12 goals in 40 appearances.
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Felipe Caicedo was given the number 20 by his new club.
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On 28 August 2022, Felipe Caicedo joined Saudi Arabian club Abha on a free transfer.
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On 21 March 2013, following the words of Agustin Castillo, the coach of El Salvador, that the current Ecuador team is the "best Ecuador of the history", Felipe Caicedo scored twice against El Salvador.
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In May 2016, Felipe Caicedo suffered an injury in a match against Barcelona, which kept him sidelined for around a month and caused him to miss the Copa America Centenario.
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In September 2017, Felipe Caicedo announced his retirement from the national team after manager Gustavo Quinteros was sacked.