Ángel Gabriel Cayetano Pírez (born 8 January 1991) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean club Magallanes.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Gabriel Cayetano Pírez | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Melo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre-back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Magallanes | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Danubio | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Danubio | 30 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Racing Montevideo (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | Cerro Largo | 13 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | Racing Montevideo | 73 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Real Garcilaso (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | Tampico Madero | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Cerro Largo | 56 | (0) |
| 2022 | Universitario | 16 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Deportivo Maldonado | 38 | (1) |
| 2024– | Magallanes | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Uruguay U20 | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Melo, Uruguay, Cayetano started his career with Danubio. In 2014, he had a stint on loan with Racing Club de Montevideo.[2]
After a brief stint with Cerro Largo, he returned to Racing Club in 2015 until 2018,[3][4] with a stint on loan with Peruvian club Real Garcilaso in 2016.[5]
In 2019, he emigrated to Mexico and played for Tampico Madero in the second level.[6]
Back to Uruguay, he rejoined Cerro Largo.[7]
In 2022, he moved to Peru and joined Universitario in the top level.[8][9]
In the second half of 2022, he returned to his homeland and joined Deportivo Maldonado.[10]
In 2024, he moved abroad again and signed with Magallanes in the Primera B de Chile.[11]
International career edit
Cayetano represented Uruguay at under-20 level in both the 2011 South American Championship[12] and the 2011 FIFA World Cup.[13]
References edit
- ^ "Ángel Cayetano". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Racing: Angel Cayetano, es la primera contratación del 2014". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 9 January 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Racing: retornó de Cerro Largo Angel Cayetano y adentro". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 6 January 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Ángel Cayetano seguirá su carrera en Tampico Madero de México". www.facebook.com (in Spanish). Racing Club de Montevideo. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Universitario de Deportes confirmó que Ángel Cayetano no seguirá en el club". El Comercio (in Spanish). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
Cayetano, que había jugado en Real Garcilaso (hoy Cusco FC) en 2016
- ^ Ramírez Acosta, Andrés (2 January 2019). "Vengo hacer historia con Tampico: Cayetano". Extremo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Cabrera, Roberto (December 2020). "El volante de Cerro Largo F C Ángel Cayetano analiza la etapa de preparación de cara al torneo Apertura 2021". La Red Independiente Melo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Fernández, Pablo (10 December 2021). "Ángel Cayetano, nuevo refuerzo de Universitario: "Es un gran reto"". OneFootball (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "El adiós de Ángel Cayetano a Universitario: "Gracias por dejarme pelear y representar a la institución"". El Comercio (in Spanish). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "¿Qué fue de Ángel Cayetano, el jugador que Universitario dejó ir para fichar a Yacob?". Diario Líbero (in Spanish). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Martínez, Vicente (25 January 2024). "Fue mundialista con Uruguay y ahora aterriza en Chile: uno de los grandes refuerzos de Primera B". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Uruguay Sub 20 Plantilla Sudamericano Sub-20 2011". ESPN (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Mundial sub 20 - Colombia 2011". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). 19 May 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
External links edit
- Ángel Cayetano at Soccerway