Pablo Nicolás Caballero Santos (locally [ˈpaβlo nikoˈlas kaβaˈʎeɾo]; born 21 July 1986) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Primera Federación club Recreativo de Huelva.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Recreativo | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| 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– | Recreativo | 33 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:58, 28 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "Puro aburrimiento" [Sheer boredom] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 24 November 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "De arco a arco" [From goal to goal] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Un Caballero por Victoria" [A Caballero for Victoria]. Olé (in Spanish). 26 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ 中能宣布签下两名新援 格里菲斯和卡巴雷罗加盟. Sohu (in Chinese). 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- ^ "Fichaje de Pablo Nicolás Caballero" [Signing of Pablo Nicolás Caballero] (in Spanish). Lugo's official website. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "El Almería comienza a construir su nuevo ataque con el argentino Pablo Caballero" [Almería start to build their new attack with the Argentine Pablo Caballero] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "C'è il transfer dalla Spagna: il Fc Messina ufficializza Pablo Caballero" (in Italian). Messina Sportiva. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
External links edit
- Pablo Caballero at BDFutbol
- Pablo Caballero at ESPN FC
- Pablo Caballero at Soccerway