Erick Cabalceta
Erick Anthony Cabalceta Giacchero (born 9 January 1993) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Liga FPD club Liga Deportiva Alajuelense. Born in Costa Rica, he plays for the El Salvador national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erick Anthony Cabalceta Giacchero | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Alajuelense | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Municipal Tibás | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Brujas | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Orión | 19 | (2) |
| 2012–2016 | Catania | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Cartaginés (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Deportivo Saprissa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Carmelita (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2017 | Saint Louis FC | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Carmelita | 33 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Cartaginés | 38 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | San Carlos | 47 | (3) |
| 2022– | Alajuelense | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Costa Rica U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Costa Rica U21 | 2 | (1) |
| 2022– | El Salvador | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:53, 4 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in San José, Cabalceta played youth football with Municipal Tibás before playing as a defender for Brujas and Orión, both in the Costa Rican Primera División. Cabalceta has Italian heritage and acquired Italian citizenship in 2012 before signing a four-year contract with Serie A side Calcio Catania.[1] After one season captaining the club's youth side, he joined the senior squad for the 2013–14 season.[2] In September 2015, Deportivo Saprissa signed Erick Cabalceta and midfielder Christian Bolanos.[3]
Cartaginés
In June 2014, Cabalceta was signed by Cartaginés on a 1-year contract on loan. [4][5]
Saint Louis FC
On November 30, 2016, Saint Louis FC announced they have agreed to a contract with defender Erick Cabalceta pending United Soccer League and United States Soccer Federation approval.[6]
International career
Cabalceta was born in Costa Rica, and is of Salvadoran descent through a grandmother.[7] He has appeared for the Costa Rica national under-20 football team in the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship where they were eliminated by Cuba in the knockout stage.[8]
He opted to represent the El Salvador national team in 2022.[7] He debuted with them in a 3–1 CONCACAF Nations League win over Grenada on 7 June 2022.[9]
References
- ^ Calvo C., Rodrigo (4 January 2013). "Cabalceta sueña con emular a Tuma Martínez en el calcio" [Cabalceta dreams with emuling Tuma Martínez in Italian football] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
- ^ Araya N., José Fernando (15 August 2013). "Erick Cabalceta vive un sueño en Italia" [Erick Cabalceta lives a dream in Italy] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
- ^ "Saprissa presentó a sus nuevos fichajes: Christian Bolaños y Erick Cabalceta". Diario Digital Nuestro País (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ Masis, Fiorella (25 June 2014). "Erick Cabalceta firma por un año con Cartaginés" [Erick Cabalceta signs a one year contract with Cartaginés] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
- ^ Solano A, Jeison (25 June 2014). [Cartaginés y Catania reach agreement to loan Cabalceta] (in Spanish). Club Sport Cartaginés. Archived from the original on 2014-06-27.
- ^ . saintlouisfc.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ^ a b "Erick Cabalceta decidió naturalizarse salvadoreño por ilusión de buscar mundial". ESPN.com.mx. May 3, 2022.
- ^ Valverde, Esteban (26 April 2013). "Tico Erick Cabalceta convocado para el Milan-Catania" [Erick Cabalceta called-up for Milan–Catania] (in Spanish). Al Dia.
- ^ "Game Details". Concacaf. March 12, 2021.
External links
- Erick Cabalceta at Soccerway
- Player biography at golsicilia.it (in Italian)