Alfred Caicedo

Alfred Caicedo
Personal information
Full name	Afred Lenin Caicedo Mina
Date of birth	10 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Cádiz; (on loan from Genk)
Youth career
	Clan Juvenil
2019	Norte América
2020–2022	Aucas
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–2022	Aucas
2023–	Jong Genk
2025–	→ Cádiz (loan)
International career
2022	Ecuador U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2025

Alfred Lenin Caicedo Mina (born 10 September 2004) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a left-back for Spanish club Cádiz, on loan from Belgian club Genk.

Club career

Born in Esmeraldas, Caicedo played for Clan Juvenil and Norte América before joining Aucas in 2020.^[1] He made his first team – and Ecuadorian Serie A – debut on 17 April 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 home loss to Olmedo.^[2]

After 11 first team matches in 2021,^[3] Caicedo returned to the under-20 side of Aucas in the following year, before joining Belgian side Genk on 4 January 2023.^[4]^[5] He immediately became a member of Jong Genk, the reserve team, in the Challenger Pro League.^[6]

On 5 July 2025, Caicedo was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side Cádiz for the season.^[7]

International career

In June 2022, Caicedo was called up to the Ecuador national under-20 team.

References

^ "El defensor ecuatoriano que fue presentado como refuerzo en España: "Un cañón..."" [The Ecuadorian defender who was presented as an addition in Spain: "A cannon..."] (in Spanish). Olé. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
^ "Finalizado: Aucas - Olmedo por la Fecha 9 | TyC Sports" [Ended: Aucas - Olmedo for the round 9 | TyC Sports] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
^ "Joya de Aucas llegaría al KRC Genk de Bélgica" [Aucas pearl would join KRC Genk from Belgium] (in Spanish). Revista Winner. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
^ "Alfred Caicedo (18) vervoegt KRC Genk" [Alfred Caicedo (18) joins KRC Genk] (in Dutch). KRC Genk. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
^ "Alfred Caicedo, nuevo jugador del KRC Genk de Bélgica" [Alfred Caicedo, new player of KRC Genk from Belgium] (in Spanish). Primicias. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
^ "Alfred Caicedo jugó su 10mo partido en la temporada buscando darse a conocer en Bélgica" [Alfred Caicedo played his 10th match in the season making himself known in Belgium] (in Spanish). Futbol Ecuador. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
^ "Alfred Caicedo, séptimo fichaje del Cádiz" [Alfred Caicedo, seventh signing of Cádiz] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.

External links

Alfred Caicedo at Soccerway

[1] "El defensor ecuatoriano que fue presentado como refuerzo en España: "Un cañón..."" [The Ecuadorian defender who was presented as an addition in Spain: "A cannon..."] (in Spanish). Olé. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.

[2] "Finalizado: Aucas - Olmedo por la Fecha 9 | TyC Sports" [Ended: Aucas - Olmedo for the round 9 | TyC Sports] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2025.

[3] "Joya de Aucas llegaría al KRC Genk de Bélgica" [Aucas pearl would join KRC Genk from Belgium] (in Spanish). Revista Winner. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2025.

[4] "Alfred Caicedo (18) vervoegt KRC Genk" [Alfred Caicedo (18) joins KRC Genk] (in Dutch). KRC Genk. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2025.

[5] "Alfred Caicedo, nuevo jugador del KRC Genk de Bélgica" [Alfred Caicedo, new player of KRC Genk from Belgium] (in Spanish). Primicias. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2025.

[6] "Alfred Caicedo jugó su 10mo partido en la temporada buscando darse a conocer en Bélgica" [Alfred Caicedo played his 10th match in the season making himself known in Belgium] (in Spanish). Futbol Ecuador. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2025.

[7] "Alfred Caicedo, séptimo fichaje del Cádiz" [Alfred Caicedo, seventh signing of Cádiz] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.

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