Erick Cabalceta
| 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) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cartaginés | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Municipal Tibás | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2011 | Brujas | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Orión | 19 | (2) |
| 2012– | Catania | 0 | (0) |
| 2014– | → Cartaginés (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Costa Rica U20 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 June 2014. | |||
Erick Anthony Cabalceta Giacchero (born 9 January 1993) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Cartaginés as a central defender. He is on loan from Italian side, Catania.
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]
Cartaginés
On June 2014, Cabalceta was signed by Cartaginés on a 1-year contract on loan. [3] [4]
International career
Cabalceta 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.[5]
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.
- ↑ Masis, Fiorella (25 June 2014). "Erick Cabalceta firma por un año con Cartaginés" [Erick Cabalceta sings an one year contract with Cartaginés] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
- ↑ Solano A, Jeison (25 June 2014). "Cartaginés y Catania logran acuerdo para préstamo de Cabalceta" [Cartaginés y Catania reach agreement to loan Cabalceta] (in Spanish). Club Sport Cartaginés.
- ↑ Valverde, Esteban (26 April 2013). "Tico Erick Cabalceta convocado para el Milan-Catania" [Erick Cabalceta called-up for Milan–Catania] (in Spanish). Al Dia.
External links
- Erick Cabalceta profile at Soccerway
- Player biography at golsicilia.it (Italian)