Pablo Caballero (footballer, born 1986)

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.

Pablo Caballero

Personal information
Full name	Pablo Nicolás Caballero Santos
Date of birth	(1986-07-21) 21 July 1986 (age 38)
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)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Caballero and the second or maternal family name is Santos.

Club career

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

1. "Puro aburrimiento" [Sheer boredom] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 24 November 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
2. "De arco a arco" [From goal to goal] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
3. "Un Caballero por Victoria" [A Caballero for Victoria]. Olé (in Spanish). 26 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
4. 中能宣布签下两名新援 格里菲斯和卡巴雷罗加盟. Sohu (in Chinese). 24 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "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

• Pablo Caballero at BDFutbol
• Pablo Caballero at ESPN FC
• Pablo Caballero at Soccerway