Pablo Caballero
Personal information
Full name Pablo Nicolás Caballero Santos
Date of birth (1986-07-21) 21 July 1986
Place of birth Totoras, Argentina
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Recreativo Huelva
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 Huelva 29 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:54, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

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.

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). 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
  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.
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