Pablo Caballero (footballer, born 1986)

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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 namePablo Nicolás Caballero Santos
Date of birth (1986-07-21) 21 July 1986 (age 37)
Place of birthTotoras, Argentina
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)Forward
Team information
Current team
Recreativo
Number16
Youth career
Racing Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2012Racing Club44(6)
2010Tigre (loan)6(0)
2011Guaraní (loan)15(1)
2012–2013Almirante Brown37(9)
2013Qingdao Jonoon13(2)
2014–2015Ferro Carril Oeste30(4)
2015–2017Lugo83(21)
2017–2019Almería39(5)
2019–2020FC Cartagena22(5)
2020–2021FC Messina19(8)
2021–2022Tudelano32(12)
2022–Recreativo33(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:58, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

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]

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