Segundo Castillo

Personal information
Full name	Segundo Alejandro Castillo Nazareno
Date of birth	(1982-05-15) May 15, 1982 (age 30)
Place of birth	San Lorenzo, Ecuador
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	CF Pachuca
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2003	ESPOLI	66	(11)
2003–2006	El Nacional	112	(11)
2006–2010	Red Star Belgrade	66	(17)
2008–2009	→ Everton (loan)	9	(0)
2009–2010	→ Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)	8	(0)
2010–2011	Deportivo Quito	26	(6)
2011-	CF Pachuca	19	(3)
National team‡
2003–	Ecuador	60	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 February 2012

Segundo Alejandro Castillo Nazareno (born 15 May 1982) is an Ecuadorian international footballer who plays for CF Pachuca, on the Primera División Mexicana. Castillo is mostly used as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a central midfielder.

Club career[link]

Born in San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, Castillo started his career with Quito's Club Deportivo Espoli spending 3 years with the team, scoring a decent 11 goals in 66 appearances. He then moved across the capital to one of Ecuador's most successful sides Club Deportivo El Nacional, with whom he won successive league titles in 2005 and 2006. He again scored 11 goals in 112 matches for the club.^[1]

In August 2006 he moved abroad, signing a two year deal with Serbian side Red Star Belgrade.^[2] He scored 8 goals during his first season at his new club and was a key player when the team won the double in 2007.^{[citation needed]} In total he scored 18 goals in 72 games, an average of a goal every four games.

In August 2008 Castillo joined English Premier League club Everton on a year-long loan deal to become Everton's second signing of the summer transfer window.^[3] He made his league debut on 14 September 2008 against Stoke City. He scored his only goal for the Toffees on his home debut against Standard Liège on 18 September 2008 in a UEFA Cup tie with a powerful volley from 25 yards out.^[4]

Castilllo was not offered a permanent contract by Everton at the conclusion of his loan spell; it was reported that Red Star were asking for around £5 million to make the deal permanent.^[5]

Castillo returned to the Premier League once again when he joined newly-promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers on a season-long loan on 31 August 2009.^[6] He made his Wolves debut against Fulham on 20 September 2009, and had a run of eight appearances before dropping out of the club's first team plans. Castillo received may offers from clubs including LDU Quito and Barcelona On July 29, 2010, It was confirmed that Castillo would return to his home country, Ecuador and play for Deportivo Quito.^[7]

International career[link]

Castillo broke into the Ecuadorian national team in 2005, making his international debut on 17 August as a substitute against Venezuela. He became a regular player after this and was included in their squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He played every minute of their World Cup campaign, where Ecuador reached the second round for the first time in their history.

International goals[link]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 May 2006	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, USA	Colombia	1 – 0	1 – 1	Friendly match
2	26 March 2008	Estadio La Cocha, Latacunga, Ecuador	Haiti	1 – 0	3 – 1	Friendly match
3	20 April 2011	Estadio Jose Maria Minella, Mar del Plata, Argentina	Argentina	2 – 2	2 – 2	Friendly match
4	2 September 2011	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Jamaica	5 – 1	5 – 2	Friendly match
5	6 September 2011	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Costa Rica	3 – 0	4 – 0	Friendly match

Personal life[link]

In March 2009, Castillo's wife Brenda gave birth to their first son, D’Alessandro.^{[citation needed]}

References[link]

External links[link]

• Segundo Castillo at National-Football-Teams.com.
• Segundo Castillo at Wolves site.
• Segundo Castillo career stats at Soccerbase

Ecuador squads v t e Ecuador squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Villafuerte 2 Guagua 3 Hurtado (c) 4 De la Cruz 5 Perlaza 6 Urrutia 7 Lara 8 Méndez 9 Borja 10 Kaviedes 11 Delgado 12 Mora 13 Ambrosi 14 Castillo 15 Ayoví 16 Valencia 17 Espinoza 18 Reasco 19 Saritama 20 E. Tenorio 21 C. Tenorio 22 Lanza 23 Benítez Coach: Suárez v t e Ecuador squad – 2007 Copa América 1 Elizaga 2 Guagua 3 Hurtado 4 de la Cruz 5 Urrutia 6 Quiñónez 7 Quiroz 8 Méndez 9 Borja 10 Caicedo 11 Benítez 12 Mora 13 Calle 14 Castillo 15 Bagüí 16 Valencia 17 Espinoza 18 Reasco 19 Ayoví 20 E. Tenorio 21 C. Tenorio 22 Palacios Coach: Suárez v t e Ecuador squad – 2011 Copa América 1 Elizaga 2 G. Caicedo 3 Erazo 4 Checa 5 Minda 6 Noboa 7 Arroyo 8 Méndez 9 F. Caicedo 10 Ayoví (c) 11 Benítez 12 Banguera 13 Reasco 14 Castillo 15 Quiroz 16 Valencia 17 Montaño 18 Nazareno 19 Araujo 20 Calderón 21 Achilier 22 Domínguez 23 Mina Coach: Rueda

Jefferson Montero

Montero playing with Levante
Personal information
Full name	Jefferson Antonio Montero Vite
Date of birth	(1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 22)
Place of birth	Babahoyo, Ecuador
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Betis
Number	20
Youth career
	Emelec
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007	Emelec	22	(1)
2008–2009	Independiente José Terán	37	(19)
2008	→ Dorados (loan)	5	(1)
2009–2010	Villarreal B	32	(10)
2010–	Villarreal	9	(1)
2011	→ Levante (loan)	11	(0)
2011–	→ Betis (loan)	32	(1)
National team‡
2007–	Ecuador	18	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2012

Jefferson Antonio Montero Vite (born 1 September 1989 in Babahoyo, Los Ríos) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Real Betis in La Liga, as a left winger.

Club career[link]

Emelec[link]

Montero started playing professionally with Club Sport Emelec, but first impressed whilst at Club Social y Deportivo Independiente José Terán, in the Ecuadorian second division. Shortly after arriving, he was loaned to Mexican outfit of Dorados de Sinaloa, which was pushing for promotion to the top division; he signed alongside compatriot José Madrid, and made his official debut for the club on 11 October 2008, playing the entire match against Irapuato FC.

Villarreal[link]

On 27 April 2009, Villarreal CF from Spain signed the 20-year old Montero to a five-year contract, effective from the start of the 2009–10 season in La Liga.^[1] On July 19, he contributed with two goals and five assists as the Valencian Community side trounced amateurs Navata 27–0;^[2] he spent the vast majority of his first season with the club, however, with the reserves in the second division, being one of the most important offensive elements as the club overachieved in its first season in that level, finishing seventh.

Subsequently, Montero was definitely promoted to the main squad, as a complement for more experienced Santi Cazorla and Cani. He made his top division debut on 29 August 2010, replacing the latter in a 0–1 loss at Real Sociedad, in 2010–11's opener.

Montero failed to find a regular first team place at Villarreal, and moved to fellow top-divisioner Levante UD in late January 2011, on a four-month loan. He returned in June but, on the 28th, left in the same predicament to freshly promoted Real Betis.^[3]

On 10 March 2012, Montero scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–3 home loss against Real Madrid. He was first-choice throughout most of the campaign for the Pepe Mel-led squad, who managed to retain its league status.

International Career[link]

Montero represented Ecuador in the 2007 Pan American Games, scoring in the final match against Jamaica, a 2–1 win which brought the first international trophy in Ecuadorian football history.^[4] He received his first senior international call-up from national team coach Luis Fernando Suárez, in an August 2007 friendly with Bolivia.^[5]

Montero made his full debut for Ecuador in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Peru, coming on late in the second half in a 5–1 home win.^[6] He scored his first goal for the national team on 27 May 2009, in a 1–3 friendly loss with El Salvador. On 7 June, he netted his second, in another defeat of Peru in the World Cup qualifying campaign, now 2–1 in Lima.

International goals[link]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	27 May 2009	Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	El Salvador	3–1	3–1	Friendly
2	7 June 2009	Estadio Monumental "U", Lima, Peru	Peru	0–1	1–2	2010 World Cup qualification

Honours[link]

National team[link]

Ecuador U20

• Pan American Games: 2007

References[link]

External links[link]

• Betis official profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Jefferson Montero at National-Football-Teams.com
• Jefferson Montero – FIFA competition record
• Transfermarkt profile

Felipe Caicedo

Caicedo playing for Lokomotiv Moscow
Personal information
Full name	Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo
Date of birth	(1988-09-05) 5 September 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Lokomotiv Moscow
Number	25
Youth career
2002–2004	Barcelona SC
2004–2005	Rocafuerte
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2008	Basel	45	(11)
2008–2011	Manchester City	27	(5)
2009	→ Sporting CP (loan)	7	(0)
2010	→ Málaga (loan)	18	(4)
2010–2011	→ Levante (loan)	27	(13)
2011–	FC Lokomotiv Moscow	18	(8)
National team‡
2005–	Ecuador	32	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 February 2012

Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo (born 5 September 1988 in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian association footballer who plays as a striker for Lokomotiv Moscow.

Club career[link]

Basel[link]

Caicedo was signed by Swiss Super League side FC Basel from Rocafuerte in his native Ecuador during the Swiss 2005–06 season for an undisclosed fee while he was just 17 years old. Due to his youth, he was trained in the minor divisions. He went on to play 20 games for Basel in the following 2006–07 season, accompanied by three Swiss League goals. Clubs from La Liga, Premier League, and Serie A were monitoring his progress, with Milan said to have made an inquiry in the winter of 2007.^[2]

Manchester City[link]

On 31 January 2008, it was announced that Manchester City had secured Caicedo's services on a four-and-a-half year deal through a £5.2 million transfer fee (€7 million), which would make his sale one of the highest transfers in the history of the Swiss League. His transfer to Manchester City was completed after Caicedo was granted a work permit.^[3][4] Caicedo was described by his manager as "one of the great South American talents" and was also compared to the Brazilian Adriano.^[5] He made his debut on 10 February 2008, in a 2–1 away win against rivals Manchester United, coming on in the second half. He ended the season with 10 appearances in the Premier League, all of them coming on as a substitute.

Caicedo scored his first goal for City the following season in an UEFA Cup game against Racing de Santander. He scored his second consecutive goal with a back heel in a league game against West Bromwich Albion, but the goal was initially ruled as an own goal, as it hit the post and then the goalkeeper before finally going in. The goal was later given back to Caicedo after reconsideration from the Dubious Goals Committee. After these solid performances, both coming off the bench, club manager Mark Hughes gave him the opportunity to start his first game in the league and he went on to score for the third game in a row, this time scoring the first two goals against Hull City on 26 December 2008, in a 5–1 victory, taking his goal tally up to four. He started against Blackburn Rovers on 28 December 2008. Caicedo opened the scoring in the first leg of the UEFA Cup last 16 tie with Aalborg BK at the City of Manchester Stadium. Manchester City won the game 2–0. Caicedo scored his sixth goal of the season for Manchester City against Hamburger SV on 16 April 2009, but City was eliminated from the cup due to 4–3 aggregate defeat. Caicedo impressed a large number of Manchester City fans that season with his strong performances as a single striker with the ability to hold up the ball in key areas and shrug off defenders. Caicedo's seventh City goal came in City's 3–1 home win over Blackburn Rovers on 2 May. Caicedo scored his eighth goal for Manchester City in the 1–0 win over Bolton Wanderers on the last day of the season at the City of Manchester Stadium.^[6]

Sporting CP[link]

At the start of the 2009–10 season, Caicedo was tipped to leave City in order to get more playing time, especially after the club signed fellow forwards Roque Santa Cruz, Emmanuel Adebayor, and Carlos Tévez.^[7] So, on 23 July 2009, Sporting Clube de Portugal and Manchester City reached a one-year loan deal with option of a permanent deal,^[8] that would allow him to be part of their squad for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, potentially allowing Caicedo a year to develop himself as a forward before returning to Manchester City. Caicedo made his debut for Sporting CP shirt after coming on as a substitute for Hélder Postiga injured on a 36th minutes in a 2-1 loss against Braga on 22 August 2009. After suffering a Stretched Ligament injury in a match against Braga which he was out of action for 3 weeks, Caciedo made his return for Sporting CP when he provided assist for Simon Vukčević to score a winning goal in a 1-1 draw against S.C. Olhanense on 21 September 2009. Caicedo, however, found it difficult at Sporting and his loan deal was cut short in January 2010.

Málaga[link]

After Sporting decided to end Caicedo's loan spell at the club, other clubs showed interest in the Manchester City striker,^[9] Málaga CF and Hull City amongst them. On 8 January 2010, Caicedo decided to join Málaga on loan, rejecting an offer from Hull City.^[10][11]

He scored his first La Liga goal for Málaga with a beautiful individual effort against Racing de Santander, helping Málaga win 3–0 on 14 February 2010.^[12] On 10 April 2010, Cacicedo scored his first goal in two months which is his second goal in 2-1 loss against Sevilla and 4 days later on 14 April 2010, Cacicedo scored again after 4 days of scoring his first goal which is his third goal in a 2-2 draw against Osasuna. On the final matchday of the domestic season, Málaga required a point to stay above the relegation zone, where they faced Real Madrid at home at La Rosaleda. Caicedo started and provided a wonderful assist for Duda to open the scoring in the ninth minute.^[13] Real Madrid levelled after the break through Rafael van der Vaart, but the early goal was enough for Málaga to avoid relegation.^[14]

Levante[link]

Felipe Caicedo shoots for goal in a Levante-Sporting de Gijón match.

Just one hour before the deadline of the Spanish summer transfer window (24:00 CEST), Caicedo completed a loan move to freshly-promoted Levante UD for the 2010–11 season.^[15] This revitalized his career, where by December 2010, he had contributed seven goals in 12 appearances; included in these seven goals was a brace scored against Racing de Santander on 21 November 2010.^[16] Along with a Christian Stuani strike, Levante went on to win 3–1, picking themselves out of the relegation zone after a miserable four match losing streak.^[17]

Levante lost on 18 December 2010 to Athletic Bilbao by a score of 2–1. Caicedo scored the only goal for the hosts.^[18] This was the last game before the winter break and started an abismal five game losing streak for Levante that left them at the bottom of the Liga table.^[19] Levante turned this around on 29 January 2011 when they welcomed Getafe CF. Caicedo added the second goal of a 2–0 win and lifted the relegation strugglers from the bottom of the zone.^[20]

On 11 May, Caicedo scored his 13th league goal of a successful campaign against FC Barcelona at the Estadi Ciutat de València.^[21] Caicedo finished the ball in fine fashion, after capitalizing on defender Gerard Piqué's error.^[22] The game ended in a 1–1 draw, which handed Barcelona their third-straight La Liga title.^[23][24] The crucial point for Levante put them five points above the relegation zone with two games remaining.^[25] Caicedo's thirteen league goals helped to secure Levante's place in La Liga for a second season.

Daily Mail reports that Levante want to sign Caciedo permanently for £1 million with being a top scorer for Levante and good performance.^[26] On 30 May 2011, Levante officially take up options to sign Felipe Caicedo ^[27] and on 29 June 2011, Levante sign Caciedo for £880K. In his move, it revealed that Levante will cash in by selling Caicedo for large profit in the summer because the club were in debt by owning €12 million ($17M) a year in repayments. This led Caciedo quoting: "At €1 million, I am cheap, very cheap. Very, very, very cheap. He is a bargain, but only for Levante."

Following his time in Spain, reports showed that he traveled to Moscow because of interest from Russian Premier League clubs Lokomotiv Moscow and Anzhi Makhachkala.^[28]

Lokomotiv Moscow[link]

On 25 July 2011, Caicedo signed a four-year contract with Lokomotiv Moscow^[29] for a fee of €7.5 million^[30] and was handed the number 25 jersey.^[31] Previiously, Lokomotiv Moscow tried to sign Caicedo in the Winter Transfer Window at Russia before it close on 10 March 2011 after Lokomotiv Moscow failed to sign Stuttgart's striker Ciprian Marica.^[32] Following his move to Lokomotiv Moscow, the president of Russian club Olga Smorodskaya accused Levante of behaving unprofessionally in the sale and hit out at Levante for their lack of co-operation during negotiations, saying to RIA Novosti :

On 14 August 2011, Caicedo made his debut in the Russian Premier League after coming on a 62th minutes for Dmitri Loskov as Lokomotiv Moscow drew 0-0 against Volga.^[34] On 28 August 2011, Caicedo scored his first goal which turns out to be a winning goal against Kuban Krasnodar.^[35] Since scoring for Lokomotiv Moscow, Caicedo began scoring and provided assist week by week with 4 including one was against FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in a 4-2 win on 10 September 2011,^[36] second was against Terek Grozny in a 4-0 win,^[37] third was and last of scoring week by week was against Anzhi which Caicedo scored a winning goal ^[38] while a week before scoring a winning goal, Caicedo provided his first assist for Alberto Zapater to score his first goal for Lokomitiv Moscow in a 1-1 draw against Rubin Kazin on 25 September 2011.^[39] In the first half Russian Premier League, Caicedo made 13 league appearance and scoring 6.

In the Europa League, Caicedo made his Europa League in a Play-off round as Lokomotiv Moscow beat Spartak Trnava 3-1 on aggregate on 25 August 2011.^[40] On 20 October 2011, Caicedo scored his first Europa League goal in a 3-1 win over AEK Athens on a Group Stage.^[41] On 16 February 2012 in the Round of 32 of the Europa League, Caicedo scored a winning goal on a 71st minutes against Athletic Bilbao in a 2-1 win of the first leg of Round of 32 of the Europa League. Caicedo also provided assist for Denis Glushakov to score a penalty on a 61st minutes after Caicedo was fouled in the penalty box.^[42] In the second leg of Round of 32 of the Europa League, Caicedo was on the match as Lokomotiv Moscow was eliminated of the Europa League after Athletic Bilbao beat Lokomotiv Moscow 1-0 and out due to an away goal.^[43]

In January Transfer Window, reports from Brazil and Ecuador claims that Caicedo is joining Série B side Boa Esporte on loan.^[44] However, the move was rejected by Olga Smorodskaya saying that she has no intention in loaning him to Boa and says the offer was "nonsense".^[45]

Career statistics[link]