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{{Short description|Ecuadorian footballer (born 1988)}}
{{family name hatnote|Caicedo|Corozo|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Felipe Caicedo
| image = Felipe Caicedo 2015.jpg
| upright = 
| caption = Caicedo in a press conference with [[R.C.D. Espanyol|Espanyol]] in 2015
| full_name = Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|9|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Guayaquil]], Ecuador
| height = 1.83 m<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.felipecaicedo20.com/|title = about Felipe|access-date = 19 April 2011|publisher = aycachorro.com|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110202200207/http://felipecaicedo20.com/|archive-date = 2 February 2011|url-status = dead}}</ref>
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = [[Barcelona S.C.]]
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 = 2002–2004
| youthclubs1 = [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona SC]]
| youthyears2 = 2004–2005
| youthclubs2 = [[Rocafuerte Fútbol Club|Rocafuerte]]
| years1 = 2006–2008
| clubs1 = [[FC Basel|Basel]]
| caps1 = 45
| goals1 = 11
| years2 = 2008–2011
| clubs2 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| caps2 = 27
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2009
| clubs3 = → [[Sporting CP]] (loan)
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2010
| clubs4 = → [[Málaga CF|Málaga]] (loan)
| caps4 = 18
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2010–2011
| clubs5 = → [[Levante UD|Levante]] (loan)
| caps5 = 27
| goals5 = 13
| years6 = 2011–2013
| clubs6 = [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]]
| caps6 = 52
| goals6 = 11
| years7 = 2014
| clubs7 = [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]]
| caps7 = 9
| goals7 = 4
| years8 = 2014–2017
| clubs8 = [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]
| caps8 = 93
| goals8 = 19
| years9 = 2017–2021
| clubs9 = [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]]
| caps9 = 105
| goals9 = 28
| years10 = 2021–2022
| clubs10 = [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]]
| caps10 = 9
| goals10 = 1
| years11 = 2022
| clubs11 = → [[Inter Milan]] (loan)
| caps11 = 3
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2022–2023
| clubs12 = [[Abha Club|Abha]]
| caps12 = 23
| goals12 = 2
| years13 = 2025-
| clubs13 = [[Barcelona S.C.]]
| caps13 = 0
| goals13 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2005–2017
| nationalteam1 = [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]]
| nationalcaps1 = 68
| nationalgoals1 = 22
| club-update = 18 May 2023
}}

'''Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo''' (born 5 September 1988) is an Ecuadorian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[striker (association football)|striker]] for [[Barcelona S.C.]]

A full international from 2005 to 2017, Caicedo represented [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] at the [[Copa América]] in [[2007 Copa América|2007]] and [[2011 Copa América|2011]], as well as at the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]]. Caicedo is also Ecuador's sixth highest goalscorer of all-time with 22 goals to his name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.estadio.ec/articulo/copa-america-2015-noticias/enner-valencia-entra-al-top-10-de-goleadores-hist%C3%B3ricos|title=Enner Valencia entra al Top 10 de goleadores históricos|language=es|website=estadio.ec|publisher=Estadio|date=22 June 2015|access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Basel===
Caicedo spent his youth career with [[Rocafuerte F.C.|Rocafuerte]], a club based in [[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]]. At that time, they played in the third tier of the Ecuadorian regional league.

Caicedo was signed by [[Swiss Super League]] side [[FC Basel|Basel]] during the 2005–06 season for an undisclosed fee while he was just 17 years old. Due to his age, he was trained in the Basel youth department playing with their U-21 team, apart from a few test matches with the senior team. Following his 18th birthday on 5 September 2006, he joined Basel's first team for their [[2006–07 FC Basel season|2006–07 season]] under head coach [[Christian Gross]], who started his eighth season with the club in that position. After playing in seven test games, Caicedo made his domestic league debut for the team on 10 September, at the home game in the [[St. Jakob-Park]] as Basel won 2–1 against [[FC Zürich|Zürich]], being substituted on in the 82nd minute.<ref name="fcb-achiv-2006/07-FCB-FCZ">{{cite web | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 10 September 2006 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=7516 | title = FC Basel - FC Zürich 2:1 (1:1) | format = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" | access-date = 16 November 2023}}</ref> He scored his first professional goal, three weeks later on 1 October, in an away game in the [[2006–07 Swiss Cup|Swiss Cup]]. Coming on in the 74th minute he scored the team's second goal just three minutes later and Basel went on to win 4–0 against [[FC Lugano|Lugano]].<ref name="fcb-achiv-2006/07-Cup-Lugano-FCB">{{cite web | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 1 October 2006 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=8568 | title = AC Lugano - FC Basel 0:4 (0:1) | format = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" | access-date = 16 November 2023}}</ref> He scored his first league goal for the team in the home game on 9 November. In the 56th minute, the away team went 2–0 up, Basel coach [[Christian Gross|Gross]] reacted and brought in Caicedo as substitute immediately. Just six minutes later Caicedo scored his team’s first goal and in the 85th [[Cristiano (footballer, born 1981)|Cristiano]] netted the equaliser.<ref name="fcb-achiv-2006/07-FCB-YB">{{cite web | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 9 November 2006 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=7531 | title = FC Basel - BSC Young Boys 2:2 (0:0) | format = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" | access-date = 16 November 2023}}</ref>

Another goal worth mentioning, came just three days later, on 12 November in the [[2006–07 Swiss Cup|Swiss Cup]] away match against lower-classed [[FC Baulmes|Baulmes]]. Caicedo was substituted on at half-time as Basel were two goals down. In the 73rd minute Caicedo scored for the team, who were able to equalise another seven minutes later. During the extra time Basel achieved the third goal to the 3–2 victory to advance to the quarter-finals.<ref name="fcb-achiv-2006/07-Cup-Baulmes-FCB">{{cite web | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 12 November 2006 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=8662 | title = FC Baulmes - FC Basel 2:3 n.V. (2:2, 0:0) | format = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" | access-date = 16 November 2023}}</ref> In the final, played on 28 May 2007 in the [[Stadion Wankdorf]] in [[Bern]], Basel won 1–0 against [[FC Luzern|Luzern]] and Caicedo, therefore won his first professional title- Caicedo was included in the starting lineup.<ref name="fcb-achiv-2006/07-Cup-FCB-FCL">{{cite web | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 28 May 2007 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=9640 | title = FC Basel - FC Luzern 1:0 (0:0) | format = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" | access-date = 16 November 2023}}</ref> That season Caicedo had 27 league appearances, scoring seven goals and he had five cup appearances, scoring twice. The team ended the league as runners-up.<ref name="rsssf-Switzerland 2006/07">{{cite web | first = Erik Garin | last = Karel Stokkermans | author-link = | year = 2018 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit07.html | title = Switzerland 2006/07 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | language = | access-date = 16 November 2022}}</ref>

On 19 July 2007 it was announced that Caicedo had prematurely prolonged his contract with Basel, intending to keep him with the club until summer 2010.<ref name="UEFA-2007-Basel-Caicedo">{{cite web |last= |first= |author-link= |date=19 July 2007 |title=Caicedo verlängert in Basel |trans-title= |url=https://de.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/025a-0ea9f3032eeb-2bc10349153f-1000--caicedo-verlangert-in-basel/ |access-date=16 November 2023 |publisher=[[UEFA]] |language=de |format=}}</ref> Nevertheless, it was also known that the end of the season, [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] had shown interest in the player, with [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] even said to have failed with their offer during the summer break.<ref name="Sky-2007-interest-in-Caicedo">{{cite web |last= |first= |author-link= |date=7 December 2007 |title=English eyes on Caicedo |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11981_2943260,00.html |access-date=16 November 2022 |publisher=[[Sky Sports]] |language=en}}</ref> Basel played in the [[2007–08 UEFA Cup]]. Winning both matches in the qualification round against [[SV Mattersburg]] and both matches in the play-off round against [[FK Sarajevo|Sarajevo]], they team advanced to the group stage, which they ended undefeated in second position, after playing 1–0 at home against [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Stade Rennes]], 0–0 away against [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]], 1–0 at home against [[SK Brann|Brann]] and 1–1 away against [[Hamburger SV]], to continue the knockout stage. Caicedo had played in all eight of these matches and he had scored three goals. He had also played in all 18 matches in the first half of the [[2007–08 Swiss Super League]] season, netting four times. He also played in three of the four matches in the [[2007–08 Swiss Cup]], but without scoring.<ref name="sport.ch-Caicedo-Rekordtransfer">{{cite web | first = Michel | last = Schuler | author-link = | date = 20 December 2021 | url = https://sport.ch/caicedo-felipe/886929/der-19-jaehrige-rekordtransfer-der-die-welt-mit-seinen-toren-erobert-hat | title = Der 19-jährige Rekordtransfer, der die Welt mit seinen Toren erobert hat | format = | trans-title = The 19-year-old with transfer record, who conquered the world with his goals | publisher = sport.ch | language = de | access-date = 16 November 2023}}</ref>

During his time with the club. Caicedo played a total of 79 games for Basel scoring a total of 23 goals. 45 of these games were in the [[Swiss Super League]], eight in the [[Swiss Cup]], eight in the [[UEFA Cup]] and 18 were friendly games. He scored 11 goals in the domestic league, two in the cup, three in the European games and the other seven were scored during the test games.<ref name="fcb-achiv-Felipe Caicedo">{{cite web | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | authorlink = | year = 2023 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/spieler?command=detail&id=3757 | title = Felipe Caicedo - FCB statistics | format = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | accessdate = 16 November 2022}}</ref>

===Manchester City===
On 31 January 2008, it was announced that [[Manchester City F.C.|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 Super League]].<ref name="Uefa-News-2007-Caicedo-Man.City">{{cite web |last= |first= |author-link= |date=31 January 2008 |title=City trade with Basel for Caicedo |url=https://www.uefa.com/news/0254-0d7b8e01b093-6db491bb229d-1000--city-trade-with-basel-for-caicedo/ |access-date=16 November 2023 |publisher=[[UEFA]] |format=}}</ref> His transfer to Manchester City was completed after Caicedo was granted a work permit.<ref>{{cite news | date=31 January 2008 | url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3096727,00.html | title=City close on Caicedo | publisher=[[Sky Sports]] | access-date=31 January 2008}}</ref> Caicedo was described by his manager as "one of the great South American talents" and was also compared to the Brazilian [[Adriano (footballer, born February 1982)|Adriano]].<ref>{{cite news | date=31 January 2008 | url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=503855&cc=5901 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203150728/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=503855&cc=5901 | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 February 2008 | title=City poised for double striker transfer swoop | publisher=[[ESPNsoccernet]] | access-date=31 January 2008}}</ref> He made his debut on 10 February 2008, in a 2–1 away win against rivals [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], coming on in the second half.<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 February 2008|title=Man Utd 1-2 Man City|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7223971.stm|access-date=20 December 2021}}</ref> He ended the season with 10 appearances in the [[Premier League]], coming on as a sub in all of them.

Caicedo scored his first goal for City the following season in a [[2008–09 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup group stage]] loss against [[Racing de Santander]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 December 2008|title=Racing Santander 3-1 Man City|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7775423.stm|access-date=}}</ref> He scored his second consecutive goal with a back heel in a league game against [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|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 in a 5–1 victory against [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] on 26 December 2008, taking his goal tally up to four.<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 December 2008|title=Tigers mauled by rampant City|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/4701361/tigers-mauled-by-rampant-city|access-date=20 December 2021|website=Sky Sports|language=en}}</ref>

Caicedo opened the scoring in the first leg of the [[2008–09 UEFA Cup knockout stage|UEFA Cup last 16]] tie with [[AaB Football|Aalborg BK]] at the [[City of Manchester Stadium]], with City winning the game 2–0. Caicedo scored his sixth goal of the season for the club in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals against [[Hamburger SV]] on 16 April 2009. Although City won the match 2–1, they were eliminated from the cup 4–3 on aggregate.<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 April 2009|title=Man City 2-1 Hamburg (3-4)|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7977083.stm|access-date=20 December 2021}}</ref> Caicedo impressed many 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,<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 May 2009|title=Man City 3-1 Blackburn|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8014827.stm|access-date=20 December 2021}}</ref> and he netted his eighth goal in the 1–0 home win over [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] on the last day of the season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vesty|first=Marc|date=24 May 2009|title=Man City 1-0 Bolton|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8048313.stm|access-date=24 May 2009}}</ref>

====Loan to Sporting====
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 Tevez]]. On 23 July 2009, [[Sporting CP|Sporting Clube de Portugal]] and Manchester City reached an agreement over an initial one-year loan with an option of a permanent deal,<ref>{{cite news | date=23 July 2009 | title=Sporting announces a one-year deal with Felipe Caicedo | url=http://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi2004/emitentes/docs/FR24692.pdf | publisher=CMVM | access-date=23 September 2009 | language=pt | archive-date=3 October 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003134932/http://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi2004/emitentes/docs/FR24692.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> which would allow him to be part of their squad for the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|2009–10 Champions League]], potentially allowing Caicedo a year to develop himself as a forward before returning to Manchester City.

Caicedo made his debut for Sporting after coming on as a substitute for an injured [[Hélder Postiga]] in the 38th minute of a 2–1 loss against [[S.C. Braga|Braga]] on 22 August 2009.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}} After suffering a ligament injury in a match against Braga which ruled him out of action for 3 weeks, Caicedo made his return for Sporting against [[Olhanense]] on 21 September 2009, and provided an assist for [[Simon Vukčević]]'s winning goal in a 3–2 victory. Caicedo, however, found it difficult to adapt at Sporting and his loan deal was cut short in January 2010. In total, the Ecuadorian played 11 games for the Portuguese club but failed to score in any.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 January 2010|title=Caicedo: "Passagem pelo Sporting não foi um fracasso"|trans-title=Caicedo: My Passage through Sporting was not a failure|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/sporting/detalhe/caicedo-passagem-pelo-sporting-nao-foi-um-fracasso|access-date=21 December 2021|website=Record.pt|language=pt}}</ref>

====Loan to Málaga====
After Sporting decided to end Caicedo's loan spell at the club, other clubs showed interest in the Manchester City striker, [[Málaga CF]] and [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] amongst them. On 8 January 2010, Caicedo decided to join Málaga on loan, rejecting an offer from Hull City.<ref>[http://www.malagacf.com/noticias/caicedo-refuerza-el-plantel-blanquiazul-2141.html Caicedo refuerza el plantel blanquiazul] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112120337/http://www.malagacf.com/noticias/caicedo-refuerza-el-plantel-blanquiazul-2141.html |date=12 January 2010 }} {{in lang|es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8447154.stm|title=Manchester City loan Felipe Caicedo to Malaga |date=10 January 2010|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=10 January 2010}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news | date=14 February 2010 | title=Racing Santander 0–3 Málaga | url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=275685&league=ESP.1&cc=3888 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718193512/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=275685&league=ESP.1&cc=3888 | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 July 2012 | publisher=[[ESPNsoccernet]] | access-date=15 February 2010}}</ref> On 10 April 2010, Caicedo scored his first goal in two months in a 2–1 loss against [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] and 4 days later on 14 April 2010, Caicedo scored again in a 2–2 draw against [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]]. On the final matchday of the domestic season, Málaga required a point to stay above the relegation zone, where they faced [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] at home at [[La Rosaleda]]. Caicedo started and provided a wonderful assist for [[Duda (footballer, born 1980)|Duda]] to open the scoring in the ninth minute.<ref>{{cite news|title=Report: Malaga v Real Madrid|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/275575?cc=5901|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715020355/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/275575?cc=5901|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2012|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=16 May 2010}}</ref> Real Madrid levelled after the break through [[Rafael van der Vaart]], but the early goal was enough for Málaga to avoid relegation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Malaga 1–1 Real Madrid: Los Boquerones Survive Relegation After Precious Point Against Blancos|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/88/spain/2010/05/16/1927912/malaga-1-1-real-madrid-los-boquerones-survive-relegation|publisher=Goal.com|date=16 May 2010}}</ref>

====Loan to Levante====
[[File:Felipe Caicedo - Llevant UE.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Caicedo playing for [[Levante UD|Levante]] in 2011]]

Just one hour before the deadline of the Spanish summer transfer window, Caicedo completed a loan move to freshly promoted [[Levante UD|Levante]] for the [[2010–11 La Liga season|2010–11 season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://es.levanteud.com/noticias/levante11454.html|title=Felipe Caicedo; nuevo jugador del Levante U.D.|date=31 August 2010|access-date=1 September 2010|work=Levante UD|language=es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905011615/http://es.levanteud.com/noticias/levante11454.html|archive-date=5 September 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Levante 3 – 1 Racing Santander |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/la-liga/2010-2011/levante-ud-racing-santander-393454.html|publisher=Yahoo! Eurosport|date=21 November 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Levante v Racing Santander|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/301976?cc=5901|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718224957/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/301976?cc=5901|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 July 2012|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=21 November 2010}}</ref>

Caicedo scored his team's only goal in a 2-1 defeat to [[Athletic Bilbao]] on 18 December 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Levante v Athletic Bilbao|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/302170?cc=5901|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716150104/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/302170?cc=5901|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 July 2012|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=18 December 2010}}</ref> This was the last game before the winter break and started an abysmal five-game losing streak for Levante that left them at the bottom of the Liga table.<ref>{{cite news|title=Report:Levante v Getafe|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/302094?cc=5901|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715130441/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/302094?cc=5901|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2012|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=29 January 2011}}</ref> Levante turned this around on 29 January 2011 against [[Getafe CF|Getafe]], with Caicedo scoring the second goal of a 2–0 win and lifting the team from the bottom of the relegation zone.<ref>{{cite news|title=Levante 2–0 Getafe: Efficient Hosts Make Geta Pay The Price|url=http://getafe-escocia.blogspot.com/2011/01/levante-2-0-getafe-efficient-hosts-make.html|publisher=getafe-escocia.blogspot|date=29 January 2011}}</ref>

On 11 May, Caicedo scored his 13th league goal against [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] at the [[Estadi Ciutat de València]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gamecast: Levante v Barcelona|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=302109&cc=5901|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=11 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515031503/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast?id=302109&cc=5901|archive-date=15 May 2011}}</ref> Caicedo finished the ball in fine fashion, after capitalizing on defender [[Gerard Piqué]]'s error.<ref>{{cite news|title=Barcelona seal Spanish title|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/918497/la-liga:-barcelona-seal-spanish-title-with-draw?cc=5901|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110514145356/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/918497/la-liga:-barcelona-seal-spanish-title-with-draw?cc=5901|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 May 2011|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=11 May 2011}}</ref> The game ended in a 1–1 draw, which handed Barcelona their third-straight [[2010–11 La Liga|La Liga]] title,<ref>{{cite news|title=Barcelona win Liga title at Levante|url=https://www.uefa.com/news/01f1-0e785bf468ee-0527380dc849-1000--barcelona-win-liga-title-at-levante/|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=11 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Three in a Row For Barcelona|url=http://thefadaily.com/2011/05/11/three-in-a-row-for-barcelona/|publisher=The FA Daily|date=11 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830210039/http://thefadaily.com/2011/05/11/three-in-a-row-for-barcelona/|archive-date=30 August 2011}}</ref> but this crucial point for Levante put them five points above the relegation zone with two games remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables/_/league/esp.1/spanish-la-liga?cc=5901 |title=2010/11 Spanish Primera División Spanish la Liga Table Tables / Standings - ESPN Soccernet |access-date=11 May 2011 |archive-date=1 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101005259/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables/_/league/esp.1/spanish-la-liga?cc=5901 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Caicedo's thirteen league goals helped to secure Levante's place in La Liga for a second season.

On 30 May 2011, Levante officially took up an option to sign him for €1 million on a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|title=Levante to sign Caicedo|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/6959711/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=30 May 2011|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=9 February 2011 |title=El Levante ha decidido ya que comprará a Caicedo |url=http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/levante-ha-decidido-comprara-caicedo/20110209dasdaiftb_9/Tes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110212154701/http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/levante-ha-decidido-comprara-caicedo/20110209dasdaiftb_9/Tes |archive-date=12 February 2011 |access-date=1 January 2025 |work=Diario AS}}</ref> However, it was revealed that Levante would cash in by selling Caicedo for a large profit in the summer because the club were in debt, owing €12 million ($17 million) a year in repayments.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=25 March 2011 |title=Levante to complete Caicedo deal - and then look to sell him |url=https://talksport.com/football/transfer-rumours/8836/levante-complete-caicedo-deal-and-then-look-sell-him/ |access-date=1 January 2025 |website=talkSPORT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=30 May 2011 |title=El Levante se queda a Caicedo |url=https://www.levante-emv.com/deportes/2011/05/30/levante-queda-caicedo-13060338.html |access-date=1 January 2025 |website=Levante-EMV |language=es}}</ref>

Following his time in Spain, reports showed that he travelled to Moscow because of interest from [[Russian Premier League]] clubs [[Lokomotiv Moscow]] and [[Anzhi Makhachkala]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/768797-epl-transfer-debate-how-good-is-manchester-city-reject-felipe-caicedo|title=EPL Transfer Debate: How Good Is Manchester City Reject Felipe Caicedo?|last=Thomas|first=Blake|work=Bleacher Report|date=15 July 2011|language=en-US}}</ref>
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===Lokomotiv Moscow===
On 25 July 2011, Caicedo signed a four-year contract with [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]] for a fee of €7.5 million and was handed the number 25 jersey.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fclm.ru/ru/info/articles/?id_4=2791 | script-title=ru:Московский "Локомотив" подписал 4-летний контракт с футболистом сборной Эквадора Фелипе Кайседо | publisher = Official website of FC Lokomotiv Moscow | language = ru | access-date=26 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fclm.ru/ru/info/articles/?id_4=2823 | script-title=ru:Фелипе Кайседо: "В Москву хотел переехать еще в декабре" | publisher = Official website of FC Lokomotiv Moscow | language = ru | access-date=3 August 2011}}</ref> Previously, Lokomotiv Moscow tried to sign Caicedo in the winter transfer window before it closed on 10 March 2011 after Lokomotiv Moscow failed to sign Stuttgart striker [[Ciprian Marica]]. Following his move to Lokomotiv, club president 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]] that the deal was "very difficult" because, "Levante's directors seemed to have very poor knowledge of FIFA regulations."<ref>{{cite news |date=26 July 2011 |title=Lokomotiv Moscow president blasts Levante following Felipe Caicedo signing |publisher=Goal.com |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3277/la-liga/2011/07/26/2591774/lokomotiv-moscow-president-blasts-levante-following-felipe |access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref>

On 14 August 2011, Caicedo made his debut in the Russian Premier League after coming on at the 61st minute for [[Dmitri Loskov]] as Lokomotiv Moscow drew 0–0 against [[FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod|Volga]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Match: Volga Nizhy Novgorod v Lokomotiv Moscow|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/315008?cc=5739|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716111739/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/315008?cc=5739|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 July 2012|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=14 August 2011|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref> On 28 August 2011, Caicedo scored his first goal for the club, the winning goal against [[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban Krasnodar]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Match: Kubanm Krasnodar v Lokomotiv Moscow|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/315024?cc=5739|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714074746/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/315024?cc=5739|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 July 2012|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=28 August 2011}}</ref> After scoring for Lokomotiv Moscow, Caicedo began scoring and providing assists on a weekly basis for 4 weeks including 3 goals. The first of these goals came against in a 4-2 win against [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit]] on 10 September 2011,<ref>{{cite news|title=Match:Lokomotiv Moscow v Zenit St Petersburg|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/315029?cc=5739|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720074735/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/315029?cc=5739|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 July 2012|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=10 September 2011|access-date=4 April 2011}}</ref> another against [[FC Terek Grozny|Terek Grozny]] in a 4–0 win,<ref>{{cite news|title=Match:Terek Grozny v Lokomotiv Moscow|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/315040?cc=5739|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721074243/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/315040?cc=5739|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2012|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=18 September 2011|access-date=4 April 2011}}</ref> and the third and final of the run against [[FC Anzhi Makhachkala|Anzhi]], a goal which again proved to be the winning goal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Match:Anzhi Makhachkala v Lokomotiv Moscow|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/315056?cc=5739|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721212538/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/315056?cc=5739|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2012|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=2 October 2011|access-date=4 April 2011}}</ref> He had provided his one assist of the run a week before, assisting [[Alberto Zapater]] who scored his first goal for Lokomitiv in the 1–1 draw against [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazin]] on 25 September 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Match:Lokomotiv Moscow v FK Rubin Kazin|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/332627?cc=5739|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=25 September 2011|access-date=4 April 2011|archive-date=26 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726005553/http://www.espn.com/soccer/match?cc=5739&id=332627|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the first half of the Russian Premier League, Caicedo made 13 league appearances, scoring 6 goals.
[[File:Felipe Caicedo 2011.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Caicedo playing for [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]] in 2011]]
In the Europa League, Caicedo made his debut in the Play-off round as Lokomotiv Moscow beat [[FC Spartak Trnava|Spartak Trnava]] 3–1 on aggregate on 25 August 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=FC Spartak Trnava vs Lokomotiv Moscow|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/327664?cc=5739|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720150103/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/327664?cc=5739|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 July 2012|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=25 August 2011|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref> On 20 October 2011, Caicedo scored his first Europa League goal in a 3–1 group stage win over [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Report:Lokomotiv Moscow v AEK Athens|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/332089?cc=5739|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717005822/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/332089?cc=5739|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 July 2012|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=20 October 2011|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref> On 16 February 2012, in the Europa League Round of 32, Caicedo scored a winning goal in the 71st minute of a 2-1 win against Athletic Bilbao; Caicedo also won the penalty that [[Denis Glushakov]] scored for his team's first goal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Report:Lokomotiv Moscow v Athletic Bibao|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/334847?cc=5739|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713172016/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/334847?cc=5739|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 July 2012|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=16 February 2012|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref> In the second leg of the Europa League Round of 32, Caicedo played as his club were eliminated after Athletic Bilbao won 1–0 and progressing in the competition due to the [[away goals rule]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Report:Athletic Bilbao v Lokomotiv Moscow|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/334863?cc=5739|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715171458/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/334863?cc=5739|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2012|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=23 February 2012|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref>

In the January transfer window, reports from Brazil and Ecuador claimed that Caicedo was joining [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|Série B]] side [[Boa Esporte Clube|Boa Esporte]] on loan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Serie B side Boa Esporte set for shock capture of international star|url=http://www.sambafoot.com/en/news/27299_serie_b_side_boa_esporte_set_for_shock_capture_of_international_star.html|publisher=Samba Foot|date=30 December 2011|access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref> However, the move was rejected by [[Olga Smorodskaya]] saying that she had no intention in loaning him and said the offer was "nonsense".<ref>{{cite news|title=News: Lokomotiv Moscow reject to loan Felipe Caicedo to Boa|url=http://ojogobonito.net/2012/01/06/news-lokomotiv-moscow-reject-to-loan-felipe-caicedo-to-boa/|publisher=O Jogo Bonito|date=6 January 2012|access-date=4 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125103053/http://ojogobonito.net/2012/01/06/news-lokomotiv-moscow-reject-to-loan-felipe-caicedo-to-boa/|archive-date=25 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Al-Jazira===
In 2014, Felipe Caicedo joined Al-Jazira. Upon the arrival of [[Mirko Vučinić]] to the club, Al-Jazira and Caicedo parted ways by mutual consent, making him a [[Free agent]] after 18 appearances and 5 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport360.com/article/arabian-gulf-league/23366/vucinic-targets-titles-jazira-caicedo-heads-exit-door|title=Vucinic targets titles with Jazira as Caicedo heads for the exit|website=sport360.com|publisher=Sport 360|date=13 July 2014|access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref>

===Espanyol===
On 15 July 2014, Caicedo signed for [[La Liga]] club [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] on a [[Free transfer (association football)|Bosman transfer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rcdespanyol.com/principal.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=18081&idseccion=28&idlinkchk=0&idmenu=9&idsubmenu=108|title=Felipe Caicedo, nou fitxatge|trans-title=Felipe Caicedo, new signing|language=ca|website=rcdespanyol.com|publisher=RCD Espanyol de Barcelona|date=15 July 2014|access-date=10 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020203652/http://www.rcdespanyol.com/principal.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=18081&idseccion=28&idlinkchk=0&idmenu=9&idsubmenu=108|archive-date=20 October 2014}}</ref> On 20 September 2014, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2-2 draw against [[Málaga CF|Malaga]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 September 2014 |title=Espanyol Barcelona - Málaga CF 2:2 (Primera División 2014/2015, 4. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/primera-division-2014-2015-espanyol-barcelona-malaga-cf/ |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref> On 29 November, he scored in a 2-1 victory over his former club, Levante.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 November 2014 |title=Espanyol Barcelona - Levante UD 2:1 (Primera División 2014/2015, 13. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/primera-division-2014-2015-espanyol-barcelona-levante-ud/ |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref> Two weeks later, he scored the opening goal in a 2-1 victory over [[Granada CF|Granada]] at [[RCDE Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2014 |title=Espanyol Barcelona - Granada CF 2:1 (Primera División 2014/2015, 15. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/primera-division-2014-2015-espanyol-barcelona-granada-cf/ |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref> On 13 January 2015, Caicedo scored a brace in 12 minutes in a 2-0 [[2014-15 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]] victory over [[Valencia CF|Valencia]], helping his club qualify for the quarter-finals. Four days later, he scored a last minute winner in a 1-0 home victory over [[Celta de Vigo]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 January 2015 |title=Espanyol Barcelona - RC Celta 1:0 (Primera División 2014/2015, 19. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/primera-division-2014-2015-espanyol-barcelona-celta-vigo/ |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref> In the first leg of the CDR quarter-final against Sevilla on 22 January, Caicedo scored the opening goal of a 3-1 victory;<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 January 2015 |title=Espanyol see off Sevilla |url=https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/espanyol/copa-del-rey/result/espanyol-see-off-sevilla_200692.html |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=Sports Mole |language=en-GB}}</ref> although Espanyol lost the second leg 1-0, Caicedo's goal was enough to put Espanyol in the semi-finals for the first time since winning the competition in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 January 2015 |title=Espanyol advance in Copa del Rey despite defeat |url=https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/sevilla/copa-del-rey/result/espanyol-advance-in-copa-del-rey-despite-defeat_202184.html |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=Sports Mole |language=en-GB}}</ref> Caicedo played both legs of the CDR semi-finals, as Espanyol were knocked out by Athletic Bilbao 3-1 on aggregate on 4 March.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 February 2015 |title=Athletic Club - Espanyol Barcelona 1:1 (Copa del Rey 2014/2015, Semi-finals) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-del-rey-2014-2015-halbfinale-athletic-bilbao-espanyol-barcelona/ |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 March 2015 |title=Espanyol Barcelona - Athletic Club 0:2 (Copa del Rey 2014/2015, Semi-finals) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-del-rey-2014-2015-halbfinale-espanyol-barcelona-athletic-bilbao/ |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref> On 9 April, he scored a brace in a 3-0 away victory against [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Narváez |first=Juan Carlos |date=19 April 2015 |title=Felipe Caicedo anotó dos goles ante el Villarreal en la Liga BBVA |url=https://www.elcomercio.com/deportes/futbol/futbol-legionarios-felipe-caicedo-villarreal.html |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=El Comercio |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 April 2015 |title=Villarreal CF - Espanyol Barcelona 0:3 (Primera División 2014/2015, 30. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/primera-division-2014-2015-villarreal-cf-espanyol-barcelona/ |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref> Caicedo ended his [[2014–15 RCD Espanyol season|first season]] with the club scoring 12 goals in 40 appearances.

Caicedo's first goal of the [[2015–16 RCD Espanyol season|2015-16 season]] came in a 3-1 defeat to Villarreal on 28 August 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 August 2015 |title=Villarreal CF - Espanyol Barcelona 3:1 (Primera División 2015/2016, 2. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/primera-division-2015-2016-villarreal-cf-espanyol-barcelona/ |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref> On 1 November 2015, Caidedo scored a last minute equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Granada.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 November 2015 |title=Espanyol Barcelona - Granada CF 1:1 (Primera División 2015/2016, 10. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/primera-division-2015-2016-espanyol-barcelona-granada-cf/ |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref> On 15 December, Caicedo scored a game winner in the [[2015–16 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]] victory against Levante to help Espanyol qualify for the round of 16, where they were faced with city rivals Barcelona.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 December 2015 |title=Espanyol Barcelona - Levante UD 2:1 (Copa del Rey 2015/2016, 4. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/copa-del-rey-2015-2016-4-runde-espanyol-barcelona-levante-ud/ |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref> Caicedo scored the opening goal in the first leg against Barcelona, but the match ended in a 4-1 loss, and a 6-1 loss on aggregate as Barca went on to lift the cup trophy. On 19 December, he scored the game's only goal in a 1-0 victory to help his club grab three points.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2015 |title=Espanyol Barcelona - UD Las Palmas 1:0 (Primera División 2015/2016, 16. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/primera-division-2015-2016-espanyol-barcelona-ud-las-palmas/ |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref> Caicedo scored two more game winners that season: in a 2-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao on 20 March 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2016 |title=Espanyol Barcelona - Athletic Club 2:1 (Primera División 2015/2016, 30. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/primera-division-2015-2016-espanyol-barcelona-athletic-bilbao/ |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref> and in an important 1-0 victory over Sevilla on the 36th matchday on 1 May 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 May 2016 |title=Espanyol Barcelona - Sevilla FC 1:0 (Primera División 2015/2016, 36. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/primera-division-2015-2016-espanyol-barcelona-sevilla-fc/ |access-date=31 December 2024 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref> For the [[2015–16 RCD Espanyol season|2015-16 season]] Caicedo's totals were 10 goals in 34 appearances.

Caicedo had a slow 2016-17 season, scoring twice in 29 appearances, and with [[Gerard Moreno]] and [[Léo Baptistão]] above him in the pecking order, he began to look for a new club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 December 2016 |title=Espanyol would consider offers for Caicedo |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37508210/espanyol-consider-offers-felipe-caicedo-sporting-director |access-date=1 January 2025 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Millar |first=Colin |date=24 July 2017 |title=Caicedo speeds up Espanyol exit |url=https://www.football-espana.net/2017/07/24/caicedo-speeds-up-espanyol-exit |access-date=1 January 2025 |website=Football España |language=en}}</ref>

===Lazio===
On 2 August 2017, Caicedo was signed by [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] for €2.5million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/107048/official-lazio-sign-caicedo|title=Official: Lazio sign Caicedo|website=football-italia.net|publisher=Football Italia|date=2 August 2017|access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/lazio-sign-ex-manchester-city-man-caicedo-espanyol|title=Ecuador international Felipe Caicedo has completed a €2.5million move to Serie A side Lazio after three years with Espanyol in Serie A.|date=2 August 2017|website=fourfourtwo.com|language=en}}</ref> He was given the number 20 by his new club. On 20 August, Caicedo made his league debut vs [[S.P.A.L. 2013|SPAL]], coming on as a substitute for [[Senad Lulić]] in the 85th minute. On 3 December, he came off the bench to score his first [[Serie A]] goal in injury-time of Lazio's 1–2 away win over [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]. Notably he continued scoring a series of extra time goals, six in total, which made him the player with most goals after the 90-minute mark in the history of Serie A.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lazio, nessuno come Caicedo nei minuti di recupero: superato Cesarini in classifica|url=https://www.lalaziosiamonoi.it/news/lazio-nessuno-come-caicedo-nei-minuti-di-recupero-superato-cesarini-in-classifica-133016|access-date=8 November 2020|website=La Lazio Siamo Noi|language=it}}</ref> Along with the one to Sampdoria these goals include games against Cagliari (1-2), Sassuolo (1-2), Juventus (3-1), Torino (3-4) and Juventus (1-1), with the exception of the 1–1 with Juventus, all games that led to a Lazio victory.<ref>{{Cite web|title=From scapegoat to super-sub: How Felipe Caicedo became an unlikely Lazio talisman|url=https://eurofantasyleague.com/news/2019/12/20/from-scapegoat-to-super-sub-how-felipe-caicedo-became-an-unlikely-lazio-talisman/#.X59Kg6Q8LYU|access-date=1 November 2020|website=eurofantasyleague.com}}</ref> While playing for Lazio he won two Italian Supercup titles (2017, 2019) and one Coppa Italia (2018-2019).

===Genoa===
On 31 August 2021, Caicedo joined [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-genoa-colpo-caicedo-per-l-attacco-arriva-dalla-lazio-a-titolo-definitivo-1578054|title=UFFICIALE: Genoa, colpo Caicedo per l'attacco. Arriva dalla Lazio a titolo definitivo}}</ref>

====Loan to Inter====
On 29 January 2022, Caicedo joined [[Inter Milan]] on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=[[Inter Milan]]|url=https://www.inter.it/it/news/2022/01/29/felipe-caicedo-nuovo-giocatore-inter.html|title=FELIPE CAICEDO È UN GIOCATORE DELL'INTER|date=29 January 2022|access-date=29 January 2022|language=it}}</ref>

===Abha===
On 28 August 2022, Caicedo joined Saudi Arabian club [[Abha Club|Abha]] on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite web |title=أبها يضم فيليبي كايسيدو حتى 2023 |work=موقع المواطن الالكتروني للأخبار السعودية والخليجية والدولية |date=28 August 2022 |url=https://www.almowaten.net/2022/08/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D8%B6%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%88-%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%89-2023/}}</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Caiedo.png|thumb|upright|Caicedo with the [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador national team]] in 2007]]

On 10 February 2009, Caicedo scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory against [[England national under-21 football team|England's U-21 team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3105962,00.html|title= Ecuador v England U21|date= 10 February 2010|access-date=22 January 2011|publisher= Sky Sports}}</ref>

In Ecuador's final group game of the [[2011 Copa América|2011 Copa America]], Caicedo scored twice, although Ecuador lost 4–2 and were knocked out.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Blake |date=15 July 2011 |title=EPL Transfer Debate: How Good Is Manchester City Reject Felipe Caicedo? |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/768797-epl-transfer-debate-how-good-is-manchester-city-reject-felipe-caicedo |access-date=1 January 2025 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 July 2011 |title=Brazil 4-2 Ecuador (Jul 13, 2011) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/314685/ecuador-brazil |access-date=1 January 2025 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>

On 21 March 2013, following the words of [[Agustín Castillo]], the coach of [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]], that the current [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador team]] is the "best Ecuador of the history", Caicedo scored twice against El Salvador.<ref>[http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/caicedo-marca-duas-vezes-e-equador-goleia-el-salvador,e4dfe7da1fc8d310VgnCLD2000000dc6eb0aRCRD.html ''Caicedo marca duas vezes e Equador goleia El Salvador'']</ref>

In May 2016, Caicedo suffered an injury in a match against Barcelona, which kept him sidelined for around a month and caused him to miss the [[Copa América Centenario]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 May 2016 |title=Caicedo se queda sin Copa América |url=https://www.rcdespanyol.com/es/noticia/caicedo-se-queda-sin-copa-america/2888 |access-date=1 January 2025 |website=Rcdespanyol.com}}</ref>

In September 2017, Caicedo announced his retirement from the national team after manager [[Gustavo Quinteros]] was sacked.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/copa-do-mundo/eliminatorias-america-do-sul/noticia/contrario-a-demissao-do-tecnico-goleador-do-equador-renuncia-a-selecao.ghtml|title=Contrário à demissão do técnico, goleador do Equador renuncia à seleção|trans-title=Contrary to the dismissal of the coach, Ecuadorian scorer resigns from the selection|language=pt|website=globoesporte.com|publisher=Globo Comunicação|date=15 September 2017|access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 22 May 2022}}<ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|felipe-caicedo/23232}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[FC Basel|Basel U21]]
|[[2006–07 Swiss 1. Liga|2006–07]]
|[[Swiss 1. Liga (football)|1.Liga]]
|1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Basel|Basel]]
|[[2006–07 Swiss Super League|2006–07]]
|[[Swiss Super League]]
|27||7||5||2|| colspan="2" |–||colspan="2"|–||32||9
|-
|[[2007–08 Swiss Super League|2007–08]]
|Swiss Super League
|18||4||3||0||colspan="2"|–||8||3||29||7
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!45!!11!!8!!2!!0!!0!!8!!3!!61!!16
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|[[2007–08 Manchester City F.C. season|2007–08]]
|[[Premier League]]
|10||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||10||0 
|-
|[[2008–09 Manchester City F.C. season|2008–09]]
|Premier League
|17||4||1||0||1||0||6||3||25||7
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!27!!4!!1!!0!!1!!0!!6!!3!!35!!7
|-
|[[Sporting CP]] (loan)
|[[2009–10 Sporting CP season|2009–10]]
|[[Primeira Liga]]
|7||0||0||0||0||0||4||0||11||0
|-
|[[Málaga CF|Málaga]] (loan)
|[[2009–10 La Liga|2009–10]]
|[[La Liga]]
|18||4||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||18||4
|-
|[[Levante UD|Levante]] (loan)
|[[2010–11 La Liga|2010–11]]
|La Liga
|27||13||2||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||14
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]]
|[[2011–12 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season|2011–12]]
|[[Russian Premier League]]
|17||6||1||0||colspan="2"|–||7||2||25||8
|-
|[[2012–13 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season|2012–13]]
|Russian Premier League
|22||4||2||2||colspan="2"|–||0||0||24||6
|-
|[[2013–14 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season|2013–14]]
|Russian Premier League
|13||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||14||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!52!!11!!4!!2!!0!!0!!7!!2!!63!!15
|-
|[[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]]
|[[2013–14 Arabian Gulf League|2013–14]] 
|[[UAE Arabian Gulf League|UAE Pro League]]
|9||4||2||0||colspan="2"|–||7||1||18||5
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]
|[[2014–15 RCD Espanyol season|2014–15]] 
|La Liga
|35||9||5||3||colspan="2"|–||0||0||40||12
|-
|[[2015–16 RCD Espanyol season|2015–16]] 
|La Liga
|31||8||3||2||colspan="2"|–||0||0||34||10
|-
|[[2016–17 RCD Espanyol season|2016–17]] 
|La Liga
|27||2||2||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||29||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!93!!19!!10!!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!103!!24
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]]
|[[2017–18 S.S. Lazio season|2017–18]]
|[[Serie A]]
|22||3||2||0||0||0||9||3||33||6
|-
|[[2018–19 S.S. Lazio season|2018–19]]
|Serie A
|28||8||5||0||colspan="2"|–||5||1||38||9
|-
|[[2019–20 S.S. Lazio season|2019–20]]
|Serie A
|30||9||1||0||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Supercoppa Italiana]]}}||0||6||0||38||9
|-
|[[2020–21 S.S. Lazio season|2020–21]]
|Serie A
|25||8||0||0||colspan="2"|–||5||1||30||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!105!!28!!8!!0!!1!!0!!25!!5!!139!!33
|-
|[[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]]
|[[2021–22 Genoa C.F.C. season|2021–22]]
|Serie A
|9||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||10||1
|-
|[[Inter Milan]] (loan)
|[[2021–22 Inter Milan season|2021–22]]
|Serie A
|3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||3||0
|-
|[[Abha Club]]
|[[2022–23 Abha Club season|2022–23]]
|[[Saudi Pro League]]
|23||2||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||24||3
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!418!!97!!37!!11!!2!!0!!57!!14!!511!!122
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="SW"/>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="12"|[[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]]
|2005||1||0
|-
|2006||2||0
|-
|2007||13||2
|-
|2008||8||1
|-
|2009||4||0
|-
|2011||4||2
|-
|2012||3||4
|-
|2013||11||6
|-
|2014||7||0
|-
|2015||6||4
|-
|2016||5||2
|-
|2017||4||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!68!!22
|}

:''Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Caicedo goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Felipe Caicedo<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13288/Felipe_Caicedo.html|title= Felipe Caicedo|access-date=24 July 2014|website=National Football Teams}}</ref>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 25 March 2007 || [[Raymond James Stadium]], [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], United States || {{fb|USA}} || align=center|1–1 || align=center|1–3 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 8 September 2007 || rowspan="2"|[[Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa]], [[Quito]], Ecuador || {{fb|SLV}} || align=center|2–0 || align=center|5–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|3 || 6 September 2008 || {{fb|BOL}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center|3–1 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|4 || rowspan="2"|13 July 2011 || rowspan="2"|[[Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes]], [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]], Argentina || rowspan="2"|{{fb|BRA}} || align=center|1–1 || align=center|2–4 || rowspan="2"|[[2011 Copa América]]
|-
| align="center"|5 || align=center|2–2 || align=center|2–4 
|-
| align="center"|6 || 7 September 2012 || Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador || {{fb|BOL}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center|1–0 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|7 || 11 September 2012 || [[Estadio Centenario]], [[Montevideo]], Uruguay || {{fb|URU}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center|1–1 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|8 || rowspan="2"|12 October 2012 || rowspan="2"|Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador || rowspan="2"|{{fb|CHI}} || align=center|1–1 || align=center|3–1 || rowspan="2"|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|9 || align=center|2–1 || align=center|3–1
|-
| align="center"|10 || 6 February 2013 || [[Estádio D. Afonso Henriques]], [[Guimarães]], Portugal || {{fb|POR}} || align=center|3–2 || align=center|3–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|11 || rowspan="2"|21 March 2013 || rowspan="3"|Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador || rowspan="2"|{{fb|ESA}} ||align=center|1–0 || align="center"|5–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|12 ||align=center|3–0 || align="center"|5–0
|-
| align="center"|13 || 26 March 2013 || {{fb|PAR}} || align=center|2–1 || align=center|4–1 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|14 || 10 September 2013 || [[Estadio Hernando Siles]], [[La Paz]], Bolivia || {{fb|BOL}} || align=center|1–1 || align=center|1–1 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|15 || 15 October 2013 || [[Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos|Estadio Nacional]], [[Santiago]], Chile || {{fb|CHI}} || align=center|1–2 || align=center|1–2 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|16 || 8 October 2015 || [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti|Estadio Monumental]], [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina || {{fb|ARG}} || align=center|2–0|| align=center|2–0|| [2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|17 || 13 October 2015 || rowspan="2"|Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador || {{fb|BOL}} || align=center|2–0 || align=center|2–0 || 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|18 || 12 November 2015 || {{fb|URU}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center|2–1 || 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|19 || 17 November 2015 || [[Polideportivo Cachamay]], [[Ciudad Guayana]], Venezuela || {{fb|VEN}} || align=center|3–0 || align=center|3–1 || 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|20 || 6 October 2016 || Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador || {{CHI}} || align=center|3–0 || align=center|3–0 || 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|21 || 10 November 2016 || Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay || {{URU}} || align=center|1–1 || align=center|1–2 || 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|22 || 23 March 2017 || [[Estadio Defensores del Chaco]], [[Asunción]], Paraguay || {{fb|PAR}} || align=center | 1–2 || align=center | 1–2 || 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
|}

==Honours==
'''Basel'''
* [[Swiss Super League|Swiss Championship]]: [[2007–08 Swiss Super League|2007–08]]
* [[Swiss Cup]]: [[2006–07 Swiss Cup|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Swiss Cup|2007–08]]

'''Lazio'''
* [[Coppa Italia]]: [[2018–19 Coppa Italia|2018–19]]
* [[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[2017 Supercoppa Italiana|2017]], [[2019 Supercoppa Italiana|2019]]

'''Inter Milan'''
* Coppa Italia: [[2021–22 Coppa Italia|2021–22]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book |title=FC Basel 1893. Die ersten 125 Jahre |author=Josef Zindel |publisher=Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag |location=Basel |date=2018 |isbn=978-3-7245-2305-5 |language=de}}

==External links==
* [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/spieler?command=detail&id=3757 Profile at FC Basel Archive]
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|url=http://www.felipecaicedo20.com/}}
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{ESPN FC|98025}}

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