In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cabalceta and the second or maternal family name is Giacchero.
Cabalceta in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erick Anthony Cabalceta Giacchero | ||
Date of birth | (1993-01-09) 9 January 1993 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Club Deportivo FAS | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Municipal Tibás | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Brujas | 2 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Orión | 19 | (2) |
2012–2016 | Catania | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Cartaginés (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → Deportivo Saprissa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Carmelita (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2017 | Saint Louis FC | 11 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Carmelita | 33 | (4) |
2019–2020 | Cartaginés | 38 | (3) |
2020–2022 | San Carlos | 47 | (3) |
2022–2023 | Alajuelense | 12 | (0) |
2023– | San Carlos | 8 | (0) |
International career | |||
2013 | Costa Rica U20 | 4 | (0) |
2014 | Costa Rica U21 | 2 | (1) |
2022– | El Salvador | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2024 |
Erick Anthony Cabalceta Giacchero (born 9 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga FPD club San Carlos. Born in Costa Rica, he plays for the El Salvador national team.
Club career
Born in San José, Cabalceta played youth football with Municipal Tibás before playing as a defender for Brujas and Orión, both in the Costa Rican Primera División. Cabalceta has Italian heritage and acquired Italian citizenship in 2012 before signing a four-year contract with Serie A side Calcio Catania. After one season captaining the club's youth side, he joined the senior squad for the 2013–14 season. In September 2015, Deportivo Saprissa signed Erick Cabalceta and midfielder Christian Bolanos.
Cartaginés
In June 2014, Cabalceta was signed by Cartaginés on a 1-year contract on loan.
Saint Louis FC
On November 30, 2016, Saint Louis FC announced they have agreed to a contract with defender Erick Cabalceta pending United Soccer League and United States Soccer Federation approval.
International career
Cabalceta was born in Costa Rica, and is of Salvadoran descent through a grandmother. He has appeared for the Costa Rica national under-20 football team in the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship where they were eliminated by Cuba in the knockout stage.
He opted to represent the El Salvador national team in 2022. He debuted with them in a 3–1 CONCACAF Nations League win over Grenada on 7 June 2022.
References
- Calvo C., Rodrigo (4 January 2013). "Cabalceta sueña con emular a Tuma Martínez en el calcio" [Cabalceta dreams with emuling Tuma Martínez in Italian football] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
- Araya N., José Fernando (15 August 2013). "Erick Cabalceta vive un sueño en Italia" [Erick Cabalceta lives a dream in Italy] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
- "Saprissa presentó a sus nuevos fichajes: Christian Bolaños y Erick Cabalceta". Diario Digital Nuestro País (in European Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- Masis, Fiorella (25 June 2014). "Erick Cabalceta firma por un año con Cartaginés" [Erick Cabalceta signs a one year contract with Cartaginés] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
- Solano A, Jeison (25 June 2014). "Cartaginés y Catania logran acuerdo para préstamo de Cabalceta" [Cartaginés y Catania reach agreement to loan Cabalceta] (in Spanish). Club Sport Cartaginés. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014.
- "Saint Louis FC Strengthen Defense For 2017 - Saint Louis Football Club". saintlouisfc.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Erick Cabalceta decidió naturalizarse salvadoreño por ilusión de buscar mundial". ESPN.com.mx. 3 May 2022.
- Valverde, Esteban (26 April 2013). "Tico Erick Cabalceta convocado para el Milan-Catania" [Erick Cabalceta called-up for Milan–Catania] (in Spanish). Al Dia.
- "Game Details". Concacaf. 12 March 2021.
External links
- Erick Cabalceta at Soccerway
- Player biography at golsicilia.it (in Italian)
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense – current squad | |
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El Salvador squad – 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from San José, Costa Rica
- Salvadoran men's footballers
- El Salvador men's international footballers
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- Costa Rica men's youth international footballers
- Brujas F.C. players
- Catania FC players
- C.S. Cartaginés players
- Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Saint Louis FC players
- Salvadoran people of Costa Rican descent
- Salvadoran people of Italian descent
- Costa Rican people of Italian descent
- Costa Rican people of Salvadoran descent
- Men's association football defenders
- 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players