Erick Cabalceta

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cabalceta and the second or maternal family name is Giacchero.
Erick Cabalceta
Personal information
Full name Erick Anthony Cabalceta Giacchero
Date of birth (1993-01-09) 9 January 1993
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Cartaginés
Youth career
Municipal Tibás
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Brujas 2 (0)
2011–2012 Orión 19 (2)
2012– Catania 0 (0)
2014– → Cartaginés (loan) 11 (1)
National team‡
2013 Costa Rica U20 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 June 2014.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2013

Erick Anthony Cabalceta Giacchero (born 9 January 1993) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Cartaginés as a central defender. He is on loan from Italian side, Catania.

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.[1] After one season captaining the club's youth side, he joined the senior squad for the 2013–14 season.[2]

Cartaginés

On June 2014, Cabalceta was signed by Cartaginés on a 1-year contract on loan. [3] [4]

Saint Louis FC

On November 16, 2016, Cabalceta announced via his Twitter page that he would be completing a transfer to Saint Louis FC of the USL in the United States in February of 2017. [5]

International career

Cabalceta 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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Masis, Fiorella (25 June 2014). "Erick Cabalceta firma por un año con Cartaginés" [Erick Cabalceta sings an one year contract with Cartaginés] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Cabalceta, Erick. Twitter https://twitter.com/ErickCabalceta/status/799034103077203968. Retrieved 17 November 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Valverde, Esteban (26 April 2013). "Tico Erick Cabalceta convocado para el Milan-Catania" [Erick Cabalceta called-up for Milan–Catania] (in Spanish). Al Dia.


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