Moises Caicedo; Check Out Some Facts About Chelsea's Most Expensive Midfielder

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Chelsea Football Club were willing to build their team around a young and energetic midfielder, Moises Caicedo, who would help the team create chances and probably score goals.

Therefore, the club hierarchy traveled to East Sussex to get Mioses Caicedo from Brighton & Hove Albion.

During the 2023 summer transfer window, the West London club slapped a British record fee of 115 million pounds on Caicedo in a mission to fill their midfield void.

On the 15th of August 2023, Chelsea made the Ecuador International most expensive signing following his eye-catching performances during his stint with Brighton & Hove Albion which made several top Premier League clubs including Liverpool eager to secure his acquisition.

It was revealed that the two-time European champions went for the Ecuador international because they needed to rebuild their team after the departure of many of the club legends.

During Caicedo's period at Brighton, he was regarded as similar to one of Chelsea's legendary midfielders Claude Makelele, but it was unfortunate that Chelsea are not yet getting the type of quality they saw in Caicedo before they paid such a huge amount.

Below are the facts you should know about the 22-year-old defensive midfielder.

Who is Mioses Caicedo?

The Ecuadorian was born on November 2, 2001, in the city of Santo Domingo, Ecuador.

Caicedo is currently 22 years old, with a height of 5 feet and 10 inches. He wears number 25 for Chelsea.

The midfielder started his senior career in Independiente del Valle at the age of 18 years.

On February 1, 2021, he joined Brighton & Hove Albion in a deal worth 28.20 million euros, according to transfermarkt.com. But was later sent on loan to Beerschot during the 2021/2022 season.

During his spell with the English club side, the defensive midfielder scored 2 goals dashing out 3 assists in 48 appearances.

On August 14, 2023, the midfielder joined Chelsea in a British record deal worth £115 million.

Moises Caicedo Stats

The Ecuador player has made 20 appearances, scoring zero goals and creating zero assists in all competitions for Chelsea.

He has received 5 yellow cards without a red card so far.

In addition, for his national team, Ecuador, the player has scored three goals in 29 appearances in all competitions.

Following his technical ability, work rate, and energy of the ball, the player was rated as one of the best defensive midfielders in Europe at the time of writing.


Moises Caicedo's Style of Play

He is extremely capable of dribbling, his strength and ability to recover balls from the opponent made him a good player among other youngsters.

What's next for Moises Caicedo?

The 22-year-old midfielder will be looking forward to featuring for Chelsea against Luton Town in the Premier League on Saturday, December 30.