Erick Cabalceta

Erick Cabalceta
	Cabalceta in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Erick Anthony Cabalceta Giacchero
Date of birth	9 January 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	San José, Costa Rica
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Municipal Tibás
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2011	Brujas
2011–2012	Orión
2012–2016	Catania
2014–2015	→ Cartaginés (loan)
2015–2016	→ Deportivo Saprissa (loan)
2016–2017	→ Carmelita (loan)
2017	Saint Louis FC
2017–2018	Carmelita
2019–2020	Cartaginés
2020–2022	San Carlos
2022–2023	Alajuelense
2023–2024	San Carlos
2024	Municipal Limeño
2025	Águila
International career‡
2013	Costa Rica U20
2014	Costa Rica U21
2022–2023	El Salvador
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 March 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 January 2024

Erick Anthony Cabalceta Giacchero (born 9 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. 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 Catania.^[1] After one season captaining the club's youth side, he joined the senior squad for the 2013–14 season.^[2] In September 2015, Deportivo Saprissa signed Erick Cabalceta and midfielder Christian Bolanos.^[3]

Cartaginés

In June 2014, Cabalceta was signed by Cartaginés on a 1-year contract on loan. ^[4] ^[5]

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.^[6]

International career

Cabalceta was born in Costa Rica, and is of Salvadoran descent through a grandmother.^[7] 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.^[8]

He opted to represent the El Salvador national team in 2022.^[7] He debuted with them in a 3–1 CONCACAF Nations League win over Grenada on 7 June 2022.^[9]

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.
^ ^a ^b "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.