Jorge Zules Caicedo

Jorge Raúl Zules Caicedo (born 14 February 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Unión Santa Fe.[2]

Jorge Zules Caicedo
Personal information
Full name Jorge Raúl Zules Caicedo
Date of birth (1991-02-14) 14 February 1991
Place of birth Mocoa, Colombia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Centre-back[1]
Club information
Current team
 Unión Santa Fe
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Douglas Haig 1 (0)
2014 Sport Club Salto 14 (1)
2015–2018 Defensores de Belgrano 62 (1)
2018–2019 Independiente Rivadavia 13 (0)
2019–2020 Alvarado 14 (2)
2020– Unión Santa Fe 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:02, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Zules Caicedo arrived in Argentina from Colombia in 2012, signing with Douglas Haig of Primera B Nacional despite not being attached to a club back in his homeland.[3][4] He remained for two years but made just one appearance.[3] 2014 saw the defender move down to Torneo Federal B with Sport Club Salto.[5] He netted one goal across four fixtures as they finished bottom in Zona 6.[5] Having spent six months with them, Zules Caicedo left to join Torneo Federal A side Defensores de Belgrano.[3][5] His first goal came in a 2–0 victory over Unión Sunchales on 2 August 2015, it was his sole goal in seventy-nine games for the Ramallo club.[2]

In June 2018, Independiente Rivadavia of Primera B Nacional completed the signing of Zules Caicedo.[2] He made his professional debut on 25 August against Los Andes, with his new team winning 0–1 at the Estadio Eduardo Gallardón.[2] After seventeen total appearances as they reached the promotion play-offs, Zules Caicedo switched Independiente for newly-promoted Primera B Nacional outfit Alvarado on 18 July 2019.[2][6] Six months later, Zules Caicedo sealed a move to Primera División side Unión Santa Fe.[7][8]

Career statistics
As of 11 March 2020.[2][5][3]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sport Club Salto 2014 Torneo Federal B 14100—00141
Defensores de Belgrano 2015 Torneo Federal A 15100—3[lower-alpha 1]0181
2016 1010—1[lower-alpha 1]030
2016–17 22030—7[lower-alpha 1]0320
2017–18 21020—3[lower-alpha 1]0260
Total 62160—110791
Independiente Rivadavia 2018–19 Primera B Nacional 13000—4[lower-alpha 2]0170
Alvarado 2019–20 14200—00142
Unión Santa Fe 2019–20 Primera División 0000000000
Career total 103460—1501244
  1. Appearance(s) in the Torneo Federal A play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs

References
  1. "Jorge Zules". World Football. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  2. "Colombia - J. Zules". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. "No supe como festejar mi primer gol en primera". META. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  4. "Sangre colombiana en el Parque". Uno San Rafael. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  5. "Ficha Estadistica de JORGE ZULES CAICEDO". BDFA. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  6. "El defensor Jorge Zules Caicedo, el nuevo refuerzo de Alvarado". La Capital MdP. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. "Unión pagó la cláusula y Zules Caicedo no es más jugador de Alvarado". Qué Digital. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  8. "Oficial: Unión confirmó dos nuevos refuerzos". Qué Digital. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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