Ariel Cáceres
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ariel Ignacio Cáceres Lizana | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Independencia, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Concepción | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión La Calera | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2025 | Unión La Calera | 15 | (1) |
| 2021 | → San Luis (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Deportes La Serena (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → San Luis (loan) | 44 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Deportes Concepción (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2026– | Deportes Concepción | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 December 2025 | |||
Ariel Ignacio Cáceres Lizana (born 21 November 1999) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a right-back for Deportes Concepción. Mainly a right-back, he can also operate at offensive positions on the right side of the field.
Club career
Born in Independencia commune, Santiago de Chile, Cáceres is a product of Unión La Calera[2] and made his professional debut scoring the goal in the 1–1 away draw against Deportes Antofagasta on 25 May 2019 for the Chilean Primera División.[3][4] He made an appearance at the 2020 Copa Sudamericana in the 1–1 away draw against Fluminense on 4 February,[5] becoming the first player from the youth ranks to compete at international level in the club history.[6]
In 2021, Cáceres was loaned out to San Luis de Quillota. The next year, he switched to Deportes La Serena in the Chilean top division.[7] Back to play for San Luis de Quillota in 2023,[8] he returned to Unión La Calera on 8 August 2024.[9][10]
In February 2025, Cáceres was loaned out again to Deportes Concepción.[11]
References
- ^ "Ariel Cáceres". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Ariel Cáceres". www.sanluissa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Antofagasta empató con La Calera y obliga a la U a ganar para no quedar como colista durante el receso". Emol (in Spanish). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Felicitamos a @arielcaceres.30 Ariel Cáceres por su debut goleador!!" (in Spanish). Unión la Calera SADP. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Ficha técnica del partido Fluminense- Unión La Calera por Copa Sudamericana-2020". Infobae (in Spanish). 5 February 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Felicitamos a Ariel Cáceres por ser nuestro primer canterano en jugar una copa internacional" (in Spanish). Unión la Calera SADP. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "EL POLIFUNCIONAL ARIEL CÁCERES LLEGA AL MÁS GRANDE DE LA REGIÓN". Club Deportes La Serena (in Spanish). 24 January 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ Suárez, Cristóbal (23 February 2024). "¿Traición en el fútbol chileno? El jugador que por tercera vez cruzará la vereda para jugar por el archirrival". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ @ulc_oficial; (8 August 2025). "Ariel Cáceres finalizó anticipadamente su préstamo en San Luis de Quillota y retornó al club" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Dos equipos complicados con el descenso a Primera B se movieron en el mercado". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 9 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ Lizama, Gonzalo; Merlo, César Luis (26 February 2025). "Directo de Primera División: Deportes Concepción suma nuevo refuerzo para la temporada 2025". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2025.
External links
- Ariel Cáceres at Soccerway
- Ariel Cáceres at BDFA (in Spanish)