Moisés Caicedo

#8 · Midfielder · age 24

Defensive midfield shield; engine of the team

Club

Chelsea

England · Premier League

Caps

Intl goals

WC26 rating

high confidence -10.434782608695656 vs FC26

Recent form: 49
Career peak: 65
League level: 100
Competition pedigree: 81
International pedigree: 84
Longevity: 62

Independent rating — league strength (Opta-anchored) × competition tier × position-normalized output. Not affiliated with EA or FIFA.

Career by season

Season	Club	Competition	Apps	Gls	Ast	Rating
25/26	Chelsea Football Club	Premier League	33	3	1	—
25/26	Chelsea Football Club	UEFA Champions League	10	2	0	—
25/26	Chelsea Football Club	FA Cup	4	0	0	—
25/26	Chelsea Football Club	EFL Cup	3	0	0	—
25/26	Chelsea Football Club	FIFA Club World Cup	2	0	0	—
24/25	Chelsea Football Club	Premier League	38	1	4	—
24/25	Chelsea Football Club	FIFA Club World Cup	3	0	1	—
24/25	Chelsea Football Club	UEFA Conference League	2	0	0	—
24/25	Chelsea Football Club	FA Cup	1	0	0	—
23/24	Chelsea Football Club	Premier League	35	1	3	—
23/24	Chelsea Football Club	EFL Cup	7	0	0	—
23/24	Chelsea Football Club	FA Cup	6	0	1	—
22/23	Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club	Premier League	37	1	1	—
22/23	Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club	FA Cup	4	0	0	—
21/22	Beerschot VA	Belgian Pro League	12	1	1	—
21/22	Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club	Premier League	8	1	1	—
21/22	Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club	FA Cup	1	0	0	—

Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29

Caicedo is the player Ecuador build everything around. Sebastián Beccacece plays a midfield three with Caicedo as the screen, Páez as the No. 10 and a runner like Sarmiento or Franco between them. The matchup against Germany’s Kimmich-Stiller pivot is the most-watched midfield duel in Group E. Ecuador’s ceiling at this tournament — a quarter-final, plausibly more — runs through Caicedo winning that battle.

Strengths

press resistance
tackles in the middle third
two-footed line-breaking passing
stamina across 90 minutes

Recent form

Chelsea starter through 2025-26; arrived at the tournament after the club's deep Champions League run.

Made his senior international debut at 18 and started for Ecuador at the 2022 World Cup at age 20 — the youngest first-choice midfielder of any team at that tournament.