{{Short description|Ecuadorian footballer (born 2005)}} {{family name hatnote|Caicedo|Quiñónez|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Bruno Caicedo | image = | caption = | full_name = Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñónez | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|1|15|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Esmeraldas Province]], Ecuador | height = 1.86 m | position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]] | currentclub = [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC|Vancouver Whitecaps]] | clubnumber = 14 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2023 | youthclubs1 = [[Barcelona S.C.|Barcelona SC]] | youthyears2 = 2023 | youthclubs2 = → [[CR Flamengo (youth)|Flamengo]] (loan) | years1 = 2024–2025 | clubs1 = [[Barcelona S.C.|Barcelona SC]] | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2024 | clubs2 = → [[Cumbayá F.C.|Cumbayá]] (loan) | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2025 | clubs3 = → [[Orense S.C.|Orense]] (loan) | caps3 = 30 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2026– | clubs4 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC|Vancouver Whitecaps]] | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | club-update = 21 December 2025 | nationalyears1 = 2024– | nationalteam1 = [[Ecuador national under-20 football team|Ecuador U20]] | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam-update = 1 February 2025 }}
'''Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñónez''' (born 15 January 2005) is an Ecuadorian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] for [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC|Vancouver Whitecaps]].
==Early life== Caicedo was born on 15 January 2005. Born in [[Esmeraldas Province]], Ecuador, he is a native of the province.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/ecuador/nota/_/id/15686307/la-critica-de-bruno-caicedo-barcelona-no-es-un-club-que-le-de-chances-a-los-jovenes|title=La crítica de Bruno Caicedo: "Barcelona no es un club que le de chances a los jóvenes"|trans-title=Bruno Caicedo's criticism: "Barcelona is not a club that gives young players a chance"|language=es|publisher=[[ESPN Deportes]]|date=16 September 2025|access-date=17 February 2026}}</ref>
==Club career== As a youth player, Caicedo joined the [[youth academy]] of Ecuadorian side [[Barcelona S.C.|Barcelona SC]] and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2020, where he made zero league appearances and scored zero goals. Subsequently, he was sent on loan to the youth academy of Brazilian side [[CR Flamengo (youth)|Flamengo]] in 2023.
One year later, he was sent on loan to Ecuadorian side [[Cumbayá F.C.|Cumbayá]], where he made twenty-one league appearances and scored one goal. Ahead of the [[2025 LigaPro Serie A|2025 season]], he was sent on loan to Ecuadorian side [[Orense S.C.|Orense]], where he made thirty league appearances and scored three goals. Following his stint there, he signed for Canadian side [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC|Vancouver Whitecaps]] in 2026.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|bruno-caicedo}}</ref>
==International career== Caicedo is an Ecuador youth international. During January and February 2025, he played for the [[Ecuador national under-20 football team]] at the [[2025 South American U-20 Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pelotademaple.com/quien-es-bruno-caicedo-el-joven-sudamericano-que-viene-a-reforzar-a-los-whitecaps/|title=¿Quién es Bruno Caicedo? El joven sudamericano que viene a reforzar a los Whitecaps|trans-title=Who is Bruno Caicedo? The young South American who's coming to strengthen the Whitecaps|language=es|publisher=Pelota de Maple|date=31 January 2026|access-date=17 February 2026}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{WorldFootball.net|bruno-caicedo}}
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