Ángel Cayetano

Ángel Gabriel Cayetano Pírez (born 8 January 1991) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean club Magallanes.

Ángel Cayetano
Personal information
Full name Ángel Gabriel Cayetano Pírez
Date of birth (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991
Place of birth Melo, Uruguay
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Magallanes
Number 18
Youth career
Danubio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Danubio 30 (1)
2014 → Racing Montevideo (loan) 12 (0)
2014 Cerro Largo 13 (2)
2015–2018 Racing Montevideo 73 (1)
2016 → Real Garcilaso (loan) 11 (0)
2019 Tampico Madero 5 (0)
2020–2021 Cerro Largo 56 (0)
2022 Universitario 16 (1)
2022–2023 Deportivo Maldonado 38 (1)
2024– Magallanes 7 (0)
International career
2011 Uruguay U20 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024

Club career

Born in Melo, Uruguay, Cayetano started his career with Danubio. In 2014, he had a stint on loan with Racing Club de Montevideo.[2]

After a brief stint with Cerro Largo, he returned to Racing Club in 2015 until 2018,[3][4] with a stint on loan with Peruvian club Real Garcilaso in 2016.[5]

In 2019, he emigrated to Mexico and played for Tampico Madero in the second level.[6]

Back to Uruguay, he rejoined Cerro Largo.[7]

In 2022, he moved to Peru and joined Universitario in the top level.[8][9]

In the second half of 2022, he returned to his homeland and joined Deportivo Maldonado.[10]

In 2024, he moved abroad again and signed with Magallanes in the Primera B de Chile.[11]

International career

Cayetano represented Uruguay at under-20 level in both the 2011 South American Championship[12] and the 2011 FIFA World Cup.[13]

References
  1. "Ángel Cayetano". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. "Racing: Angel Cayetano, es la primera contratación del 2014". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 9 January 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. "Racing: retornó de Cerro Largo Angel Cayetano y adentro". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 6 January 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. "Ángel Cayetano seguirá su carrera en Tampico Madero de México". www.facebook.com (in Spanish). Racing Club de Montevideo. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  5. "Universitario de Deportes confirmó que Ángel Cayetano no seguirá en el club". El Comercio (in Spanish). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2024. Cayetano, que había jugado en Real Garcilaso (hoy Cusco FC) en 2016
  6. Ramírez Acosta, Andrés (2 January 2019). "Vengo hacer historia con Tampico: Cayetano". Extremo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  7. Cabrera, Roberto (December 2020). "El volante de Cerro Largo F C Ángel Cayetano analiza la etapa de preparación de cara al torneo Apertura 2021". La Red Independiente Melo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  8. Fernández, Pablo (10 December 2021). "Ángel Cayetano, nuevo refuerzo de Universitario: "Es un gran reto"". OneFootball (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  9. "El adiós de Ángel Cayetano a Universitario: "Gracias por dejarme pelear y representar a la institución"". El Comercio (in Spanish). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  10. "¿Qué fue de Ángel Cayetano, el jugador que Universitario dejó ir para fichar a Yacob?". Diario Líbero (in Spanish). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  11. Martínez, Vicente (25 January 2024). "Fue mundialista con Uruguay y ahora aterriza en Chile: uno de los grandes refuerzos de Primera B". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  12. "Uruguay Sub 20 Plantilla Sudamericano Sub-20 2011". ESPN (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  13. "Mundial sub 20 - Colombia 2011". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). 19 May 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2024.


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