Alfred Caicedo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Caicedo and the second or maternal family name is Mina.

Alfred Lenin Caicedo Mina (born 10 September 2004) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a left-back for Spanish club Cádiz, on loan from Belgian club Genk.

Alfred Caicedo

Personal information
Full name	Afred Lenin Caicedo Mina
Date of birth	(2004-09-10) 10 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Cádiz (on loan from Genk)
Youth career
	Clan Juvenil
2019	Norte América
2020–2022	Aucas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Aucas	11	(0)
2023–	Jong Genk	43	(0)
2025–	→ Cádiz (loan)	0	(0)
International career
2022	Ecuador U20	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 April 2025

Club career

Born in Esmeraldas, Caicedo played for Clan Juvenil and Norte América before joining Aucas in 2020.^[1] He made his first team – and Ecuadorian Serie A – debut on 17 April 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 home loss to Olmedo.^[2]

After 11 first team matches in 2021,^[3] Caicedo returned to the under-20 side of Aucas in the following year, before joining Belgian side Genk on 4 January 2023.^[4][5] He immediately became a member of Jong Genk, the reserve team, in the Challenger Pro League.^[6]

On 5 July 2025, Caicedo was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side Cádiz for the season.^[7]

International career

In June 2022, Caicedo was called up to the Ecuador national under-20 team.