Carlos Cáceda

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

Carlos Alberto Cáceda Ollaguez (born 27 September 1991) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Melgar. He is known as a secured goal-stopper with quick reflexes and a speedy pace to rush off his line. He played all games when Universitario under-20 squad won the 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores.^[3]

Carlos Cáceda

Cáceda with Peru in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Cáceda Ollaguez
Date of birth	(1991-09-27) 27 September 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Melgar
Number	12
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Alianza Atlético	1	(0)
2011–2017	Universitario	105	(0)
2018–2019	Veracruz	0	(0)
2018	→ Deportivo Municipal (loan)	12	(0)
2018	→ Real Garcilaso (loan)	4	(0)
2019–	Melgar	159	(0)
International career‡
2011	Peru U20	2	(0)
2019	Peru U23	4	(0)
2016–	Peru	9	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Peru Copa América Runner-up 2019 Brazil
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:20, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Cáceda began his senior career with Alianza Atlético in 2008.^{[citation needed]} He was given his Torneo Descentralizado league debut by manager Teddy Cardama in Round 14 (Apertura).^{[citation needed]} Cáceda entered the match for the sent-off Jorge Rivera in 22nd minute but could not help his side avoid a 4–1 defeat at home to Coronel Bolognesi.^{[citation needed]} The match was his only league appearance with the Sullana club.^{[citation needed]}

Then, in January 2011, Cáceda joined Universitario de Deportes' first team. However, in his first season he mainly played in the reserves. Cáceda also featured for the Universitario U20 side that won the 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores.^[3] He played in all the matches including the final against Boca Juniors.^[3] Later that year he made his league debut for the senior team on 5 November playing from the start in the 0–0 draw at home against Inti Gas Deportes.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Cáceda represented the Peru U-20 squad at the 2011 South American U-20 Championship.

In November 2012, Cáceda received his first call to join the Peru national team led by then manager Sergio Markarián.^[4] At the time, however, he did not participate in the friendly match against Honduras.^[5] His first appearance was on 28 May 2016 in a friendly game against El Salvador, in which Peru won 3–1.^[6] In May 2018, he was named in Peru's provisional 24-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[7] Cáceda was also part of Peru's squad at the 2019 Copa América in Brazil, in which Peru was the runner-up.^[8]

In June 2019, he was included by Nolberto Solano in Peru U-23's squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.^[9] At that time, Cáceda was 27, but each team was allowed to include a maximum of three overage players in their roster.

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 July 2025^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Universitario	2011	Torneo Descentralizado	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2012		20	0	—		—		—		20	0
	2013		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2014		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2015		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2016		38	0	—		2[a]	0	—		40	0
	2017		40	0	—		2[b]	0	—		42	0
	Total		101	0	—		4	0	—		105	0
Veracruz	2018-19	Liga MX	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Deportivo Municipal (loan)	2018	Torneo Descentralizado	12	0	—		—		—		12	0
Real Garcilaso (loan)	2018	Torneo Descentralizado	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Melgar	2019	Liga 1	15	0	1[c]	0	12[d]	0	—		28	0
	2020		18	0	—		4[a]	0	—		22	0
	2021		23	0	0	0	8[a]	0	—		31	0
	2022		32	0	—		13[a]	0	4	0	49	0
	2023		29	0	—		5[b]	0	—		34	0
	2024		31	0	—		2[b]	0	—		33	0
	2025		11	0	—		8[e]	0	—		19	0
	Total		159	0	1	0	52	0	4	0	216	0
Career total			276	0	1	0	56	0	4	0	337	0

1. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
3. Appearances in Copa Bicentenario
4. 10 appearances in Copa Libertadores and 2 appearances in Copa Sudamericana
5. Four appearances in Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana

International

As of match played on 15 November 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Peru	2016	1	0
	2017	3	0
	2018	2	0
	2019	0	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	0	0
	2022	1	0
	2023	0	0
	2024	2	0
Total		9	0

Honours

Universitario de Deportes

• Torneo Apertura: 2016
• Torneo Descentralizado: 2013
• U-20 Copa Libertadores: 2011

Peru

• Copa América runner-up: 2019

Individual

• Peruvian Primera División Goalkeeper of the Year: 2016^[11]
• Peruvian First Division Team of the Year: 2016^[11]