Ricardo Caraballo

Ricardo Andrés Caraballo Florez (born 9 February 2004) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Barranquilla.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Caraballo and the second or maternal family name is Florez.
Ricardo Caraballo
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Andrés Caraballo Florez[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-09) 9 February 2004
Place of birth Soledad, Barranquilla, Colombia[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Barranquilla
Number 9
Youth career
2011–2017 Cambiando Vidas
2018–2020 Barranquilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Barranquilla 40 (5)
International career‡
2019 Colombia U15 7 (7)
Colombia U17
2022– Colombia U20 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:36, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Soledad in the Metropolitan area of Barranquilla, Caraballo began his career with local side Club Deportivo Cambiando Vidas, where his performances earned him a call-up to the Atlántico Department's representative team, as well as the Colombian under-15 side.[3] Following good performances at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship, at which he finished top scorer with seven goals, he attracted offers from teams in Brazil, but would remain in his native Colombia with the academy of Barranquilla, whom he had joined the year prior.[3][4]

Throughout his progression in the Baranquilla academy, he was consistently their top scorer in competitions.[5] On 17 September 2020, he marked his debut for Barranquilla with a goal; having come on as a half-time substitute for José Martínez, he needed only two minutes to score his first professional goal, scoring with a half-volley shot.[6]

International career

Having represented Colombia at under-15 and under-17[5] levels, Caraballo began to establish himself in the under-20 squad in 2022, scoring twice in six appearances in friendlies.[1] He was called up for the 2023 South American U-20 Championship, but in Colombia's third game, a 1–1 draw with Brazil, he was heavily criticised by fans and media alike for his performance, in which he missed an open goal.[5][7] Following the criticism, his former coach at Atlántico, as well as the assistant coach of Colombia's under-15s, came to his defence, with the president of Barranquilla, Ernesto Herrera, stated that he would have the full support of the club.[5]

Caraballo's performances, however, did not significantly improve, and he was singled out again by fans for his performances in the matches against Argentina and Uruguay.[3][6][8] He had started in each game, as well as Colombia's first match, a 1–1 draw with Paraguay, but had been substituted off in each one.[6] Following the tournament, having scored no goals in six games, Caraballo revealed that he visited a psychologist to help him deal with the criticism and abuse.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 18 June 2023.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barranquilla 2020 Categoría Primera B 41000041
2021 1112[lower-alpha 1]000132
2022 1620000162
2023 912[lower-alpha 1]000111
Career total 4054000445
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Copa Colombia

References
  1. Ricardo Caraballo at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Ricardo Caraballo". barranquillafc.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. Gómez, Sebastián (13 February 2023). ""Para juzgar hay que conocer": la verdad de lo que vivió Ricardo Caraballo, en el Sudamericano" ["To judge you have to know": the truth of what Ricardo Caraballo experienced, in the South American]. gol.caracoltv.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. Figueroa Turcios, Francisco (20 December 2019). "Ricardo Caraballo, goleador de raza costeña" [Ricardo Caraballo, scorer of the coastal race]. lachachara.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  5. González Badillo, William (27 January 2023). "Barranquilla FC alienta y respalda a su pupilo Ricardo Caraballo" [Barranquilla FC encourages and supports his pupil Ricardo Caraballo]. elheraldo.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  6. Pinzón, Cristian (1 February 2023). "¿Quién es Ricardo Caraballo, delantero de Selección Colombia Sub-20? Su experiencia" [Who is Ricardo Caraballo, striker for the Colombia U-20 team? Your experience]. caracol.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. Gómez, John Eric (26 January 2023). "Caraballo, un 'chivo expiatorio' de la ineficacia colombiana" [Caraballo, a 'scapegoat' for Colombian inefficiency]. elcolombiano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  8. Sandoval Castro, Jhon Edison (1 February 2023). "¿Quién es Ricardo Caraballo, el delantero que no liga una con la Selección Colombia sub 20?" [Who is Ricardo Caraballo, the striker who does not link one with the Colombian Under 20 Selection?]. antena2.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  9. "Delantero de la Selección Colombia Sub-20 tuvo que ir al psicólogo por las fuertes críticas: "Fueron días difíciles"" [Forward of the Colombia U-20 team had to go to the psychologist due to strong criticism: "They were difficult days"]. semana.com (in Spanish). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  10. Ricardo Caraballo at Soccerway
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