{"id":1391542,"date":"2025-07-16T14:18:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&p=1391542"},"modified":"2025-07-16T14:36:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:36:40","slug":"moises-caicedo-through-the-years","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/moises-caicedo-through-the-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Through The Years: How Moises Caicedo’s game has progressed since he first moved to England"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Moises Caicedo has risen in recent years to become one of the best defensive midfielders in the Premier League<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ecuadorean first moved to England in February 2021, joining Brighton and Hove Albion from boyhood club Independiente del Valle. But he didn’t make his Premier League debut until April 2022, having spent time on loan at Belgian side Beerschot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, once he had those initial Premier League minutes under his belt, it didn’t take Caicedo too long to make an impact. The Ecuadorean grew in Brighton’s midfield to eventually earn a \u00a3115million move to Chelsea<\/a> in the summer of 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a slow start at the Blues, Caicedo has gone on to become one of their best and most important players. It was capped off by his displays at the recent Club World Cup, which Chelsea won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, how has his game evolved over the past four seasons?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defensive stats<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Making his debut in April, Caicedo only played eight Premier League games in the 2021-22 season. So his metrics per 90 minutes from that campaign can be a bit skewed. For example, he only committed seven fouls in his 664 minutes, rounding up to 1.0 per 90. That’s unsurprisingly his best record during his time in the Premier League. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2024-25 campaign actually saw Chelsea get more of the man they bought from Brighton, matching his 1.9 fouls per 90 from 2022-23. In 2023-24, Caicedo committed 1.6 fouls per 90. On its own that may sound like a good thing, but Mauricio Pochettino was playing Caicedo in a role that hampered the midfielder. Not to mention the fact that 1.4 of his fouls came from attempted tackles in both 2022-23 and 2024-25 — less than the 1.5 in 2023-24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, 2023-24 was Caicedo’s best season for duels contested, averaging 11.0 per 90 — with 2024-25 and 2022-23 again level at 10.8. But, Caicedo only won 6.2 of those duels per 90. He won 6.4 in 2022-23 and 2024-25, for a better success rate. Particularly in 2024-25, Caicedo was more considered in his duels, becoming a solid ball winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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N'Golo Kante is that you. ?

Mois\u00e9s Caicedo was the only player to win possession 200+ times and win 200+ ground duels in the Premier League in 2024\/25.\u00a0

\u25c9 229x possession won\u00a0
\u25c9 200 ground duels won\u00a0

And he also made 114 tackles. ? pic.twitter.com\/PTIvjBji4W<\/a><\/p>— Squawka (@Squawka) May 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>