Anthony Caceres
Personal information
Full name Anthony Caceres
Date of birth (1992-09-29) 29 September 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sydney FC
Number 17
Youth career
2006–2011 Marconi Stallions
2011–2012 Central Coast Mariners
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Central Coast Mariners 62 (3)
2016–2019 Manchester City 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Melbourne City (loan) 38 (3)
2017–2018 → Al-Wasl (loan) 21 (1)
2018 → Melbourne City (loan) 5 (0)
2019 → Sydney FC (loan) 15 (0)
2019– Sydney FC 118 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2022

Anthony Richard Caceres (born 29 September 1992) is an Australian association football player who plays as a central midfielder for Sydney FC.

Career

Central Coast Mariners

Caceres made his A-League debut for the Central Coast Mariners in the F3 Derby against the Newcastle Jets, starting in a scoreless draw in January 2013.[1] He scored his first goal for the club one year and two days later, again against the Jets, making a run from halfway and shooting from outside the area to open the scoring in a 3–0 win.[2]

Manchester City

On 15 January 2016, Caceres was sold to Premier League club Manchester City on a long-term contract for fee in the region of AUS$300,000. He was immediately loaned out to their A-League partner, Melbourne City.[3] Caceres' move to Melbourne City sparked some controversy, given that transfer fees are not allowed to be paid directly between A-League clubs.[4]

Loan to Melbourne City

Caceres had a troubled start to life at City, receiving 2 red cards in his first 4 games, the second coming in the 79th minute of the Melbourne Derby.[5]

Caceres scored his first goal for City coming off the bench in a 3–1 win over Brisbane Roar, with his headed goal putting City temporarily on top of A-League table.[6]

Caceres's loan to City was extended for successive years in both June 2016 and 2017.[7][8]

Loan to Al-Wasl

Caceres left Melbourne and moved on loan to Al-Wasl in July 2017, including an option for the UAE Arabian Gulf League side to purchase Caceres outright from Manchester City.[9]

Second loan to Melbourne City

On 25 June 2018, Caceres was loaned once more to Melbourne City for the 2018–19 A-League season.[10] His loan was ended on 1 January 2019.[11]

Sydney FC

On 1 January 2019, Caceres was loaned to Sydney FC.[12] At the end of his contract Caceres returned to Manchester City and was then signed permanently by Sydney FC on a two-year deal.[13]

Personal life

He is married to Melbourne City FC W-League forward Helen Petinos (married on 2 June 2018), whom he met at Westfields Sports High School.[14][15] Caceres is of Uruguayan descent and Nacional supporter as he shows in his Instagram.[16]

They are the first husband and wife, to play at the same club in the A-League and the affiliated W-League (Australia).[17]

Career statistics

As of 29 April 2023[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Central Coast Mariners 2012–13 A-League 3 0 0 0 2[a] 0 5 0
2013–14 21 2 0 0 3[a] 0 23 2
2014–15 26 1 4 0 1[a] 0 31 1
2015–16 12 0 1 0 0 0 13 0
Mariners total 62 3 5 0 6 0 73 3
Manchester City 2015–16 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manchester City total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Melbourne City (loan) 2015–16 A-League 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1
2016–17 27 2 4 1 0 0 31 3
Melbourne City total 38 3 4 1 0 0 42 4
Al-Wasl (loan) 2017–18 UAE Arabian Gulf League 21 1 0 0 16[b] 0 37 1
Melbourne City (loan) 2018–19 A-League 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Sydney FC (loan) 2018–19 15 0 0 0 5[a] 0 20 0
Sydney FC 2019–20 27 2 1 0 5[a] 0 33 2
2020–21 28 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
2021–22 A-League Men 24 5 3 0 6[a] 0 33 5
2022–23 25 2 3 1 0 0 28 3
Sydney FC total 119 9 7 1 16 0 142 10
Career total 245 16 16 2 38 0 299 18
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the AFC Champions League
  2. ^ 10 appearances in the UAE League Cup and 6 in the AFC Champions League

Honours

Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne City
Sydney FC
Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ Gardiner, James. "Jets defence holds firm in scoreless F3 derby" Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Newcastle Herald, Newcastle, 19 January 2013. Retrieved on 20 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Mariners cruise to big derby win". FourFourTwo (Australia). 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  3. ^ Davutovic, David (15 January 2016). "Melbourne City trumps A-League rivals for Central Coast's Anthony Caceres". Fox Sports. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. ^ Wadhwa, Arjun (19 January 2016). "Manchester City cause transfer mayhem in Australia". TheSportsCampus. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. ^ "The A-League derby between Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City comes of age – Goal.com". 13 February 2016.
  6. ^ "City atop A-League ladder after storming past 10-man Roar". ABC News. 18 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Melbourne City sign Luke Brattan on loan from Manchester City and extend Anthony Caceres loan deal". The Daily Telegraph. 10 June 2016.
  8. ^ Windley, Matt (16 June 2017). "Melbourne City swoop to sign Adelaide goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic". Herald Sun.
  9. ^ "Caceres completes Middle East move". FourFourTwo. 29 July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  10. ^ Lynch, Michael (25 June 2018). "City sign Wales, re-sign Malik and bring back on loan Caceres". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  11. ^ "Anthony Caceres Loan Ends". Melbourne City F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Sydney FC Complete Signing of Talented Manchester City Midfielder". Sydney FC. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Caceres signs from Manchester City". FTBL. 4 July 2019.
  14. ^ Adno, Carly. "Wanderers' Helen Petinos has torn allegiances, but will support Mariners boyfriend Anthony Caceres". Fox Sports. News Corporation. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  15. ^ Adno, Carly. "Wanderers' Helen Petinos has torn allegiances, but will support Mariners boyfriend Anthony Caceres". The Advertiser. News Corporation. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  16. ^ "Why Man City's signing of Anthony Caceres could cause controversy in Australia". Goal.com. Goal.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  17. ^ "Caceres: I wasn't expecting this!".
  18. ^ Anthony Caceres at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Sydney FC set new Australian record with Grand Final success". Football Federation Australia. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  20. ^ Harrington, Anna (20 May 2022). "ALM young guns get shot against Barcelona". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

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Central Coast Mariners FC Player of the Season
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