In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Caballero and the second or maternal family name is Lazcano.
Willy Caballero
Caballero with Argentina at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Wilfredo Daniel Caballero Lazcano[1]
Date of birth
(1981-09-28) 28 September 1981 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth
Santa Elena, Argentina
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s)
Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Leicester City (assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2001–2004
Boca Juniors
15
(0)
2004–2011
Elche
186
(0)
2006
→ Arsenal Sarandí (loan)
13
(0)
2011–2014
Málaga
117
(0)
2014–2017
Manchester City
23
(0)
2017–2021
Chelsea
11
(0)
2021–2023
Southampton
2
(0)
Total
367
(0)
International career
2001
Argentina U20
2
(0)
2018
Argentina
5
(0)
Managerial career
2023–
Leicester City (assistant)
Medal record
Representing Argentina
Olympic Games
2004 Athens
Team
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner
2001 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
Wilfredo Daniel Caballero Lazcano (born 28 September 1981) is an Argentine professional football coach and former goalkeeper who is currently the assistant manager of EFL Championship club Leicester City.
He spent most of his career in Spain, representing Elche and Málaga and competing in La Liga with the latter club. In the summer of 2014 he signed for Manchester City, helping them win the 2016 League Cup. In 2017, he joined Chelsea where he was a backup keeper for four seasons.
Caballero made his senior debut for Argentina in 2018. He represented the nation at the 2018 World Cup, and was also a non-playing member of the squads that won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
^"Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^"FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
^"Willy Caballero: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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