Pablo Caballero (footballer, born 1986)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Pablo Caballero

| image = Pablo Nicolás Caballero.jpg

| fullname = Pablo Nicolás Caballero Santos

| height = {{height|m=1.91|precision=0}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|7|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Totoras, Argentina

| currentclub = Recreativo

| clubnumber = 16

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Racing Club

| years1 = 2007–2012 | clubs1 = Racing Club | caps1 = 44 | goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2010 | clubs2 = → Tigre (loan) | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2011 | clubs3 = → Guaraní (loan) | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = Almirante Brown | caps4 = 37 | goals4 = 9

| years5 = 2013 | clubs5 = Qingdao Jonoon | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2014–2015 | clubs6 = Ferro Carril Oeste | caps6 = 30 | goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2015–2017 | clubs7 = Lugo | caps7 = 83 | goals7 = 21

| years8 = 2017–2019 | clubs8 = Almería | caps8 = 39 | goals8 = 5

| years9 = 2019–2020 | clubs9 = FC Cartagena | caps9 = 22 | goals9 = 5

| years10= 2020–2021 | clubs10 = FC Messina | caps10 = 19 | goals10 = 8

| years11= 2021–2022 | clubs11 = Tudelano | caps11 = 32 | goals11 = 12

| years12= 2022– | clubs12 = Recreativo | caps12 = 51 | goals12 = 18

| club-update = 19 February 2025

}}

Pablo Nicolás Caballero Santos ({{IPA|es|ˈpaβlo nikoˈlas kaβaˈʎeɾo|local}}; born 21 July 1986) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Primera Federación club Recreativo de Huelva.

Club career

Born in Totoras, Santa Fe, Caballero graduated from Racing Club de Avellaneda's youth setup. He made his professional debut on 24 November 2007, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Independiente for the Primera División championship.{{cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/cronica/_/id/223398|title=Puro aburrimiento|trans-title=Sheer boredom|publisher=ESPN Deportes|language=es|date=24 November 2007|access-date=30 January 2015}}

Caballero scored his first professional goal on 28 September 2008, netting his side's last in a 3–3 away draw against River Plate.{{cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/cronica/_/id/246007|title=De arco a arco|trans-title=From goal to goal|publisher=ESPN Deportes|language=es|date=28 September 2008|access-date=30 January 2015}} He appeared in 29 matches during the campaign, scoring three goals.

On 26 July 2010 Caballero was loaned to Tigre.{{cite news|url=http://www.ole.com.ar/tigre/Caballero-Victoria_0_305369577.html|title=Un Caballero por Victoria|trans-title=A Caballero for Victoria|newspaper=Olé|language=Spanish |date=26 July 2010|accessdate=29 July 2010}} After another temporary spell at Guaraní, he returned to Racing, but only appeared sparingly.

In the 2012 summer Caballero moved to Primera B Nacional's Almirante Brown. After appearing and scoring regularly, he moved to Chinese Super League side Qingdao Jonoon on 23 July 2013.{{cite news|url=http://sports.sohu.com/20130724/n382435824.shtml |script-title=zh:中能宣布签下两名新援格里菲斯和卡巴雷罗加盟 |newspaper=Sohu |language=Chinese |date=2013-07-24 |accessdate=2013-07-28 }}

In January 2014 Caballero returned to his home country, signing for Ferro Carril Oeste. On 30 January 2015 he joined Spanish Segunda División side CD Lugo.{{cite web|url=http://www.cdlugo.com/-/fichaje-de-pablo-nicolas-caballero|title=Fichaje de Pablo Nicolás Caballero|trans-title=Signing of Pablo Nicolás Caballero|publisher=Lugo's official website|language=es|date=30 January 2015|accessdate=30 January 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150130141322/http://www.cdlugo.com/-/fichaje-de-pablo-nicolas-caballero|archive-date=30 January 2015|url-status=dead}}

On 17 July 2017, free agent Caballero signed a two-year contract with UD Almería still in the second tier.{{cite web|url=http://www.udalmeriasad.com/noticia/el-almeria-comienza-a-construir-su-nuevo-ataque-con-el-argentino-pablo-caballero|title=El Almería comienza a construir su nuevo ataque con el argentino Pablo Caballero|trans-title=Almería start to build their new attack with the Argentine Pablo Caballero|publisher=UD Almería|language=es|date=17 July 2017|accessdate=18 July 2017}}

After a season with FC Cartagena, he moved to Italy in October 2020 to join Serie D club FC Messina.{{cite news |url=https://www.messinasportiva.it/ce-il-transfer-dalla-spagna-il-fc-messina-ufficializza-pablo-caballero/ |publisher=Messina Sportiva |language=Italian |accessdate=26 October 2020 |date=22 October 2020 |title=C’è il transfer dalla Spagna: il Fc Messina ufficializza Pablo Caballero}}