| Jorge Zules Caicedo | |
| Fullname: | Jorge Raúl Zules Caicedo |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Mocoa, Colombia |
| Height: | 1.83 m[1] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Independiente Rivadavia |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Douglas Haig |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Clubs2: | Sport Club Salto |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2015–2018 |
| Caps3: | 62 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Independiente Rivadavia |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Alvarado |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Unión Santa Fe |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021 |
| Clubs7: | San Martín SJ |
| Caps7: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022– |
| Clubs8: | Independiente Rivadavia |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16:59, 25 July 2022 (UTC) |
Jorge Raúl Zules Caicedo (born 14 February 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Independiente Rivadavia.[2]
Zules Caicedo arrived in Argentina from Colombia in 2012, signing with Douglas Haig of Primera B Nacional despite not being attached to a club back in his homeland.[3] [4] He remained for two years but made just one appearance.[3] 2014 saw the defender move down to Torneo Federal B with Sport Club Salto.[5] He netted one goal across four fixtures as they finished bottom in Zona 6.[5] Having spent six months with them, Zules Caicedo left to join Torneo Federal A side Defensores de Belgrano.[3] [5] His first goal came in a 2–0 victory over Unión Sunchales on 2 August 2015, it was his sole goal in seventy-nine games for the Ramallo club.[2]
In June 2018, Independiente Rivadavia of Primera B Nacional completed the signing of Zules Caicedo.[2] He made his professional debut on 25 August against Los Andes, with his new team winning 0–1 at the Estadio Eduardo Gallardón.[2] After seventeen total appearances as they reached the promotion play-offs, Zules Caicedo switched Independiente for newly-promoted Primera B Nacional outfit Alvarado on 18 July 2019.[2] [6] Six months later, Zules Caicedo sealed a move to Primera División side Unión Santa Fe.[7] [8] He terminated his contract on 3 February 2021, having not featured competitively; he made the bench twelve times.[2]
Immediately after leaving Unión, Zules Caicedo made a return to Primera B Nacional with San Martín.[9] In December 2021, he signed with Independiente Rivadavia for the 2022 season.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sport Club Salto | 2014 | Torneo Federal B | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Defensores de Belgrano | 2015 | Torneo Federal A | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3[11] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 62 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | 79 | 1 | |||||
| Independiente Rivadavia | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4[12] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Alvarado | 2019–20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Unión Santa Fe | 2019–20 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 79 | 1 | |||
| San Martín | 2021 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 103 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 124 | 4 | |||