Anthony Richard Caceres (; born 29 September 1992) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Bangkok United and the Australia national team.
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.Gardiner, James. "Jets defence holds firm in scoreless F3 derby" , Newcastle Herald, Newcastle, 19 January 2013. Retrieved on 20 September 2013. 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.
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. Caceres' move to Melbourne City sparked some controversy given that transfer fees are not allowed to be paid directly between A-League clubs, and resulted in Football Australia creating the Caceres rule to block the practice in future.
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.
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.
Caceres's loan to City was extended for successive years in both June 2016 and 2017.
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.
Second loan to Melbourne City On 25 June 2018, Caceres was loaned once more to Melbourne City for the 2018–19 A-League season. His loan was ended on 1 January 2019.
Sydney FC On 1 January 2019, Caceres was loaned to Sydney FC. At the end of his contract Caceres returned to Manchester City and was then signed permanently by Sydney FC on a two-year deal.
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. Caceres is of Uruguayan descent and is a Nacional supporter, as he shows in his Instagram.
They are the first husband and wife, to play at the same club in the A-League Men and the affiliated A-League Women.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCentral Coast Mariners2012–13A-League30002Appearances in the AFC Champions League0502013–1421200302322014–1526140103112015–161201000130Mariners total6235060733Manchester City2015–16Premier League000000002016–17000000002017–18000000002018–1900000000Manchester City total00000000Melbourne City (loan)2015–16A-League11100001112016–172724100313Melbourne City total3834100424Al-Wasl (loan)2017–18UAE Arabian Gulf League211001610 appearances in the UAE League Cup and 6 in the AFC Champions League0371Melbourne City (loan)2018–19A-League50000050Sydney FC (loan)2018–191500050200Sydney FC2019–2027210503322020–2128000002802021–22A-League Men24530603352022–232523100283Sydney FC total11997116014210Career total2451616238029918
Honours Central Coast Mariners A-League Championship: 2012–13
Melbourne City FFA Cup: 2016
Sydney FC A-League Championship: 2018–19, 2019–20 A-League Premiership: 2019–20 Australia Cup : 2023
Individual Mariners Medal: 2014–15 A-Leagues All Star: 2022 PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2023–24
See also List of Central Coast Mariners FC players Caceres rule
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