Anthony Caceres

Anthony Caceres
Caceres with Al-Wasl in 2018
Personal information
Full name Anthony Caceres
Date of birth (1992-09-29) 29 September 1992
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bangkok United
Number 21
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)
2019–2025 Sydney FC 136 (12)
2025–2026 Macarthur FC 12 (1)
2026- Bangkok United 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Australia 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Anthony Richard Caceres (Latin American Spanish: [ˈkaseres];[1] born 29 September 1992) is an Australian professional soccer player who last played 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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] Caceres' move to Melbourne City sparked some controversy, given that transfer fees are not allowed to be paid directly between A-League clubs.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

Caceres's loan to City was extended for successive years in both June 2016 and 2017.[8][9]

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.[10]

Second loan to Melbourne City

On 25 June 2018, Caceres was loaned once more to Melbourne City for the 2018–19 A-League season.[11] His loan was ended on 1 January 2019.[12]

Sydney FC

On 1 January 2019, Caceres was loaned to Sydney FC.[13] At the end of his contract Caceres returned to Manchester City and was then signed permanently by Sydney FC on a two-year deal.[14]

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.[15][16] Caceres is of Uruguayan descent and is a Nacional supporter, as he shows in his Instagram.[17]

They are the first husband and wife, to play at the same club in the A-League Men and the affiliated A-League Women.[18]

Career statistics

As of 29 April 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Central Coast Mariners 2012–13 A-League 30002[a]050
2013–14 212003[a]0232
2014–15 261401[a]0311
2015–16 1201000130
Mariners total 6235060733
Manchester City 2015–16 Premier League 00000000
2016–17 00000000
2017–18 00000000
2018–19 00000000
Manchester City total 00000000
Melbourne City (loan) 2015–16 A-League1110000111
2016–17 2724100313
Melbourne City total 3834100424
Al-Wasl (loan) 2017–18 UAE Arabian Gulf League 2110016[b]0371
Melbourne City (loan) 2018–19 A-League 50000050
Sydney FC (loan) 2018–19 150005[a]0200
Sydney FC 2019–20 272105[a]0332
2020–21 2800000280
2021–22 A-League Men 245306[a]0335
2022–23 25 2 3 1 0 0 28 3
Sydney FC total11997116014210
Career total 2451616238029918
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPhsB_JD30Q/?igsh=MTdmeW51em84aXdtdg==
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Mariners cruise to big derby win". FourFourTwo (Australia). 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Davutovic, David (15 January 2016). "Melbourne City trumps A-League rivals for Central Coast's Anthony Caceres". Fox Sports. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Wadhwa, Arjun (19 January 2016). "Manchester City cause transfer mayhem in Australia". TheSportsCampus. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "The A-League derby between Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City comes of age – Goal.com". 13 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "City atop A-League ladder after storming past 10-man Roar". ABC News. 18 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Melbourne City sign Luke Brattan on loan from Manchester City and extend Anthony Caceres loan deal". The Daily Telegraph. 10 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Windley, Matt (16 June 2017). "Melbourne City swoop to sign Adelaide goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic". Herald Sun.
  10. ↑ "Caceres completes Middle East move". FourFourTwo. 29 July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  11. ↑ Lynch, Michael (25 June 2018). "City sign Wales, re-sign Malik and bring back on loan Caceres". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  12. ↑ "Anthony Caceres Loan Ends". Melbourne City F.C. January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Sydney FC Complete Signing of Talented Manchester City Midfielder". Sydney FC. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "Caceres signs from Manchester City". FTBL. 4 July 2019.
  15. ↑ Adno, Carly. "Wanderers' Helen Petinos has torn allegiances, but will support Mariners boyfriend Anthony Caceres". Fox Sports. News Corporation. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  16. ↑ Adno, Carly. "Wanderers' Helen Petinos has torn allegiances, but will support Mariners boyfriend Anthony Caceres". The Advertiser. News Corporation. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  17. ↑ "Why Man City's signing of Anthony Caceres could cause controversy in Australia". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  18. ↑ "Caceres: I wasn't expecting this!". 31 December 2017.
  19. ↑ Anthony Caceres at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "Sydney FC set new Australian record with Grand Final success". Football Federation Australia. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  21. ↑ Harrington, Anna (20 May 2022). "ALM young guns get shot against Barcelona". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  22. ↑ Rollo, Phillip (16 May 2024). "Wellington Phoenix dominate PFA A-League Men team of the season". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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