Before James Rodríguez joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2014, only two Colombians had worn the Spanish club’s jersey in its history: Edwin Congo and Freddy Rincón.
In both cases, both Congo and Rincón were unsuccessful at Merengue and left the institution in the Spanish capital without having relevant numbers, which led to Rodríguez establishing himself as the best coffee player to have played minutes at Real Madrid during his time at the club.
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In the seasons he played at Merengue, the midfielder managed to play 125 games in which he scored 37 goals and provided 47 assists, although in the end he struggled to add minutes in official matches.
The importance of James Rodríguez was so great in his early years The league recognized him as the best midfielder of the 2014/2015 season, surpassing players such as Xavi Hernández, Andrés Iniesta or Luka Modrić.
Since arriving at Real Madrid in February 2023 The attacker Linda Caicedo has established herself as one of the figures of the women’s club, which is undergoing a reconstruction process with which it hopes to become the most important team in the world in its category.
For this reason, Real Madrid has hired young personalities like the Colombian, whom it has secured with a million-dollar contract until the summer of 2031, a similar case to other personalities.
At almost 20 years old, Caicedo is the undisputed regular player for the Merengue and has played more than 100 competitive games, a number that she achieved on December 9th in a 2-0 win against Wolfsburg in the Women’s Champions League.
Caicedo is 25 games away from equaling James Rodríguez as the Colombian with the most appearances for Real Madridsomething that could be overcome this season if he doesn’t suffer a serious injury.
As far as goals and assists are concerned, Caicedo is 10 goals away from equaling the midfielder and 19 passes on goal to completely surpass the records of the “10” and the captain of La Tricolor.
The striker’s next task will be to catch up and surpass James Rodríguez in official titles, as he has so far failed to win a title at Real Madrid, while the midfielder has won a total of nine trophies.
In interviews conducted for the club’s official channel, Caicedo has more than once compared himself to James Rodríguez and mentioned that he is following in his compatriot’s footsteps, which included being nominated at the official awards gala. The bestin which the best footballers in every category in the world appear.
Likewise, Caicedo has stated that he is fulfilling a childhood dream by being able to be in the Madrid team’s facilities every day.
“I began my dream and adventure of football at the age of five. My dream was always to go outside; and being able to be at Real Madrid“It’s something incredible, something that has no name and I hope I can make everyone around me proud.”
In addition to the love from the fans, Caicedo mentioned that he has the support of his teammates, which has allowed him to improve over the weeks at Real Madrid despite his young age.
“I feel like my colleagues can help me a lot in my development. I’m learning a lot about the game and that they take me into account too. I know it’s European football; They have very important players, I will continue to develop and hope that I can adapt to the game and the idea that they have“.
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