Liberato Cacace
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Liberato Gianpaolo Cacace[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 September 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Empoli | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2015 | Island Bay United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 23 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Wellington Phoenix | 58 | (4) |
2020–2022 | Sint-Truiden | 50 | (0) |
2022 |
→ Empoli (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2022– |
Empoli | 43 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 |
New Zealand U17 | 8 | (1) |
2019 |
New Zealand U20 | 3 | (0) |
2019– |
New Zealand U23 | 2 | (1) |
2018– |
New Zealand | 15 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 |
Liberato Gianpaolo Cacace (
Club career
Island Bay
As a youth, Cacace played for
Cacace also played for his school team at
Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Cacace started playing for the Wellington Phoenix Reserves in the New Zealand Football Championship in the 2016–17 season, making eight appearances, including four starts.[7]
During the winter season, Cacace played with Wellington Phoenix feeder club
Wellington Phoenix
On 2 February 2018, Cacace made his debut for the senior side, coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 defeat against
In the
The following season, Cacace established himself as one of Wellington's most important players, with captain Steven Taylor calling him "the best left-back in the league without a shadow of a doubt".[15] On 8 March 2020, Cacace played his 50th game for Wellington Phoenix against Central Coast Mariners, the youngest player in the club's history to do so.[16]
Sint-Truiden
After a stellar season with the Wellington Phoenix,[17] Cacace signed a three year contract with Sint-Truiden for a suspected transfer fee of around €1.2 million.[18]
Empoli
On 31 January 2022, Cacace joined Italian
International career
Cacace was part of the
Cacace was selected to join the
Cacace scored the opening goal at the
Cacace scored against Tahiti in a 1–0 win in the semi-finals of the OFC FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[28]
Personal life
Cacace was born in
Cacace supports his father's hometown team,
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 29 July 2021[7]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2016–17 | New Zealand Football Championship | 8 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
2017–18 | 13 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Wellington Phoenix | 2017–18 | A-League
|
7 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
Total | 58 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 4 | ||
Sint-Truiden | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A
|
27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
Career total | 108 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 111 | 4 |
International
- As of matches played 28 March 2022[7]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
New Zealand
|
2018 | 3 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 9 | 1 |
- Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cacace goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 27 March 2022 | Al-Arabi Stadium, Doha, Qatar | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
New Zealand U17
- OFC U-17 Championship: 2017
Individual
- Wellington Phoenix U-23 Player of the Year: 2018–19
- PFA Team of the Season: 2019–20
- Harry Kewell Medal: 2019–20
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ New Zealand Football (8 November 2021). Ask The Squad | Liberato Cacace & Elijah Just. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "21st-century sports stars: Five Kiwis just getting started on the international stage". Stuff. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Island Bay United Association Football Club". Facebook. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Club Garibaldi News" (PDF). Club Garibaldi. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ Hyslop, Liam (29 August 2017). "St Pat's Town rejoice in unexpected football triumph". Stuff. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ a b c Liberato Cacace at Soccerway
- ^ Singh, Anendra (23 April 2017). "Football: Rovers succumb heavily against Wellington United in Napier". Hawkes Bay Today. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (2 February 2018). "Sydney FC swat Wellington aside as Phoenix punished for costly mistakes". Stuff.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix Squad: Round 20 v Sydney FC". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix bring back Andrew Durante and Liberato Cacace for coming season". Stuff. 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Liberato Cacace's contract leaves Wellington Phoenix in a tricky situation". Stuff.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (9 March 2019). "Wellington Phoenix climb into top-four after thumping Central Coast Mariners 8-2". Stuff.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix Players Recognised At New Zealand Football Awards 2019". Wellington Phoenix. 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix rising star Liberato Cacace has Premier League potential". Stuff.
- ^ "Young star Liberato Cacace to play milestone 50th A-League game for Wellington Phoenix". Stuff.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (27 August 2020). "Wellington Phoenix rising star Liberato Cacace joins Belgian club Sint-Truiden". Stuff.
- ^ "STVV legt ruim miljoen euro neer voor Nieuw-Zeelander - Khammas van Genk naar W.-Beveren - Plzen denkt aan Krmencik". Het Laatste Nieuws. 28 August 2020.
- Empoli. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Esercitato il riscatto per Liberato Cacace e Petar Stojanovic" (in Italian). Empoli. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand U-17 coach Danny Hay has delivered a clear message to his squad ahead of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- FIFA.com. Archived from the originalon 26 September 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- FIFA.com. Archived from the originalon 26 September 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- FIFA.com. Archived from the originalon 26 September 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ Voerman, Andrew (27 May 2018). "Nothing changes for schoolboy footballer Liberato Cacace despite his rapid rise". Stuff. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Football: All Whites win scrappy encounter over Chinese Taipei". The New Zealand Herald. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Voerman, Andrew (25 July 2021). "Defensive howler costs OlyWhites in loss to Honduras at Tokyo Olympics". Stuff.
- ^ "All Whites reach Oceania Qualifiers final". www.nzfootball.co.nz. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (4 February 2018). "Wellington boy Liberato Cacace makes Phoenix debut at 17". Stuff. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Williams, Shirley; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Antonio Cacace". teara.govt.nz.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (25 April 2018). "Back to school for Wellington Phoenix teenager Liberato Cacace". Stuff. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ [email protected] @mikeburgess99, Michael Burgess Sports writer for NZME (27 April 2019). "Football: Wellington Phoenix A-League defender Liberato Cacace closes in on lofty goal" – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
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External links
- Liberato Cacace at Soccerway
- Liberato Cacace – FIFA competition record (archived)