José Caicedo

ACQUIRED: On March 12, 2026, from Pumas UNAM of LIGA MX. Timbers acquired Caicedo’s Discovery Priority from D.C. United in exchange for $50,000 in 2026 GAM. He signs with the Portland through the 2029-30 season with a club option in 2030-31

CAREER: Caicedo (kai-SEH-doh), registered 114 appearances and five goal contributions (3g, 2a) for Pumas UNAM's first team across all competitions from 2020-26. The defensive midfielder also featured for the club’s youth and reserve sides in that time, tallying five goals in 56 appearances. Notably, Caicedo helped the Pumas U-20 side win the Liga MX U-20 title (Apertura 2022).

A native of Palmira, Colombia, he made his professional debut at the age of 18 with Colombia’s Independiente Santa Fe (2019), logging five appearances before being transferred to Barranquilla FC (2020). He played three matches for Barranquilla FC prior to joining Pumas’ reserve team.

INTERNATIONAL: The six-foot midfielder has featured for Colombia’s youth international teams, making three appearances for the U-17s in 2019. Most recent, at just 21-years-old, Caicedo started and played the entire match for Colombia’s U-23 side on Sept. 9, 2023, in a friendly against Mexico U-23s.