Ivan Kaviedes
 | Age: 25
Position: Forward
Club: Barcelona Guayaquil |
Ivan Kaviedes, whose full name is Jaime Ivan Kaviedes, has already widely travelled at the age of 25 and has played in Italy, Spain, Portugal and Mexico as well as his homeland.
He became the first man from Ecuador to play in Italy's Serie A when he joined Perugia but after failing to establish himself in Spain with Celta Vigo he has been farmed out on several loan spells.
He had a brief spell with Portugal's FC Porto but most recently was sent back to Ecuador to play for Guayaquil-based outfit Barcelona, the country's best supported club based in the Pacific Coast port.
First hit the headlines with another Ecuadorean club Emelec for whom he scored 43 goals in one season before embarking on his long round-the-world tour.
Was the architect of Ecuador's qualifying victory over Brazil, setting up the winning goal for Delgado and winning the man-of-the-match award.
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• World Cup debut in 2002
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