two main goalkeepers both suffered injuries. Caballero had been training with EFL League One side AFC Wimbledon since leaving Chelsea in June. On 11 December 2021, Caballero made his competitive debut in Southampton’s 3–0 defeat to Arsenal. On 7 January 2022, Caballero extended his contract to the end of the season. On 1 July 2022, Caballero signed a one-year contract extension with Southampton. International career Caballero played for Argentina at under-20 level, helping the nation win the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship by playing in the competition's last two games. In 2004, he was picked for the gold medal-winning squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics as backup to Germán Lux (also first-choice in the previous tournament). Caballero was an unused member for the senior squad at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. In November 2014, he was called by manager Gerardo Martino for friendlies against Croatia and Portugal. He only won his first cap nearly four years later at the age of 36, starting in a 2–0 defeat of Italy on 23 March 2018 in another exhibition game, played in Manchester. Caballero was included in the final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He started the tournament due to the injury of habitual first-choice Sergio Romero, and made his debut in the competition on 16 June in a 1–1 group stage draw against Iceland. In the next match against Croatia, his mistake handed the opposition the first goal in a 0–3 defeat, and he was subsequently dropped by manager Jorge Sampaoli in favour of Franco Armani for the team's final group match against Nigeria, which ended in a 2–1 win; he also did not feature in the round of 16 game, a 4–3 loss to France. Career statistics Club International Honours Boca Juniors Argentine Primera División: Apertura 2003 Copa Libertadores: 2003 Intercontinental Cup: 2003 Manchester City Football League Cup: 2015–16 Chelsea FA Cup: 2017–18; runner-up: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League: 2018–19 EFL Cup runner-up: 2018–19 Argentina U20 FIFA World Youth Championship: 2001 Argentina Olympic Summer Olympic Games: 2004 References External links Chelsea official profile 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Entre Ríos Province Argentine footballers Argentina under-20 international footballers Argentina international footballers Association football goalkeepers Boca Juniors footballers Elche CF players Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Málaga CF players Manchester City F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Argentine Primera División players Segunda División players