Linda Caicedo

América de Cali (2019)

In 2019, Carolina Pineda convinced Marcela Gómez, the president of América de Cali, to sign Caicedo. On 15 July 2019, at the age of 14, she made her professional debut with América against Cortuluá. She scored her first goal for the club on her debut, which ended up being the match winner for the team. Caicedo finished the 2019 Colombian Women's Football League as the league's top scorer with 7 goals in 7 matches. On 30 September 2019, in the second leg of the 2019 league finals, Caicedo scored the tie-winning goal against Independiente Medellín to bring the final aggregate score to 3-2 and win América their first ever league title. América qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores Femenina by featuring in the league finals, but 14-year-old Caicedo was unable to participate, as the minimum age for participation is 16 years of age. At the end of Caicedo's contract with América, they were unable to come to an agreement due to Caicedo's salary demands. The club confirmed her departure on 30 January 2020, making her a free agent.

Deportivo Cali (2020–2022)

On 4 February 2020, Caicedo's move to América's cross-city rivals Deportivo Cali was made official with a year-long contract. Due to complications of ovarian cancer, Caicedo was unable to play football for six months. She resumed training days after she finished her last round of chemotherapy treatment. Caicedo made her debut with Cali on 20 October 2020, against Junior in their first…

In 2022, Caicedo played in the South American U-17 Championship, the U-20 World Cup in Costa Rica, and the U-17 World Cup in India. Caicedo received her first national team call-up in November 2019.

2022 Copa América

In 2022, Caicedo was called up to play her first tournament with Colombia's senior national team, the 2022 Copa América. She scored her first goal of the tournament in the group stage against Ecuador, which ended up being the game-winning goal in a 2–1 win. Colombia advanced to the knockout rounds and eventually faced Argentina in the semi-final. She scored the only goal of the match and qualified Colombia for their third Copa America final. Despite losing 1–0 to Brazil in the final, Caicedo was named the tournament's best player and was one of three Colombian players included in the Best XI.

2023 FIFA World Cup

Caicedo was confirmed into Colombia's final squad for the 2023 FIFA World Cup on 4 July 2023, making her the first player in history to compete at three Women's World Cups (at the U-17, U-20, and senior levels) within a year. At the World Cup, Caicedo scored a goal in Colombia's opening match against South Korea, which ended in a 2–0 victory. This made her the second youngest player, at 18 years and 153 days, to score in a World Cup, behind Brazilian legend Marta. She also became the first Colombian player to score in the U-17, U-20, and senior Women's World Cups. On 28 July, she collapsed during a training session at the World Cup,…

Caicedo was born in Candelaria, Valle del Cauca, Colombia to parents Herlinda Alegría and Mauricio Caicedo. At the age of five, she enrolled in Real Juanchito FC, a boys-only youth football academy. At an early age, she was singled out for her excellent dribbling and shooting abilities. Caicedo's mother Herlinda recounts when Caicedo was a young girl, where she would kick kitchen utensils and dolls around the house because she was only interested in playing football. As she advanced to the higher levels of Real Juanchito, Caicedo met the man that would later become her mentor, club president Rafael Murillo. At the age of 10, Caicedo entered her first women's club, Generaciones Palmiranas. Here, she met Fabián Taborda, the coach of Colombia's senior women's team. A year later, Caicedo began playing for CD Atlas C.P., a team based in Cali and created by Colombian international Carolina Pineda that is known to foster the talents of young Colombian footballers. From 2017 to 2019, Caicedo won three Torneos Nacionales (national tournaments for regional youth clubs) at the U13 level with Atlas. These accomplishments with her youth teams started attracting the attention of Colombia's biggest women's clubs.

At the beginning of 2020, just after her 15th birthday, Caicedo began feeling pain in her abdomen. She was misdiagnosed with gastritis, which she was treated for until her pain worsened and her stomach started to bulge. Caicedo was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in February 2020, and in March underwent surgery to remove the tumor. For the next six months, her cancer was treated with chemotherapy, which caused her to be bedridden for three months. In September 2020, she was declared cancer-free, and returned to the pitch just days after she finished her final round of chemotherapy. Caicedo struggled mentally during her recovery, and said she sought help from Deportivo Cali's psychologists. She completed her final check-up in November 2021 after many months of challenging doctor's visits that were disrupted by the 2021 Colombian protests. Having come out as lesbian, Caicedo is currently in a relationship with her partner Valeria. After scoring against Germany at the 2023 FIFA World Cup, she dedicated her goal to her by putting her hands in a heart shape. Outside football, Caicedo also campaigns against marine plastic pollution.