Goal of the season: Watch Moises Caicedo’s puskas-worthy strike against Bournemouth
Moises Caicedo made the headlines on the final match day of the 20234/24 Premier League season.
The 22-year-old Ecuador international scored an outrageous goal to open the scoring for Chelsea in their 2-1 victory against Bournemouth on Sunday afternoon, May 19.
Moises Caicedo scores puskas worthy goal for Chelsea vs Bournemouth
After Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto raced out of his goal to deny an onrushing Raheem Sterling, his clearance found its way to the path Chelsea midfielder Caicedo, who fired a long-range effort into an empty net to send Stamford Bridge into an eruption.
Watch here:
🇪🇨🤯 Moises Caicedo scores from the halfway line... 🎯
— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) May 20, 2024
It's his first Premier League goal since September 4, 2022. 🗓️pic.twitter.com/4PHAinka8I
Caicedo grabbed his first goal for Chelsea in style having arrived from Brighton for £115 million ($145.6m) last summer.
Caicedo’s goal was reportedly a 50.5 yards strike, making it the furthest goal scored in a Premier League game since Wayne Rooney's 57.7-yard strike for Everton in November 2017 against West Ham.
Caicedo arrived for a British transfer fee record last summer but had failed to replicate his brilliant showing which made Chelsea fork out a world record to acquire his services for Brighton.
The 22-year-old struggled emphatically in the first half of the season, as the Mauricio Pochettino’s team looked dysfunctional in midfield.
However, the Ecuadorian seemed to have turned things around so far this year, with his stunning only further proof of his immense potential.