Liberato Cacace
New Zealand · Defender · Wrexham
Born 27 September 2000 (age 26). Height 183 cm. Preferred foot: left. Position: Defender. Nationality: New Zealand. Market value €2.5M.
Current club: Wrexham — 12 appearances, 0 goals and 0 assists this season.
Career totals: 4 goals and 8 assists in 212 appearances (11,155 minutes played).
Season by season
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 727 | 6.62 |
| Friendlies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 6.800000 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 7.9 |
| League Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 135 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.03 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.06 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.1 |
| Shots | 56 |
| Shots on target | 27 |
| Shot conversion, % | 7 |
| Key passes per 90 | 0.83 |
| Passes per 90 | 34.55 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 2.35 |
| Dribble success, % | 37 |
| Duels won, % | 47 |
| Tackles per 90 | 2.09 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 1.04 |
| Yellow cards | 17 |
| Red cards | 0 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-04 | Società Sportiva Lazio S.p.A. | 0–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2025-05-10 | Parma Calcio 1913 | 2–1 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2025-05-18 | at AC Monza | 1–3 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 |
| 2025-05-25 | Verona Hellas Football Club | 1–2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2025-08-09 | at Southampton FC | 2–1 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2025-08-30 | at Millwall | 0–2 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2025-10-18 | at Stoke City | 1–0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2025-10-22 | Oxford United | 1–0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2025-10-25 | at Middlesbrough FC | 1–1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2025-10-31 | Coventry | 3–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2025-11-05 | at Portsmouth | 0–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-01-01 | at Blackburn | 0–2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-01-09 | Nottingham Forest Football Club | 3–3 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2026-01-20 | Leicester City | 1–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-01-31 | at Sheffield Wednesday | 0–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-02-07 | Millwall | 0–2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-06-06 | at England | 1–0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-06-16 | at Iran | 2–2 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 |
| 2026-06-22 | Egypt | 1–3 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-06-27 | Belgium | 1–5 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
FIFA World Cup 2026
0 goals and 0 assists in 3 matches (223 minutes). See the full World Cup 2026 hub.
- New Zealand 1–5 Belgium · Group Stage - 3 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- New Zealand 1–3 Egypt · Group Stage - 2 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Iran 2–2 New Zealand · Group Stage - 1 — 0 goals, 0 assists
Honours
2 trophies won out of 2 finals and podium finishes.
- OFC Nations Cup · 2024 · Winner
- OFC Nations Cup · Winner
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-18 | FC Empoli | — | €2.5M |
| 2022-07-01 | St. Truiden | FC Empoli | €3M |
| 2022-06-30 | FC Empoli | St. Truiden | — |
| 2022-01-31 | St. Truiden | FC Empoli | Loan |
| 2020-08-28 | Wellington Phoenix | St. Truiden | €1.2M |
| 2018-07-01 | — | Wellington Phoenix | — |
| 2016-07-01 | — | — | — |
Clubs and national teams
- FC Empoli
- New Zealand · national team
- New Zealand U23
- St. Truiden
- Wrexham