Yasmany López

Yasmany López
Personal information
Full name	Yasmany López Escalante
Date of birth	11 October 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Morón, Cuba
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2015	Villa Clara
2015–2019	Ciego de Ávila
International career
	Cuba U20
2013–2019	Cuba
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yasmany López Escalante (born 11 October 1987) is a Cuban footballer who last played for Ciego de Ávila as a midfielder.

International career[edit]

He made his international debut for Cuba in a July 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Belize and has, as of January 2018, earned a total of 18 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 14 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[2] and played at 2 CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournaments. After Cuba's 7–0 loss vs Mexico during the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage, he ran away from the Cuban team hotel and defected to the United States.^[3]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.^[4]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 November 2014	Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica	Curaçao	2–1	3–2	2014 Caribbean Cup

References[edit]

^ "CONCACAF 2007 Under-20 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ Yasmany López – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ Marshall, Tom (19 June 2019). "Cuba captain Lopez defects after Mexico drubbing". ESPN FC. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
^ "López, Yasmany". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

External links[edit]

Yasmany López at Soccerway

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[1] "CONCACAF 2007 Under-20 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

[2] Yasmany López – FIFA competition record (archived)

[3] Marshall, Tom (19 June 2019). "Cuba captain Lopez defects after Mexico drubbing". ESPN FC. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[NFT-4] "López, Yasmany". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

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