Cavafe

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Cavafe
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Vázquez Fernández
Date of birth (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Havana, Cuba
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
FC Dornbirn
Number 3
Youth career
Valdemorillo
2010–2013 Canillas
2013 San Fernando
2013–2018 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 San Fernando 16 (0)
2019–2020 Alcorcón B 26 (0)
2020–2021 Alcorcón 0 (0)
2020Unionistas (loan) 5 (1)
2021Navalcarnero (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022 Bergantiños 11 (0)
2022 Tudelano 17 (0)
2022– FC Dornbirn 51 (2)
International career
2021– Cuba 23 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Carlos Alberto Vázquez Fernández (born 25 April 1999), commonly known as Cavafe, is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Second League club FC Dornbirn and the Cuba national team.[1]

Club career[edit]

Born in Havana, Cavafe moved to Madrid in 2003 at the age of three,[2] and represented CD Valdemorillo, CD Canillas, CD San Fernando de Henares and Atlético Madrid as a youth. On 23 August 2018, after finishing his formation, he returned to San Fernando and was assigned to the main squad in Tercera División.[3]

Cavafe made his senior debut on 26 August 2018, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Rayo Vallecano B. The following 1 February, he signed for AD Alcorcón and was initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth tier.[4]

Cavafe made his first team debut on 17 December 2019, starting and being sent off in a 0–1 away loss against CP Cacereño, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5] The following 14 January, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Unionistas de Salamanca CF until the end of the campaign.[6]

On 20 June 2022, Cavafe signed for Austrian second tier side FC Dornbirn.[7]

International career[edit]

In March 2021, Cavafe was named in Cuba senior team's historic squad which included players from foreign clubs for the first time.[8][9] On 25 March 2021, he made his senior team debut in a 0–1 defeat against Guatemala.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

As of 27 March 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cuba 2021 4 1
2022 8 1
2023 10 0
2024 1 0
Total 23 2
Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cavafe goal.
List of international goals scored by Cavafe
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 June 2021 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  British Virgin Islands 4–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 15 November 2022 Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic  Dominican Republic 3–2 4–2 Friendly

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Cavafe at Soccerway
  2. ^ "CAVAFE: LOS MEJORES DEBEN IR A LA SELECCIÓN SIN IMPORTAR DÓNDE JUEGUEN". 2 April 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ "El joven zaguero hispano-cubano Carlos Vázquez jugará en el C.D. San Fernando en la temporada 2018/19" [Young Spanish-Cuban stopper Carlos Vázquez will play at C.D. San Fernando in the 2018/19 season] (in Spanish). FutMadrid. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. ^ "El Alcorcón B cierra la plantilla con cinco incorporaciones más" [Alcorcón B complete the squad with five further additions] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  5. ^ "El Cacereño hace historia en su Centenario cargándose al Alcorcón" [Cacereño make history in their Centenary exploiting Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. ^ "PLANTILLA | Unionistas de Salamanca se hace con el fichaje de Carlos Fernández 'Cavafe'" [SQUAD | Unionistas de Salamanca get the signing of Carlos Fernández 'Cavafe'] (in Spanish). Unionistas Salamanca CF. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  7. ^ "NEW DEFENDER FOR THE RED PANTS!" (in German). FC Dornbirn 1913 CF. 20 June 2022. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Onel Hernandez included in Cuba's landmark international team". Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Tres tuneros en histórica convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de Fútbol". 9 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Guatemala vs. Cuba – 25 March 2021". Retrieved 25 March 2021.

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