Cavafe
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Alberto Vázquez Fernández | ||
Date of birth | 25 April 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Havana, Cuba | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
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) |
2020 | → Unionistas (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2021 | → Navalcarnero (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Bergantiños | 11 | (0) |
2022 | Tudelano | 17 | (0) |
2022–2024 | FC Dornbirn | 54 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Cuba | 24 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 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 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 match played 6 June 2024[1]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Cuba | 2021 | 4 | 1 |
2022 | 8 | 1 | |
2023 | 10 | 0 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 24 | 2 |
- Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cavafe goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2 June 2021 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() |
4–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 15 November 2022 | Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | ![]() |
3–2 | 4–2 | Friendly |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cavafe at Soccerway
- ^ "CAVAFE: LOS MEJORES DEBEN IR A LA SELECCIÓN SIN IMPORTAR DÓNDE JUEGUEN". 2 April 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Onel Hernandez included in Cuba's landmark international team". Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Tres tuneros en histórica convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de Fútbol". 9 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Guatemala vs. Cuba – 25 March 2021". Retrieved 25 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Havana
- Men's association football defenders
- Cuban men's footballers
- Cuba men's international footballers
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- CD San Fernando de Henares players
- AD Alcorcón B players
- Unionistas de Salamanca CF players
- CDA Navalcarnero players
- CD Tudelano footballers
- FC Dornbirn 1913 players
- Cuban expatriate men's footballers
- Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Primera Federación players
- 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players