Carlos Alberto Vázquez Fernández (born 25 April 1999), commonly known as Cavafe, is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Segunda Federación club Unión Adarve and the Cuba national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión Adarve | ||
| 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) |
| 2024– | Unión Adarve | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Cuba | 26 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn 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
editIn 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
editInternational
edit- As of match played 15 October 2024[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 2021 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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- ^ 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.