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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vázquez and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
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
 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 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 Segunda Federación club Unión Adarve and the Cuba national team.[1]

Club career

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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

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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

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International

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As of match played 15 October 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 4 0
Total 26 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

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  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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