Karel Aldair Espino Contreras (born 27 October 2001) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones and the Cuba national team.

Karel Espino
Personal information
Full name Karel Aldair Espino Contreras
Date of birth (2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth San Cristóbal, Cuba
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Comunicaciones
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Artemisa 73 (2)
2021– Comunicaciones 106 (3)
International career
2017 Cuba U17 5 (0)
2018 Cuba U20 4 (0)
2019– Cuba 29 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

International career

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He made his Cuba national football team debut on 27 February 2019 in a friendly against Bermuda, as a 79th-minute substitute for Yasmany López.[2]

He was selected for the country's 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad.

Honours

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Comunicaciones

References

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  1. ^ "Karel Espino". Comunicaciones FC. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Cuba v Bermuda game report". Soccerway. 27 February 2019.
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