Andy Baquero Ruiz (born 17 August 1994) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Canadian club Valour FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andy Baquero Ruiz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-08-17) 17 August 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Havana, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Valour FC | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | La Habana | 26 | (7) |
| 2017 | Villa Clara | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | La Habana | 6 | (1) |
| 2018 | Pinar del Río | (2) | |
| 2019 | La Habana | (3) | |
| 2019 | Delfines del Este | (3) | |
| 2021– | Valour FC | 48 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Cuba U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–13 | Cuba U20 | 13 | (1) |
| 2014 | Cuba U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014– | Cuba | 29 | (5) |
| 2016– | Cuba futsal | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2021 | |||
Baquero played for hometown team La Habana, before joining Villa Clara in April 2017.[2]
On 26 June 2021, Baquero signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[3] He re-signed with the club in January 2022.[4]
Baquero has played in the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup[5] and the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games.
He made his senior international debut for Cuba versus Indonesia on 29 March 2014,[6] and has, as of August 2018, earned a total of 17 caps, scoring one goal. He represented his country in two FIFA World Cup qualification matches[5] and played at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 August 2018 | Wildey Astro Turf, Bridgetown, Barbados | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 8 September 2018 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 3–0 | 11–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification | |
| 3. | 5–0 | |||||
| 4. | 29 September 2018 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | ?–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | |
| 5. | 25 February 2019 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | ?–? | 2–2 | Friendly |
Baquero also plays for the Cuba national futsal team[8] and featured at the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.[5]
Valour FC – current squad | |
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Cuba squad – 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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Cuba squad – 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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