Carlos Alberto Vázquez Fernández (born 25 April 1999), commonly known as Cavafe, is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Second League club FC Dornbirn and the Cuba national team.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Alberto Vázquez Fernández | ||
Date of birth | (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Havana, Cuba | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Dornbirn | ||
Number | 3 | ||
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– | FC Dornbirn | 7 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Cuba | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 9 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022 |
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]
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]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Cuba | 2021 | 4 | 1 |
2022 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 1 |
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 |