Roberney Caballero Ariosa (born November 2, 1995) is a Cuban footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cuban club Villa Clara[1] and the Cuban national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberney Caballero Ariosa | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-11-02) 2 November 1995 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Remedios, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Villa Clara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Villa Clara | 42 | (13) |
| 2018– | Camagüey | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Cuba U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2016– | Cuba | 13 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:06, 18 October 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5:13, 26 June 2019 (UTC) | |||
Caballero scored six goals in the 2016 season, leading Villa Clara to their 14th league title. He was named that season's Most Valuable Player by the Football Association of Cuba.[3][4]
Caballero represented the Cuban national under-20 team at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, playing in all five group matches. He scored the opening goal in a 2–2 draw with Haiti.[5] He also scored against Honduras, but the strike was ruled offside.[6]
He made his senior international debut on 7 October 2016, during a match against the United States.[4] In what was the first friendly between the two countries since 1947, Caballero hit the post in the second half of Cuba's 2–0 defeat.[7]
| Cuba | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 3 |
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 March 2018 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua | 3–3 | 3–3 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 8 September 2018 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 9–0 | 11–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification | |
| 3. | 10–0 |
Cuba squad – 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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