Cavafe
Cuban football player (born 1999)
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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 Sitra Club and the Cuba national team.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Carlos Alberto Vázquez Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Havana, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión Adarve | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| 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 | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Cuba | 28 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Club career
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
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 10 June 2025[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 2021 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cavafe goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 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 |