Reysander Fernández

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Reysander Fernández
Personal information
Full name Reysander Fernández Cervantes
Date of birth (1984-08-22) August 22, 1984 (age 37)
Place of birth Morón, Cuba
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2012 Ciego de Ávila
2013–2015 Brampton United
National team‡
2003–2012 Cuba 65 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 January 2018

Reysander Fernandez Cervantes (born August 22, 1984) is a footballer from Cuba who played in the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba, and the Canadian Soccer League. He is a former member of the Cuba national football team.[1]

Club career[]

Fernández began his career in 2004 with FC Ciego de Ávila of the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba. With Ciego de Ávila he won a Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba title in 2009. In Canada he signed with Brampton United of the Canadian Soccer League.[2][3] In his debut season he helped clinch a postseason berth by finishing fourth in the overall standings. He featured in the quarterfinal match against SC Waterloo, but were eliminated by a score of 4–0.[4]

International career[]

He made his international debut for Cuba in a March 2003 friendly match against Jamaica and has earned a total of 65 caps, scoring 4 goals.[5] He represented his country in 11 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches[6] and played at 4 CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournaments.

His final international was a September 2012 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Honduras.

International goals[]

Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[5]
Number Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 July 2003 National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica  Jamaica 1–0 2–1 Friendly match
2 4 December 2008 Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 1–0 2–1 2008 Caribbean Cup
3 10 November 2010 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda  Dominica 2–1 4–2 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification
4 3 December 2010 Stade de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 1–0 1–2 2010 Caribbean Cup

Personal life[]

His brother Sánder also played for the national team.

Defection to the USA[]

In October 2012, he defected to the United States with teammates Heviel Cordovés, Maikel Chang, Odisnel Cooper and Ignacio Abreu[7] after he had traveled to Toronto with the Cuban national football team for a World Cup qualifying game.

References[]

  1. ^ "Profile". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Brampton City Utd | Canadian Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2015-03-12.
  3. ^ Glover, Robin. "June 9, 2013 CSL—Brampton City United vs Burlington SC (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  4. ^ Glover, Robin. "Result and details of the Monday October 14, 2013 CSL Quarterfinal game between Brampton City United and SC Waterloo played at Terry Fox Stadium in Brampton at 7:00pm".
  5. ^ a b "Appearances for Cuba National Team". RSSSF.
  6. ^ Reysander Fernández – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ El fútbol se ha constituido como una ruta de escape en Cuba – Estadio (in Spanish)

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