Keyler García
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keyler Lázaro García Estrada[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-01-14) 14 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Camagüey, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2015 | Camagüey | ||
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Cuba U23 | 5 | (2) |
| 2011–2015 | Cuba | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Keyler Lázaro García Estrada (born 14 January 1990) is a Cuban international footballer.
Contents
1 Club career
2 International career
3 References
4 External links
Club career
Nicknamed el Chino, Garcia played for hometown team Camagüey before leaving Cuba.[2]
International career
He made his international debut for Cuba in an international friendly against Costa Rica in December 2011[3] and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals.
García was called up to the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup but defected to the United States in Chicago, one day prior to the Cuba's opening game against Mexico on 9 July 2015 at Soldier Field.[4]Arael Argüelles, Darío Suárez and Ariel Martinez also fled their country at the same tournament.[5]
His final international was a June 2015 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Curacao.[6]
References
^ Keyler García at Soccerway
^ Camagüey - Habana en fotos - El Blog del Futbol Cubano (in Spanish)
^ "Cuba vs. Costa Rica 1 – 1". Soccerway. 11 December 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Keilen García desertó de la selección de Cuba" (in Spanish). futbol.univision.com. 8 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^ Gold Cup: Striker Ariel Martinez becomes the fourth player to defect from Cuba - MLS Soccer
^ Keyler García – FIFA competition record
External links
Keyler García at National-Football-Teams.com
Cuba squad – 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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