Alain Cervantes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alain Alfredo Cervantes O'Farrill | ||
| Date of birth | November 17, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Morón, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ciego de Ávila | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002– | Ciego de Ávila | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003– | Cuba | 67 | (8) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 January 2018 | |||
Alain Alfredo Cervantes O'Farrill (born November 17, 1983) is a footballer from Cuba currently playing for FC Ciego de Ávila.
Club career
[edit]The diminutive winger or attacking midfielder played his entire career for local side Ciego de Ávila.[1]
International career
[edit]He made his international debut for Cuba in a March 2003 friendly match against Jamaica and has earned a total of 67 caps, scoring 8 goals.[2] He represented his country in 14 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at 5 CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournaments.
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[2]
| Number | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 June 2004 | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica |  Costa Rica | 1-1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 21 December 2004 | Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique |  Martinique | 2-0 | 2005 Caribbean Cup |
| 3 | 11 December 2005 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States |  Canada | 2-1 | 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 4 | 23 January 2007 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |  Guadeloupe | 2-1 | 2007 Caribbean Cup |
| 5 | 23 January 2007 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Guadeloupe | 2-1 | 2007 Caribbean Cup |
| 6 | 27 October 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |  Suriname | 6-0 | 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 7 | 27 October 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | Suriname | 6-0 | 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 8 | 12 November 2010 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda | Suriname | 3-3 | 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification |
References
[edit]- ↑ Alain Cervantes endulza más la piña - Cubahora (in Spanish)
- 1 2 "Appearances for Cuba National Team". RSSSF.
- ↑ Alain Cervantes – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
[edit]- Alain Cervantes at National-Football-Teams.com
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- People from Morón, Cuba
- Sportspeople from Ciego de Ávila Province
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- Men's association football wingers
- Cuban men's footballers
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- FC Ciego de Ávila players
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Sportspeople of Irish descent
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- Footballers at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
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