Reysander Fernández

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]

Reysander Fernández
Personal information
Full name Reysander Fernández Cervantes
Date of birth (1984-08-22) August 22, 1984
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

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]
NumberDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 July 2003National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica1–02–1Friendly match
24 December 2008Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica Guadeloupe1–02–12008 Caribbean Cup
310 November 2010Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Dominica2–14–22010 Caribbean Cup qualification
43 December 2010Stade de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique Guadeloupe1–01–22010 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. "Appearances for Cuba National Team". RSSSF.
  6. Reysander Fernández – FIFA competition record
  7. El fútbol se ha constituido como una ruta de escape en Cuba – Estadio (in Spanish)


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