Yosel Piedra

Yosel Piedra Guillén (born March 27, 1994), also known as Josel Piedra,[1] is a Cuban football player who currently plays as a defender for Universidad SC in Guatemala and the Cuba national football team.

Yosel Piedra
Personal information
Full name Yosel Piedra Guillén
Date of birth (1994-03-27) 27 March 1994
Place of birth Cuba
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Universidad SC
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2011 FC Villa Clara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– FC Villa Clara
2019– Universidad SC 4 (0)
National team‡
2011 Cuba U17 2 (0)
2013 Cuba U20 9 (0)
2015 Cuba U23 3 (0)
2015– Cuba 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:51, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:51, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Piedra and the second or maternal family name is Guillén.

International career

Piedra represented Cuba at the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, playing two games as Cuba were knocked out.[2][3] His next taste of international football was with the under 20 squad at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey, where he made three appearances as Cuba was once again knocked out in the group stage.[4][5] He featured in Cuba's unsuccessful qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics, playing in all three games.[6][7][8] He made his debut for the senior side in December 2015, in a 5-0 friendly thrashing by Nicaragua.[9]

Career statistics

International
As of matches played 11 April 2017.[10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cuba 201530
201640
201700
201820
Total90

References
  1. "Josel Piedra". ESPN. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. "Cuba 1-3 USA". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  3. "Panama 0-0 Cuba". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  4. "Cuba 1-2 South Korea". FIFA. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  5. "Cuba 0-3 Nigeria". FIFA. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  6. "Panama 1-1 Cuba". CONCACAF. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  7. "Cuba 1-6 USA". CONCACAF. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  8. "Canada 2-2 Cuba". CONCACAF. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  9. "La Honduras de Pinto Busca Limpiar su Imagen ante Cuba en un Partido Amistoso". La Conexion USA. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  10. Yosel Piedra at National-Football-Teams.com


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