Cavafe


Carlos Alberto Vázquez Fernández, commonly known as Cavafe, is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Segunda Federación club Unión Adarve and the Cuba national team.

Club career

Born in Havana, Cavafe moved to Madrid in 2003 at the age of three, and represented CD Valdemorillo, CD Canillas, CD San Fernando de Henares and Atlético Madrid as a youth. On 23 August 2018, after finishing his formation, he returned to San Fernando and was assigned to the main squad in Tercera División.
Cavafe made his senior debut on 26 August 2018, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Rayo Vallecano B. The following 1 February, he signed for AD Alcorcón and was initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth tier.
Cavafe made his first team debut on 17 December 2019, starting and being sent off in a 0–1 away loss against CP Cacereño, for the season's Copa del Rey. The following 14 January, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Unionistas de Salamanca CF until the end of the campaign.
On 20 June 2022, Cavafe signed for Austrian second tier side FC Dornbirn.

International career

In March 2021, Cavafe was named in Cuba senior team's historic squad which included players from foreign clubs for the first time. On 25 March 2021, he made his senior team debut in a 0–1 defeat against Guatemala.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 June 2021Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala4–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
215 November 2022Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic3–24–2Friendly