In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Espino and the second or maternal family name is Contreras.

Karel Aldair Espino Contreras (born 27 October 2001) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones and the Cuba national team.

Club career

Comunicaciones

On 1 July 2021, Comunicaciones had announced the official signing of Espino.[2] He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win over Sololá on 1 August.[3]

International career

Espino made his Cuba national football team debut on 27 February 2019 in a friendly against Bermuda, as a 79th-minute substitute for Yasmany López, at the age of 17 years and 120 days old.[4]

On 13 June, he was selected for the country's 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad by Raúl Mederos.[5] In the first match of Group A, Espino was subbed off at the 87th minute for Alejandro Portal in the 7–0 loss against Mexico.[6] In the second match on 19 June, Espino received a yellow card at the 21st minute in a 3–0 defeat to Martinique.[7] In the third match against Canada, Espino was subbed on at the 58th minute for Aníbal Álvarez in another 7–0 loss, as Cuba ended their campaign.[8]

Honours

Comunicaciones

References

  1. ^ "Karel Espino". Comunicaciones FC. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Comunicaciones le da la bienvenida al cubano Karel Espino como refuerzo para la temporada 2021-2022". PrensaLibre. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Comunicaciones debutó en el Apertura 2021 goleando a Sololá". FútbolCentroamerica. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Cuba v Bermuda game report". Soccerway. 27 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Plantel de Cuba para la Copa Oro 2019: Quiénes juegan ahí, en qué equipos y figuras". GOAL. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Brilliant Mexico cruises to easy 7-0 win over Cuba". VivaLigaMX. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Headers help hand Martinique victory over Cuba". Concacaf. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Canada thrashes Cuba 7-0 with pase of hat tricks". ESPN. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2025.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Espino
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