Heviel Cordovés

Heviel Cordovés
Personal information
Full name Heviel Cordovés González
Date of birth (1989-11-10) November 10, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Arroyo Naranjo, Havana, Cuba
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Ciudad de la Habana
2013–2017 Charleston Battery 120 (27)
2018 Richmond Kickers 24 (7)
2019 Memphis 901 0 (0)
International career
2008–2012 Cuba 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:16, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 11, 2014

Heviel Cordovés González (born 10 November 1989) is a former Cuban international footballer.

Club career

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Cordovés played for hometown team Ciudad de la Habana before his move to the USA where he joined Charleston Battery.[1] In December 2017, he joined fellow United Soccer League side Richmond Kickers.[2]

International career

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He made his international debut for Cuba in an August 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Trinidad and Tobago and has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches[3] and was named in Cuba's squad for the 2011 Pan-American games and was also named in Cuba's squad that would attempt to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics football tournament.[4]

In October 2012, he defected to United States along with teammates Maikel Chang and Odisnel Cooper prior to a 2014 World Cup qualifying game versus Canada in Toronto.[5]

International goals

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Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.
Number Date Location Opponent Score Competition
1 11 December 2011 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba  Costa Rica 1-0 Friendly match

References

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  1. ^ Daring defection lands 3 Cubans with Battery - The Post and Courier
  2. ^ Cuban Striker Cordoves Heads to Kickers - USL Soccer
  3. ^ Heviel CordovésFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ "Heviel Cordovés González". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  5. ^ "CONCACAF qualifying spots up for grabs". ESPNstar. 15 October 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
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