| Cavafe | |
| Full Name: | Carlos Alberto Vázquez Fernández |
| Birth Date: | 25 April 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Havana, Cuba |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthclubs1: | Valdemorillo |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Canillas |
| Youthyears3: | 2013 |
| Youthclubs3: | San Fernando |
| Youthyears4: | 2013–2018 |
| Youthclubs4: | Atlético Madrid |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | San Fernando |
| Caps1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Alcorcón B |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Alcorcón |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Unionistas (loan) |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Navalcarnero (loan) |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Bergantiños |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | Tudelano |
| Caps7: | 17 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs8: | FC Dornbirn |
| Caps8: | 54 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | Cuba |
| Nationalcaps1: | 24 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 1 July 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 7 June 2024 |
Carlos Alberto Vázquez Fernández (born 25 April 1999), commonly known as Cavafe, is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Cuba national team.
Born in Havana, Cavafe moved to Madrid in 2003 at the age of three,[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4] The following 14 January, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Unionistas de Salamanca CF until the end of the campaign.[5]
On 20 June 2022, Cavafe signed for Austrian second tier side FC Dornbirn.[6]
In March 2021, Cavafe was named in Cuba senior team's historic squad which included players from foreign clubs for the first time.[7] [8] On 25 March 2021, he made his senior team debut in a 0–1 defeat against Guatemala.[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 2021 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 2 | ||
Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cavafe goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 June 2021 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 2 | 15 November 2022 | Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 3–2 | 4–2 | Friendly |