Heviel Cordovés Explained

Heviel Cordovés
Full Name:Heviel Cordovés González
Birth Date:10 November 1989
Birth Place:Arroyo Naranjo, Havana, Cuba
Height:1.88 m
Position:Forward
Years1:2008–2012
Clubs1:Ciudad de la Habana
Years2:2013–2017
Clubs2:Charleston Battery
Caps2:120
Goals2:27
Years3:2018
Clubs3:Richmond Kickers
Caps3:24
Goals3:7
Years4:2019
Clubs4:Memphis 901
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2008–2012
Nationalteam1:Cuba
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:1
Club-Update:20:16, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:April 11, 2014

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

Club career

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

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 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.[3]

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.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/daring-defection-lands-cubans-with-battery/article_57be3d28-5763-54dc-927c-d607285b8473.html Daring defection lands 3 Cubans with Battery
  2. https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/862964-cuban-striker-cordoves-heads-to-kickers Cuban Striker Cordoves Heads to Kickers
  3. Web site: Heviel Cordovés González. Soccerway. 19 October 2012.
  4. Web site: CONCACAF qualifying spots up for grabs. ESPNstar. 18 October 2012. 15 October 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130122195106/http://www.espnstar.com/football/club-world-cup/news/detail/item873423/CONCACAF-qualifying-spots-up-for-grabs/. 22 January 2013.