Yasmany López | |
Fullname: | Yasmany López Escalante |
Birth Date: | 11 October 1987 |
Birth Place: | Morón, Cuba |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 2012–2015 |
Years2: | 2015–2019 |
Clubs2: | Ciego de Ávila |
Nationalteam1: | Cuba U20[1] |
Nationalyears2: | 2013–2019 |
Nationalteam2: | Cuba |
Nationalcaps2: | 28 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Yasmany López Escalante (born 11 October 1987) is a Cuban footballer who last played for Ciego de Ávila as a midfielder.
He made his international debut for Cuba in a July 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Belize and has, as of January 2018, earned a total of 18 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 14 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at 2 CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournaments. After Cuba's 7–0 loss vs Mexico during the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage, he ran away from the Cuban team hotel and defected to the United States.[2]
Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[3]