Andy Baquero
 Baquero with Valour in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andy Baquero Ruiz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Havana, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | La Habana | 26 | (7) |
| 2017 |
Villa Clara | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | La Habana | 6 | (1) |
| 2018 | Pinar del Río | (2) | |
| 2019 | La Habana | (3) | |
| 2019 | Delfines del Este | (3) | |
| 2021–2023 | Valour FC | 74 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Cuba U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–13 | Cuba U20 | 13 | (1) |
| 2014 | Cuba U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Cuba | 29 | (5) |
| 2016–2019 | Cuba futsal | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2021 | |||
Andy Baquero Ruiz (born 17 August 1994) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
Career in Cuba
Baquero played for hometown team
Valour FC
On 26 June 2021, Baquero signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[4] He re-signed with the club in January 2022.[5]
International career
Baquero has played in the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup[6] and the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games.
He made his senior international debut for Cuba versus Indonesia on 29 March 2014,[7] and has, as of August 2018, earned a total of 17 caps, scoring one goal. He represented his country in two FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
International goals
- Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 August 2018 | Wildey Astro Turf, Bridgetown, Barbados |  Barbados |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 8 September 2018 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
3–0 | 11–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |
| 3. | 5–0 | |||||
| 4. | 29 September 2018 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |  Cayman Islands |
?–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 25 February 2019 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |  Bermuda |
?–? | 2–2 | Friendly |
Futsal
Baquero also plays for the Cuba national futsal team[9] and featured at the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.[6]
References
- ^ Andy Baquero at Soccerway
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Cuba" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
- ^ Hexagonal final con refuerzos y calendario - JIT (in Spanish)
- ^ "Valour FC signs midfielder Andy Baquero". Valour FC. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Valour FC re-sign fullbacks Federico Peña and Andy Baquero". January 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c Andy Baquero – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Cuba vs. Indonesia – 29 March 2014 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Baquero, Andy". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Andy Baquero Ruiz: A passion for soccer - Granma
External links
- Andy Baquero at National-Football-Teams.com
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