Yasmany López

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Escalante.
Yasmany López
Personal information
Full name Yasmany López Escalante
Date of birth (1987-10-11) 11 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Morón, Cuba
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Villa Clara
2015–2019 Ciego de Ávila
International career
Cuba U20[1]
2013–2019 Cuba 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yasmany López Escalante (born 11 October 1987) is a former Cuban footballer who played as a defender. He defected to the United States after Cuba's opening match at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

International career

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[2] and played at two CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournaments.

After Cuba's opening loss to Mexico in the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage, López ran away from the Cuban team's hotel and defected to the United States.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[4]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 November 2014 Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica  Curaçao 2–1 3–2 2014 Caribbean Cup

References

  1. ^ "CONCACAF 2007 Under-20 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ Yasmany López – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ Marshall, Tom (19 June 2019). "Cuba captain Lopez defects after Mexico drubbing". ESPN FC. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  4. ^ "López, Yasmany". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 January 2017.


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