Reysander Fernandez Cervantes (born August 22, 1984) is a footballer from Cuba who played in the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba and the Canadian Soccer League. He is a former member of the Cuba national team.
Club career Fernández began his career in 2004 with FC Ciego de Ávila of the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba. With Ciego de Ávila he won the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba title in 2009. In Canada, he signed with Brampton United of the Canadian Soccer League. In his debut season he helped clinch a postseason berth by finishing fourth in the overall standings. He featured in the quarterfinal match against SC Waterloo, but were eliminated by a score of 4–0.
International career Fernández made his international debut for the Cuba national team in a March 2003 friendly match against Jamaica and has earned a total of 64 caps, scoring 4 goals. He represented his country in 11 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches and played at 4 CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournaments.
His final international was a September 2012 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Honduras.
Personal life His brother Sánder also played for the national team.
Defection to the USA In October 2012, he defected to the United States with teammates Heviel Cordovés, Maikel Chang, Odisnel Cooper and Ignacio Abreu after he had traveled to Toronto with the Cuba national football team for a World Cup qualifying game.El fútbol se ha constituido como una ruta de escape en Cuba – Estadio
Career statistics
International +Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCuba20031112004102005802006502007802008121200900201082201180201230Total644
Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fernández goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Reysander FernándezNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica1–02–1Friendly2Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica1–02–12008 Caribbean Cup3Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda2–14–22010 Caribbean Cup qualification4Stade de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique1–01–22010 Caribbean Cup
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