Arael Argüelles
{{short description|Cuban footballer}}
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|birth_place = Reina, Cienfuegos, Cuba
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|position = Goalkeeper
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|years1 = –2015
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Arael Argüelles Rodríguez (born 30 April 1987) is a Cuban football player.
Club career
He played for his provincial team Cienfuegos in Cuba.
International career
Argüelles represented Cuba's U-23 national team in the 2008 CONCACAF Men Pre-Olympic Tournament, playing in two group game losses against Honduras and Panama.{{cite web|title=Technical Report|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/mens-olympic-qualifying-2008-technical-report|publisher=CONCACAF|accessdate=12 July 2015}}
He made his senior international debut for Cuba in an international friendly against Guatemala on 23 August 2014.{{cite web|title=Arael Argüelles|url=http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/cuba/players/araelarguelles.html|publisher=caribbeanfootballdatabase.com|accessdate=12 July 2015|date=23 August 2014}}
He was called up to the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but defected after the opening 6–0 loss against Mexico.{{cite web|title=Deserta otro jugador cubano en Chicago|url=http://miami.univision.com/noticias/article/2015-07-10/deserta-otro-jugador-cubano-en|publisher=Univision (Miami)|accessdate=12 July 2015|language=Spanish|date=10 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713063055/http://miami.univision.com/noticias/article/2015-07-10/deserta-otro-jugador-cubano-en|archive-date=13 July 2015|url-status=dead}} Keyler García, Darío Suárez and Ariel Martinez also fled their country at the same tournament.[https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/07/18/gold-cup-striker-ariel-martinez-becomes-fourth-player-defect-cuba Gold Cup: Striker Ariel Martinez becomes the fourth player to defect from Cuba] - MLS Soccer
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|pid=56688}}
{{Cuba squad 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
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Category:Cuban men's footballers
Category:Cuba men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:FC Cienfuegos players
Category:Defecting Cuban footballers
Category:2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:Sportspeople from Cienfuegos
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