Cavafe

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cavafe

| full_name = Carlos Alberto Vázquez Fernández

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|04|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Havana, Cuba

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Unión Adarve

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Valdemorillo

| youthyears2 = 2010–2013

| youthclubs2 = Canillas

| youthyears3 = 2013

| youthclubs3 = San Fernando

| youthyears4 = 2013–2018

| youthclubs4 = Atlético Madrid

| years1 = 2018–2019

| clubs1 = San Fernando

| caps1 = 16

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2019–2020

| clubs2 = Alcorcón B

| caps2 = 26

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020–2021

| clubs3 = Alcorcón

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020

| clubs4 = → Unionistas (loan)

| caps4 = 5

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2021

| clubs5 = → Navalcarnero (loan)

| caps5 = 4

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2021–2022

| clubs6 = Bergantiños

| caps6 = 11

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022

| clubs7 = Tudelano

| caps7 = 17

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2022–2024

| clubs8 = FC Dornbirn

| caps8 = 54

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2024–

| clubs9 = Unión Adarve

| caps9 = 19

| goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2021–

| nationalteam1 = Cuba

| nationalcaps1 = 26

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| club-update = 30 March 2025

| ntupdate = 15 October 2024

}}

Carlos Alberto Vázquez Fernández (born 25 April 1999), commonly known as Cavafe, is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Segunda Federación club Unión Adarve and the Cuba national team.{{Soccerway|602295}}

Club career

Born in Havana, Cavafe moved to Madrid in 2003 at the age of three,{{cite web|title=CAVAFE: LOS MEJORES DEBEN IR A LA SELECCIÓN SIN IMPORTAR DÓNDE JUEGUEN|url=https://balonlatino.net/cavafe-los-mejores-deben-ir-la-seleccion-sin-importar-donde-jueguen/|date=2 April 2020|access-date=21 March 2021}} and represented CD Valdemorillo, CD Canillas, CD San Fernando de Henares and Atlético Madrid as a youth. On 23 August 2018, after finishing his formation, he returned to San Fernando and was assigned to the main squad in Tercera División.{{cite web|url=http://www.futmadrid.com/noticia/el-joven-zaguero-hispano-cubano-carlos-vazquez-jugara-en-el-c-dot-d-san-fernando-en-la-temporada-2018-slash-19.html|title=El joven zaguero hispano-cubano Carlos Vázquez jugará en el C.D. San Fernando en la temporada 2018/19|trans-title=Young Spanish-Cuban stopper Carlos Vázquez will play at C.D. San Fernando in the 2018/19 season|publisher=FutMadrid|language=es|date=23 August 2018|accessdate=21 August 2020}}

Cavafe made his senior debut on 26 August 2018, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Rayo Vallecano B. The following 1 February, he signed for AD Alcorcón and was initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth tier.{{cite web|url=https://www.adalcorcon.com/noticia/el-alcorcon-b-cierra-la-plantilla-con-cinco-incorporaciones-mas|title=El Alcorcón B cierra la plantilla con cinco incorporaciones más|trans-title=Alcorcón B complete the squad with five further additions|publisher=AD Alcorcón|language=es|date=1 February 2019|accessdate=21 August 2020}}

Cavafe made his first team debut on 17 December 2019, starting and being sent off in a 0–1 away loss against CP Cacereño, for the season's Copa del Rey.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/copa-rey/2019/12/17/5df949d146163f21858b4581.html|title=El Cacereño hace historia en su Centenario cargándose al Alcorcón|trans-title=Cacereño make history in their Centenary exploiting Alcorcón|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=17 December 2019|accessdate=21 August 2020}} The following 14 January, he was loaned to Segunda División B side Unionistas de Salamanca CF until the end of the campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.unionistascf.com/plantilla-unionistas-de-salamanca-se-hace-con-el-fichaje-de-carlos-fernandez-cavafe/|title=PLANTILLA {{!}} Unionistas de Salamanca se hace con el fichaje de Carlos Fernández 'Cavafe'|trans-title=SQUAD {{!}} Unionistas de Salamanca get the signing of Carlos Fernández 'Cavafe'|publisher=Unionistas Salamanca CF|language=es|date=14 January 2020|accessdate=21 August 2020}}

On 20 June 2022, Cavafe signed for Austrian second tier side FC Dornbirn.{{cite web|url=https://www.fc-dornbirn.at/31368/neuer-verteidiger-fuer-die-rothosen/|title=NEW DEFENDER FOR THE RED PANTS!|publisher=FC Dornbirn 1913 CF|language=de|date=20 June 2022|accessdate=20 June 2022|archive-date=20 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620234450/https://www.fc-dornbirn.at/31368/neuer-verteidiger-fuer-die-rothosen/|url-status=dead}}

International career

In March 2021, Cavafe was named in Cuba senior team's historic squad which included players from foreign clubs for the first time.{{cite web|title=Onel Hernandez included in Cuba’s landmark international team|url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/s/onel-hernandez-included-cubas-landmark-international-team|access-date=21 March 2021}}{{cite web|title=

Tres tuneros en histórica convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de Fútbol|url=http://www.periodico26.cu/index.php/es/deporte-2/3090-tres-tuneros-en-historica-convocatoria-de-la-seleccion-nacional-de-futbol|date=9 March 2021|access-date=21 March 2021}} On 25 March 2021, he made his senior team debut in a 0–1 defeat against Guatemala.{{cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Cuba – 25 March 2021|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/03/25/nc-america/wc-qualifying-concacaf/guatemala/cuba/3343806/|access-date=25 March 2021}}

Career statistics

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan=4\|Cuba \|2021	4	1
2022	8	1
2023	10	0
2024	4	0
colspan=2\|Total	26	2

:Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cavafe goal.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Cavafe
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
align="center"\|1	2 June 2021	Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	{{fb\|BVI}}	align="center"\|4–0	align="center"\|5–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"\|2	15 November 2022	Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	{{fb\|DOM}}	align="center"\|3–2	align="center"\|4–2	Friendly

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Cavafe

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

2 June 2021

Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala