Roberney Caballero Ariosa (born 2 November 1995) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nicaraguan club ART Municipal Jalapa and the Cuba national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberney Caballero Ariosa | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Remedios, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ART Municipal Jalapa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Villa Clara[1] | 42+ | (24+) |
| 2018–2019 | Camagüey | ||
| 2019–2023 | Villa Clara | ||
| 2023 | La Habana | ||
| 2023– | ART Municipal Jalapa | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Cuba U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2016–2023 | Cuba | 13 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:06, 18 October 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5:13, 26 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Caballero scored six goals in the 2016 season, leading Villa Clara to their 14th league title. He was named that season's Most Valuable Player by the Football Association of Cuba.[2][3]
After defecting to the United States in 2023, Caballero signed with ART Municipal Jalapa of the Liga Primera de Nicaragua.
International career edit
Caballero represented the Cuba national under-20 team at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, playing in all five group matches. He scored the opening goal in a 2–2 draw with Haiti.[4] He also scored against Honduras, but the strike was ruled offside.[5]
He made his senior international debut on 7 October 2016, during a match against the United States.[3] In what was the first friendly between the two countries since 1947, Caballero hit the post in the second half of Cuba's 2–0 defeat.[6]
On 29 June 2023, Caballero was among the four Cuban players who defected to the United States following their opening match of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage, a 1–0 defeat to Guatemala.[7]
Career statistics edit
- As of 8 September 2018[8]
| Cuba | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[8]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 March 2018 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua |  Nicaragua |
3–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 8 September 2018 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
9–0 | 11–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |
| 3. | 10–0 |
Honours edit
Villa Clara
Individual
References edit
- ^ 103 LIGA NACIONAL FUTBOL 2018 - Inder (in Spanish)
- ^ a b López, José Luis (1 February 2017). "Caballero y Mengana, los más aplaudidos" (in Spanish). Juventud Rebelde. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Iglesias Manresa, Harold (12 October 2016). "Roberney Caballero: al más puro estilo de Many el líbero" (in Spanish). cubasi.cu. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Stoehr, Steve (16 January 2015). "Zachary Herivaux Goes 90 Minutes in Haiti Draw with Cuba at CONCACAF U-20 Championships". The Bent Musket. SB Nation. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Honduras soars to victory over Cuba". CONCACAF. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "U.S. defeats Cuba, 2-0, in exhibition game on the island". Los Angeles Times. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Cuatro futbolistas de la selección de Cuba escaparon tras el primer partido de la Copa Oro en Miami". Infobae (in Spanish). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Caballero, Roberney". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
External links edit
- Roberney Caballero at National-Football-Teams.com
- Roberney Caballero at Soccerway
- Roberney Caballero at CaribbeanFootballDatabase
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