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 65 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.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.

NumberDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 July 2003National Stadium, Kingston, JamaicaJamaica1–02–1Friendly match
24 December 2008Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, JamaicaGuadeloupe Guadeloupe1–02–12008 Caribbean Cup
310 November 2010Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and BarbudaDominica2–14–22010 Caribbean Cup qualification
43 December 2010Stade de Dillon, Fort-de-France, MartiniqueGuadeloupe Guadeloupe1–01–22010 Caribbean Cup

External links

  • at National-Football-Teams.com
  • at WorldFootball.net