Andy Baquero
Player running behind the net to exit the pitch
Baquero with Valour in 2022
Personal information
Full name Andy Baquero Ruiz[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-17) 17 August 1994 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Havana, Cuba
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 La Habana 26 (7)
2017 Villa Clara 9 (0)
2018 La Habana 6 (1)
2018 Pinar del Río (2)
2019 La Habana (3)
2019 Delfines del Este (3)
2021–2023 Valour FC 74 (2)
International career‡
2011 Cuba U17 3 (0)
2012–13 Cuba U20 13 (1)
2014 Cuba U21 4 (0)
2014–2019 Cuba 29 (5)
2016– Cuba futsal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2021

Andy Baquero Ruiz (born 17 August 1994) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Career in Cuba

Baquero played for hometown team La Habana, before joining Villa Clara in April 2017.[3]

Valour FC

On 26 June 2021, Baquero signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[4] He re-signed with the club in January 2022.[5]

International career

Baquero has played in the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup[6] and the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games.

He made his senior international debut for Cuba versus Indonesia on 29 March 2014,[7] and has, as of August 2018, earned a total of 17 caps, scoring one goal. He represented his country in two FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 August 2018 Wildey Astro Turf, Bridgetown, Barbados  Barbados 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 8 September 2018 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba  Turks and Caicos Islands 3–0 11–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
3. 5–0
4. 29 September 2018 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba  Cayman Islands ?–0 5–0 Friendly
5. 25 February 2019 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba  Bermuda ?–? 2–2 Friendly

Futsal

Baquero also plays for the Cuba national futsal team[9] and featured at the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.[6]

References

  1. ^ Andy Baquero at Soccerway
  2. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Cuba" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  3. ^ Hexagonal final con refuerzos y calendario - JIT (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Valour FC signs midfielder Andy Baquero". Valour FC. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Valour FC re-sign fullbacks Federico Peña and Andy Baquero". January 24, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Andy Baquero – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ "Cuba vs. Indonesia – 29 March 2014 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Baquero, Andy". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  9. ^ Andy Baquero Ruiz: A passion for soccer - Granma

External links


Cuba squad – 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Cuba squad – 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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