Arael Argüelles
Personal information
Full name Arael Argüelles Rodríguez
Date of birth (1987-04-30) 30 April 1987[1]
Place of birth Reina, Cienfuegos, Cuba
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2015 Cienfuegos
International career
2014 Cuba 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[2]

He made his senior international debut for Cuba in an international friendly against Guatemala on 23 August 2014.[3]

He was called up to the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but defected after the opening 6–0 loss against Mexico.[4] Keyler García, Darío Suárez and Ariel Martinez also fled their country at the same tournament.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Arael Argüelles at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Technical Report". CONCACAF. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Arael Argüelles". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Deserta otro jugador cubano en Chicago" (in Spanish). Univision (Miami). 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Gold Cup: Striker Ariel Martinez becomes the fourth player to defect from Cuba - MLS Soccer
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