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Alejandro Portal
Cuban footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alejandro Miguel Portal Oliva (born 21 October 1995) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.
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Early life
Portal was born in the town of Quivicán, located south of Havana.[1]
Club career
Portal began his career with second-division Torneo de Ascenso side Mayabeque in 2013.[1] In 2015, he moved up to the Campeonato Nacional with Isla de La Juventud, making 27 appearances and scoring four goals over two seasons.[1] In 2017, he joined Cienfuegos, making nineteen appearances over two seasons.[1] He spent 2018 and 2019 with Pinar del Río and La Habana, respectively.[1]
In 2020, he began training with League1 Ontario side Vaughan Azzurri and made his debut as a substitute against Darby on 20 August 2021.[2]
On 9 September 2021, Portal signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[3][4] He made his debut on 18 September against York United FC.[5] He departed the club at the end of the season.[6]
In 2022, he returned to playing for Vaughan Azzurri.[7]
In February 2023, he signed with the Simcoe County Rovers in League1 Ontario.[8][9]
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International career
Portal made his debut for the Cuba national team in a 2015 friendly against Nicaragua.[1] He returned to the team four years later for a friendly against Bermuda in 2019.[1] He was later selected for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad, where he appeared in all three matches for Cuba.[1]
After Cuba's 6–0 loss to Canada during CONCACAF Nations League qualifying in September, he defected into Canada along with Andy Baquero.[10][11]
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