Alejandro Portal

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Alejandro Portal
File:Alejandro Portal, HFX Wanderers (cropped).jpg
Portal with HFX Wanderers in 2021
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Miguel Portal Oliva
Date of birth (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Quivicán, Cuba
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vaughan Azzurri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Mayabeque
2016–2017 Isla de La Juventud 27 (4)
2017–2018 Cienfuegos 19 (0)
2018 Pinar del Río
2019 La Habana
2021 Vaughan Azzurri 1 (0)
2021 HFX Wanderers 10 (0)
2022– Vaughan Azzurri 16 (1)
International career
2015 Cuba U20 2 (0)
2015–2019 Cuba 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2021

Alejandro Miguel Portal Oliva (born 21 October 1995) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.

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]

International career

Portal made his debut for the Cuban 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.[8]

References

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External links

  • Alejandro Portal at Soccerway
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