Heviel Cordovés

Heviel Cordovés González (born 10 November 1989) is a former Cuban international footballer.

Heviel Cordovés
Personal information
Full name Heviel Cordovés González
Date of birth (1989-11-10) November 10, 1989
Place of birth Arroyo Naranjo, Havana, Cuba
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Ciudad de la Habana
2013–2017 Charleston Battery 120 (27)
2018 Richmond Kickers 24 (7)
2019 Memphis 901 0 (0)
National team‡
2008–2012 Cuba 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:16, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 11, 2014

Club career

Cordovés played for hometown team Ciudad de la Habana before his move to the USA where he joined Charleston Battery.[1] In December 2017, he joined fellow United Soccer League side Richmond Kickers.[2]

International career

He made his international debut for Cuba in an August 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Trinidad and Tobago and has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches[3] and was named in Cuba's squad for the 2011 Pan-American games and was also named in Cuba's squad that would attempt to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics football tournament.[4]

In October 2012, he defected to United States along with teammates Maikel Chang and Odisnel Cooper prior to a 2014 World Cup qualifying game versus Canada in Toronto.[5]

International goals
Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.
NumberDateLocationOpponentScoreCompetition
111 December 2011Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Costa Rica1-0Friendly match

References
  1. Daring defection lands 3 Cubans with Battery - The Post and Courier
  2. Cuban Striker Cordoves Heads to Kickers - USL Soccer
  3. Heviel Cordovés – FIFA competition record
  4. "Heviel Cordovés González". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  5. "CONCACAF qualifying spots up for grabs". ESPNstar. 15 October 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2012.


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