Alejandro Portal

Alejandro Miguel Portal Oliva (born 21 October 1995) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Portal and the second or maternal family name is Oliva.
Alejandro Portal
Portal with HFX Wanderers in 2021
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Miguel Portal Oliva
Date of birth (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995
Place of birth Quivicán, Cuba
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
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)
National team‡
2015 Cuba U20 2 (0)
2015–2019 Cuba 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2021

Early life

Portal was born in the town of Quivicán, located south of Havana.[1]

Club career

Early 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]

HFX Wanderers

On 9 September 2021, Portal signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[3] He departed the club at the end of the season.[4]

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.[5]

References
  1. "Alejandro Portal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. "Alejandro Portal 2021". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. Dylan Lawrence (9 September 2021). "Halifax Wanderers signs Cuban Canadian Midfielder Alejandro Portal". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  4. Jacques, John (November 22, 2021). "Halifax Wanderers Announce Six Player Departures". Northern Tribune.
  5. Rodriguez, Alicia (9 September 2019). "Report: Five Cuba national team players defect during Nations League". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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