Karel Aldair Espino Contreras (born 27 October 2001) is a Cuban professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga Nacional club

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and the Cuba national team.

International career

He made his

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debut on 27 February 2019 in a friendly against Bermuda, as a 79th-minute substitute for Yasmany López. He was selected for the country's

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squad.

Honours

;Comunicaciones *

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: Clausura 2022

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* * 2001 births Living people Cuban men's footballers Cuba men's international footballers Cuba men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Artemisa players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players People from San Cristóbal, Cuba Sportspeople from Artemisa Province {{Cuba-footy-bio-stub