Keyler Lázaro García Estrada (born 14 January 1990) is a Cuban international

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Club career

Nicknamed ''el Chino'', Garcia played for hometown team

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before leaving Cuba.

International career

He made his international debut for Cuba in an international friendly against

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in December 2011 and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. García was called up to the

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but defected to the United States in

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, one day prior to the Cuba's opening game against

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on 9 July 2015 at

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and Ariel Martinez also fled their country at the same tournament. His final international was a June 2015

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match against Curacao.

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* 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Camagüey Defecting Cuban footballers Men's association football forwards Cuban men's footballers Cuba men's international footballers FC Camagüey players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 21st-century Cuban people {{Cuba-footy-bio-stub