Roberto Linares Balmaseda (born February 10, 1986) is a football forward from

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playing currently for Argentine side

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Club career

A powerful and pacy striker, Linares played for his provincial side Villa Clara. He was the Cuban league's top goalscorer in 2012. He joined Argentine side

alongside compatriot José Dairo Macías in summer 2015.

International career

He made his international debut for

in a February 2008

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against Guyana and has earned a total of 42 caps, scoring 14 goals. He represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches (4 goals) and played at the

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. His final international was a December 2012 Caribbean Cup match against

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International goals

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* 1986 births Living people People from Remedios, Cuba Association football forwards Cuban footballers Cuba international footballers 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players FC Villa Clara players Cuban expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Argentina Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Argentina {{Cuba-footy-bio-stub