Keyler García


Keyler Lázaro García Estrada is a Cuban international footballer.

Club career

Nicknamed el Chino, Garcia played for hometown team Camagüey before leaving Cuba.

International career

He made his international debut for Cuba in an international friendly against Costa Rica in December 2011 and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals.
García was called up to the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup but defected to the United States in Chicago, one day prior to the Cuba's opening game against Mexico on 9 July 2015 at Soldier Field.Arael Argüelles, Darío Suárez and Ariel Martinez also fled their country at the same tournament.
His final international was a June 2015 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Curacao.