Heviel Cordovés


Heviel Cordovés González is a former Cuban international footballer.

Club career

Cordovés played for hometown team Ciudad de la Habana before his move to the USA where he joined Charleston Battery. In December 2017, he joined fellow United Soccer League side Richmond Kickers.

International career

He made his international debut for Cuba in an August 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Trinidad and Tobago and has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches and was named in Cuba's squad for the 2011 Pan-American games and was also named in Cuba's squad that would attempt to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics football tournament.
In October 2012, he defected to United States along with teammates Maikel Chang and Odisnel Cooper prior to a 2014 World Cup qualifying game versus Canada in Toronto.

International goals

NumberDateLocationOpponentScoreCompetition
111 December 2011Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba1-0Friendly match