Pedro Faife

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Pedro Faife
Personal information
Full name	Pedro Adriani Faife Fernández
Date of birth	(1984-01-14) January 14, 1984
Place of birth	Zulueta, Cuba
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Miami FC
Number	13
Youth career
	Villa Clara
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004–2008	Villa Clara
2009–	Miami FC	14	(0)
National team^‡
2003–2008	Cuba	35	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 May 2009

Pedro Faife (born January 1, 1984 in Zulueta) is a Cuban soccer player who currently plays for Miami FC in the USL First Division.^[1]

Career

Club

Faife began his soccer career with his hometown team, Villa Clara, and played with the team until his defection to the United States in 2008, helping the team win the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba in 2004.

Faife defected from Cuba to the United States in 2008 in the hope of a securing professional career. Following his defection he trialed with several Major League Soccer clubs, including Chivas USA, but was not offered an MLS contract, and instead joined Miami FC of the USL First Division for the 2009 season.^[2]

International

Faife was a member of Cuba's under 17 and 23 teams and in 2003 made his debut for the senior Cuban National Team. Faife subsequently made 35 appearances for the team over the next six years, but is not expected to make any more appearances for the national team since his defection to the United States. He was part of the Cuban squad at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Defection to the United States

For more details on this topic, see List of Cuban soccer players who have defected to the United States.

Faife defected to the United States when he disappeared from his hotel outside of Washington, D.C. before a CONCACAF 3rd round World Cup qualifier against the United States on 11 October 2008.^[3]

References

↑ Dos futbolistas cubanos desertan en EEUU "Los futbolistas cubanos Reynier Alcántara y Pedro Faife.."
↑ The Cuban Connection
↑ Cuban soccer stars Pedro Faife and Reynier Alcantara defect to America

External links

Miami FC bio
Pedro Faife at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e Fort Lauderdale Strikers – current squad

7 Foley 8 Pecka 9 Nuñez 12 Guerrero 13 Chavez 14 Salazar 19 De Mujica 20 Anderson 21 King 23 Gonzalez 29 Pérez 33 Alves 99 Hassan — Chin — Nikolov Head Coach: Kronsteiner Assistant Coach: Voss Goalkeeper Coach: Lopes

v t e Cuba squad – 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Molina 2 Rivero 3 Marquéz 4 Silvio Pedro Miñoso 5 Cruzata 6 Pérez 7 Ramírez 8 Morales 9 Dalcourt 10 Moré 11 Estrada Infante 12 Revé 13 Galindo Castañeda 14 Colomé 15 Ruiz 16 Fernández 17 Faife 18 Cervantes Coach: Miguel Company

v t e Cuba squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Molina 2 Miñoso 3 Márquez 4 Caballeros 5 Clavelo 6 Alonso 7 Martínez 8 Joel Colomé 9 Cervantes 10 Moré 11 Villarrutia 12 Quintero 13 Ramos 14 Jaime Colomé 15 Morales 16 Fernández 17 Faife 18 Alcántara 19 Duarte 21 Aldama Coach: González

Persondata
Name	Faife, Pedro
Alternative names
Short description	Cuban footballer
Date of birth	1984-01-14
Place of birth	Zulueta, Cuba
Date of death
Place of death

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