Alejandro Portal

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Portal and the second or maternal family name is Oliva.
Alejandro Portal
Portal with HFX Wanderers in 2021
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Miguel Portal Oliva
Date of birth (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Quivicán, Cuba
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vaughan Azzurri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Mayabeque
2016–2017 Isla de La Juventud 27 (4)
2017–2018 Cienfuegos 19 (0)
2018 Pinar del Río
2019 La Habana
2021 Vaughan Azzurri 1 (0)
2021 HFX Wanderers 10 (0)
2022 Vaughan Azzurri 16 (1)
2023–2024 Simcoe County Rovers 39 (0)
2025– Vaughan Azzurri 14 (0)
International career‡
2015 Cuba U20 2 (0)
2015–2019 Cuba 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2021

Alejandro Miguel Portal Oliva (born 21 October 1995) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.

Early life

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Portal was born in the town of Quivicán, located south of Havana.[1]

Club career

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Portal began his career with second-division Torneo de Ascenso side Mayabeque in 2013.[1] In 2015, he moved up to the Campeonato Nacional with Isla de La Juventud, making 27 appearances and scoring four goals over two seasons.[1] In 2017, he joined Cienfuegos, making nineteen appearances over two seasons.[1] He spent 2018 and 2019 with Pinar del Río and La Habana, respectively.[1]

In 2020, he began training with League1 Ontario side Vaughan Azzurri and made his debut as a substitute against Darby on 20 August 2021.[2]

On 9 September 2021, Portal signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[3][4] He made his debut on 18 September against York United FC.[5] He departed the club at the end of the season.[6]

In 2022, he returned to playing for Vaughan Azzurri.[7]

In February 2023, he signed with the Simcoe County Rovers in League1 Ontario.[8][9]

In 2025, he played with Vaughan Azzurri.[10]

International career

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Portal made his debut for the Cuba national team in a 2015 friendly against Nicaragua.[1] He returned to the team four years later for a friendly against Bermuda in 2019.[1] He was later selected for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad, where he appeared in all three matches for Cuba.[1]

After Cuba's 6–0 loss to Canada during CONCACAF Nations League qualifying in September, he defected into Canada along with Andy Baquero.[11][12]

References

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