Radamel Falcao
Colombian association football player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Radamel Falcao Garcia Zarate (born 10 February 1986), mainly known as Radamel Falcao, is a Colombian footballer. He plays as a striker for Turkish club Galatasaray. He was named Falcao, in honor of Brazilian soccer player Paulo Roberto Falcao. Falcao is nicknamed El Tigre[5] or The Tiger in Spanish. He is widely known because of his ability to score goals with both feet and with his head.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Radamel Falcao García Zárate[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 (age 38)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Santa Marta, Colombia[3] | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[4] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rayo Vallecano | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Deportivo Táchira | |||
Mineros de Guayana | |||
Monagas SC | |||
–1995 | Atlético El Vigía | ||
1995–1997 | La Gaitana | ||
1997–1999 | Lanceros Boyacá | ||
2001–2004 | River Plate | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2001 | Lanceros Boyacá | 8 | (1) |
2004–2009 | River Plate | 90 | (34) |
2009–2011 | Porto | 51 | (41) |
2011–2013 | Atlético Madrid | 68 | (52) |
2013–2019 | Monaco | 108 | (65) |
2014–2015 | → Manchester United (loan) | 26 | (4) |
2015–2016 | → Chelsea (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2019–2021 | Galatasaray | 34 | (19) |
2021– | Rayo Vallecano | 65 | (9) |
National team‡ | |||
2001–2005 | Colombia U17 | 4 | (1) |
2005–2007 | Colombia U20 | 11 | (4) |
2007– | Colombia | 104 | (36) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:59, 10 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023 |
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