Alexyar Cañas

Alexyar Carolina Cañas García (born 5 December 1996) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ecuadorian Super Liga Femenina club Barcelona SC. She was a member of the Venezuela women's national team.

Alexyar Cañas

Personal information
Full name	Alexyar Carolina Cañas García[1]
Date of birth	(1996-12-05) 5 December 1996[2]
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela[2]
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder, defender[2][1]
Club information
Current team	Barcelona SC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Deportivo Lara
2017	América de Cali
2017	Zamora
2018	Santa Teresa	0	(0)
2018	Cortuluá
2019–	Barcelona SC	19	(9)
National team^‡
2015–2016	Venezuela U-20	4+	(1)
2014	Venezuela	4	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 April 2018

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cañas and the second or maternal family name is García.

Club career

Cañas is a former player of Zamora FC.[3] She signed for Cortuluá in September 2018.[4]

International career

Cañas represented Venezuela at the 2015 South American U-20 Women's Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[5] At senior level, she played the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games. She was also selected for the 2018 Copa América Femenina, but did not play.

International goals

Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 November 2014	Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sánchez, Veracruz, Mexico	Costa Rica	1–0	1–2	2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
2	20 November 2014		Dominican Republic	2–0	6–2

References

1. Alexyar Cañas at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
2. Alexyar Cañas – Ecuadorian Football Federation player profile
3. "Vinotinto femenina entrenará en Caracas" (in Spanish). 27 September 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
4. Chalela, Daniel (26 September 2018). "Alexyar Cañas, nueva jugadora del Cortuluá" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2019.
5. Alexyar Cañas – FIFA competition record