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Radamel Falcao
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Personal information
Full name Radamel Falcao García Zárate
Date of birth 10 February 1986 (1986-02-10) (age 38)
Place of birth    Santa Marta, Flag of Colombia Colombia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Flag of Spain Rayo Vallecano
Number 3
Youth clubs
1999-2002 Flag of Colombia Lanceros Boyacá
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
2002–2005
2005-2009
2009-2011
2011–2013
2013-2019
2014-2015
2015-2016
2019-2021
2021-
Flag of Colombia Lanceros Boyacá
Flag of Argentina River Plate
Flag of Portugal Porto
Flag of Spain Atlético Madrid
Flag of Monaco Monaco
Flag of EnglandManchester United (loan)
Flag of EnglandChelsea (loan)
Flag of Turkey Galatasaray
Flag of Spain Rayo Vallecano
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National team
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Radamel Falcao García Zárate, (born 10 February 1986), and commonly known as Radamel Falcao, or simply Falcao, is a Colombian footballer that plays as a striker for Spanish club Rayo Vallecano and the Colombia national team.

He is commonly regarded to be one of the best strikers in the world, and played a key role in leading Porto to their second Europa League title in 2011, and finishing unbeaten in the 2010-11 Primeira Liga. He also played a key role in Atletico Madrid's 12-match winning streak in a single Europa League season, being the first team to do so.

Honours[]

Club[]

River Plate
Porto
Atlético Madrid

National team[]

Colombia
  • South American Youth Championship (1): 2005

Individual[]

  • South American Team of the Year: 2007
  • Taça de Portugal Top Goalscorer (1): 2009-10
  • Portuguese Golden Ball (1): 2010-11
  • UEFA Europa League Top Goalscorer (2): 2010-11, 2011–12
  • UEFA Europa League Final Man of the Match (2): 2011, 2012
  • UEFA Super Cup Man of the Match (1): 2012
  • FIFA FIFPro World XI (1): 2012
  • GQ Spain Sportsman of the Year (1): 2012
  • Globe Best Footballer (1): 2012
  • Onze de Bronze (1): 2012

External links[]

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano squad - 2023–24

Luca •  Maraš •  Falcao •  Suárez •  Catena •  Comesaña •  Isi •  Trejo •  Nteka •  10 Bebé •  11 Sylla •  12 López •  13 Dimitrievski •  16 Guardiola •  17 Merquelanz •  18 Á. García •  19 Rodrigues •  20 Balliu •  21 Ciss •  23 Valentín •  24 Saveljich •  32 Hernández •  33 F. García • 

Manager:  Flag of Spain Andoni Iraola
Rayo Vallecano
UEFA Europa League top scorers

1972: Bründl  · 1973: Heynckes/Jeuring  · 1974: Schoenmaker  · 1975: Heynckes  · 1976: Geels  · 1977: Bowles  · 1978: Deykers/Ponte  · 1979: Simonsen  · 1980: Hoeneß/Nickel  · 1981: Wark  · 1982: Nilsson  · 1983: Giresse/Vandenbergh  · 1984: Nyilasi  · 1985: Bahtić/Bannister  · 1986: Allofs  · 1987: Cascavel/Houtman/Kieft/Rantanen  · 1988: Brylle/Saravakos  · 1989: Gütschow  · 1990: Götz/Riedle  · 1991: Völler  · 1992: Saunders  · 1993: Baticle  · 1994: Bergkamp/Schmitt  · 1995: Kirsten  · 1996: Klinsmann  · 1997: Ganz  · 1998: Guivarc'h  · 1999: Chiesa/Kulawik  · 2000: Kovačević  · 2001: Berbatov/Bolo  · 2002: van Hooijdonk  · 2003: Derlei/Larsson  · 2004: Anderson  · 2005: Shearer  · 2006: Delgado  · 2007: Pandiani  · 2008: Pogrebnyak/Toni  · 2009: Vágner Love  · 2010: Cardozo/Pizarro  · 2011: Falcao  · 2012: Falcao  · 2013: Kozák  · 2014: Soriano  · 2015: Alan/Lukaku  · 2016: Aduriz  · 2017: Džeko/Giuliano  · 2018: Aduriz/Immobile  · 2019: Giroud  · 2020: Bruno Fernandes  · 2021: Pizzi/Mayoral/Moreno/Yazıcı  · 2022: Tavernier  ·

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Colombian competitions · Colombian coaches · Colombian players · Colombian stadiums · FIFA World Cup history
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Columbia
Colombia – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16

1. Ospina 2. Zapata 3. Murillo 4. Arias 5. Barrios 6. C. Sánchez 7. Bacca 8. Aguilar 9. Falcao (c) 10. James 11. J. G. Cuadrado 12. Vargas 13. Mina 14. Muriel 15. Uribe 16. Lerma 17. Mojica 18. Fabra 19. Borja 20. Quintero 21. Izquierdo 22. J. F. Cuadrado 23. D. Sánchez Manager:  Flag of Argentina José Pékerman

Columbia
Colombia – 2019 Copa América – Quarter-finals

1. Ospina 2. C. Zapata 3. Medina 4. Arias 5. Barrios 6. Tesillo 7. D. Zapata 8. Cardona 9. Falcao (c) 10. James 11. Cuadrado 12. Vargas 13. Mina 14. Díaz 15. Uribe 16. Lerma 17. Borja 18. Cuéllar 19. Muriel 20. Martínez 21. Lucumí 22. Montero 23. Sánchez Manager:  Flag of Portugal Carlos Queiroz

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