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| Radamel Falcao | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Radamel Falcao García Zárate | |
| Date of birth: | 10 February 1986 | |
| Place of birth: | Santa Marta,  Colombia
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| Height: | 1.77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position: | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Rayo Vallecano
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| Number: | 3 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1999-2002 | Lanceros Boyacá
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 2005-2009 2009-2011 2011–2013 2013-2019 2014-2015 2015-2016 2019-2021 2021- |
Lanceros Boyacá River Plate Porto Atlético Madrid Monaco → Manchester United (loan) → Chelsea (loan) Galatasaray Rayo Vallecano
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8 (1) 90 (34) 51 (41) 67 (52) 20 (11) 26 (4) 10 (1) 34 (19) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2007- | Colombia
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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
- Argentine Primera División (1): 2008
- Porto
- Primeira Liga (1): 2010–11
- Taça de Portugal (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
- Portuguese Super Cup (2): 2010, 2011
- UEFA Europa League (1): 2010–11
- Atlético Madrid
- Copa del Rey (1): 2012–13
- UEFA Europa League (1): 2011–12
- UEFA Super Cup (1): 2012
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[]
- Official website
- Official profile on Atlético Madrid
Radamel Falcao – UEFA competition record- Radamel Falcao FIFA competition record
- Radamel Falcao at National-Football-Teams.com
- Radamel Falcao García at Football Lineups
| Rayo Vallecano squad - 2024–25 |
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1 Luca · 2 Maraš · 3 Falcao · 4 Suárez · 5 Catena · 6 Comesaña · 7 Isi · 8 Trejo · 9 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: Andoni Iraola |
| UEFA Europa League top scorers |
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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 · |
| Colombia
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Colombian competitions · Colombian coaches · Colombian players · Colombian stadiums · FIFA World Cup history |
| Colombia – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16 |
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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: |
| Colombia – 2019 Copa América – Quarter-finals |
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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: |