Alexyar Carolina Cañas García (born 5 December 1996) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ecuadorian Super Liga Femenina club Carneras UPS. 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 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Caracas, Venezuela[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, defender[2][1]
Team 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)
Carneras UPS
International career
2015–2016 Venezuela U20 4+ (1)
2014 Venezuela 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 April 2018

Club career

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

International career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c Alexyar Cañas at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Alexyar CañasEcuadorian 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 CañasFIFA competition record (archived)