Radamel Falcao
Falcao in 2013
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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 | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Monaco | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Lanceros Boyacá | ||
| 2001–2005 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Lanceros Boyacá | 8 | (1) |
| 2005–2009 | River Plate | 90 | (34) |
| 2009–2011 | Porto | 51 | (41) |
| 2011–2013 | Atlético Madrid | 68 | (52) |
| 2013– | Monaco | 36 | (23) |
| 2014–2015 | → Manchester United (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | → Chelsea (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2005 | Colombia U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Colombia U20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2007– | Colombia | 64 | (25) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016 |
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Radamel Falcao García Zárate (Spanish pronunciation: [raðaˈmel falˈkao]; 10 February 1986), also known as Radamel Falcao, or simply Falcao, is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for French club Monaco, for whom he also serves as captain, and the Colombia national team. He is sometimes nicknamed El Tigre (Spanish for The Tiger) or King of the Europa League.
Falcao began his career at Lanceros Boyacá, before moving to River Plate where he won the 07–08 Clausura. In 2009 he joined Portuguese club FC Porto where he won several trophies including the Europa League and Primeira Liga double in 2011. Falcao became their all-time top goalscorer in international club competitions, and set the record for most goals (17) in a European campaign. He also became the first Colombian to receive the Portuguese Golden Ball award. In August 2011, Falcao transferred to Atlético Madrid for a club record €40 million, and led them to the Europa League and Super Cup in 2012. Falcao finished as top goalscorer for the second straight year, and became the only player in to win consecutive Europa League titles with two different teams.
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