Karel Espino

Karel Espino
Personal information
Full name Karel Aldair Espino Contreras
Date of birth (2001-10-27) 27 October 2001
Place of birth San Cristóbal, Cuba
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Comunicaciones
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Artemisa 73 (2)
2021– Comunicaciones 126 (3)
International career
2017 Cuba U17 5 (0)
2018 Cuba U20 4 (0)
2019– Cuba 29 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Karel Aldair Espino Contreras (born 27 October 2001) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones and the Cuba national team.

Debuting for Artemisa in 2019, Espino would go on to sign for Comunicaciones two years later. He has gone on to make over 100 appearances for the club, as well as scoring four goals. Espino has also won two league titles, along with one CONCACAF League title with Comunicaciones.

Having previously been capped by the U17 and U20 teams, Espino made his senior debut in 2019 at the age of 17. He also been part of Cuba's squads for the 2019 and 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.