Radamel Falcao

Radamel Falcao

Falcao in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Radamel Falcao García Zárate[1]
Date of birth	(1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 (age 38)[2]
Place of birth	Santa Marta, Colombia[3]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[4]
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Rayo Vallecano
Number	9
Youth career
	Deportivo Táchira
	Mineros de Guayana
	Monagas SC
–1995	Atlético El Vigía
1995–1997	La Gaitana
1997–1999	Lanceros Boyacá
2001–2004	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Lanceros Boyacá	8	(1)
2004–2009	River Plate	90	(34)
2009–2011	Porto	51	(41)
2011–2013	Atlético Madrid	68	(52)
2013–2019	Monaco	108	(65)
2014–2015	→ Manchester United (loan)	26	(4)
2015–2016	→ Chelsea (loan)	10	(1)
2019–2021	Galatasaray	34	(19)
2021–	Rayo Vallecano	65	(9)
National team‡
2001–2005	Colombia U17	4	(1)
2005–2007	Colombia U20	11	(4)
2007–	Colombia	104	(36)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:59, 10 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023

Radamel Falcao Garcia Zarate (born 10 February 1986), mainly known as Radamel Falcao, is a Colombian footballer. He plays as a striker for Turkish club Galatasaray. He was named Falcao, in honor of Brazilian soccer player Paulo Roberto Falcao. Falcao is nicknamed El Tigre^[5] or The Tiger in Spanish. He is widely known because of his ability to score goals with both feet and with his head.

1. ↑ "Radamel Falcao Garcia Zarate" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
2. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
3. ↑ "Radamel Falcao". AS Monaco FC. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
4. ↑ "Radamel Falcao LaLiga Santander". La Liga. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
5. ↑ http://www.worldsoccerbay.com/falcao-nicknamed-el-tigre/^{[permanent dead link]}