Radamel Falcao García

Radamel Falcao García Zárate (Santa Marta, Magdalena, February 10, 1986), is a Colombian footballer who made his professional debut in Boyacá Colombia Lancers. Plays as a striker for AS Monaco in Ligue 1 in France and in the national team of Colombia.

The "Tiger" debuted in Category B First of Colombia in the Boyacá Lancers team that had moved from Tunja to Chia that season. Falcao made his debut at 13 against Deportivo Pereira in his class on August 28, 1999, becoming the youngest player to debut in a tournament of professional football in Colombia

In 2001, Radamel was signed for River Plate of Argentina in the amount of 500,000 dólares.Tras reach the Argentine club joined the youth team of eighth division in which this participaba.Su professional debut in the Primera Division Argentina had place in the Clausura 2005 tournament

In July 2009 it was confirmed their passage to FC Porto of Portugal for € 5.5 million, signing a five-year contract. In the first 6 months in the club "El Tigre" he scored 11 goals in 19 games.

The August 18, 2011 Atletico Madrid Radamel Falcao García signed for an estimated 40 million euro sum . With this signing, Falcao became the most expensive sale in the history of the First Division of Portugal, the player for whom the box colchoneron paid more money and at the same time, the Colombian footballer for the most money paid in history.

El 31 de mayo de 2013 se confirmó su fichaje por el A.S. Mónaco, club de la Ligue 1 de Francia, por 63 millones de euros y firmó así un contrato por cinco años con un sueldo de catorce millones de euros por temporada. De esta forma, se convirtió, en su momento, en el futbolista mejor pagado en la historia de Colombia.

In 2005, he was champion with the Colombia U-20 Sudamericano Sub-20 in which Colombia hosted. Then he played the World Youth Soccer Cup that year. on June 3, 2007 under his first goal shirt Colombian football team against Montenegro in Japan during the Kirin Cup.