Reno 1868 Football Club has signed Cuban forward Luis Javier Paradela Diaz to a 2019 “loan contract.” Paradela, born in Cuba and a current Cuban citizen, most recently played f in Guatemala. Paradela becomes the first Cuban athlete to sign in the United States for a professional sports franchise on a P-1A Athlete visa. A P-1A Athlete classification applies if you are coming temporarily to the United States solely for the purpose of performing at a specific athletic competition as: an individual athlete at an internationally recognized level of performance; part of a group or team at an internationally recognized level of performance; a professional athlete; or coach, as part of a team or franchise that is located in the United States and a member of a foreign league or association.