Alexander Alvarado

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alvarado and the second or maternal family name is Carriel.
Alexander Alvarado
Personal information
Full name Alexander Antonio Alvarado Carriel
Date of birth (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Quevedo, Ecuador
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 L.D.U. Quito
(on loan from Orlando City)
Number 8
Youth career
2008–2014 Deportivo Quevedo
2014–2015 Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Deportivo Quito 4 (0)
2017 43 (3)
2018–2020 Aucas 77 (5)
2020 → Orlando City (loan) 2 (0)
2021– Orlando City 10 (0)
2022– → L.D.U. Quito (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2019 Ecuador U20 17 (4)
2019– Ecuador 2 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Ecuador
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third place 2019 Poland
South American U-20 Championship
Winner 2019 Chile
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2019

Alexander Antonio Alvarado Carriel (born 21 April 1999) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for L.D.U. Quito of the Ecuadorian Serie A, on loan from Major League Soccer club Orlando City.

Club career[]

Alvarado joined the Deportivo Quevedo academy at the age of nine. At the age of 12 he was loaned to Canillitas Quevedo. In 2014, back with Deportivo's academy, he scored 28 goals to help the team win the youth championship and clinch the tournament's golden boot. At the end of the season, Alvarado was recruited to join the youth team at Independiente del Valle.[1]

In 2015, Alvarado joined Deportivo Quito in Serie A where he made his senior debut but found his playing opportunities limited. He moved to Serie B side in 2017 in order to play regularly, making a total of 43 appearances and scoring 3 goals in his sole season with Gualaceo.[1][2]

In 2018, Alvarado returned to Serie A after signing a three-year contract with Aucas.[3]

On 13 October 2020, Alvarado joined Major League Soccer side Orlando City on loan for the rest of the 2020 season with an option to join permanently at the end of the year.[4] He made his debut on 28 October as a 79th-minute substitute in a 4–1 win against Atlanta United.[5] After two appearances, Alvarado had his loan move made permanent as part of the club's end of season roster moves on 2 December 2020.[6]

On 19 January 2022, Alvarado joined Ecuadorian Serie A side L.D.U. Quito on loan for the 2022 season with an option to buy.[7]

International career[]

Youth[]

In January 2019, Alvarado was selected to represent Ecuador U20 at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship. He scored three goals as Ecuador won the tournament, qualifying them for the 2019 U-20 World Cup in the process. Alvarado retained his place in the squad and appeared in all seven matches as the team finished in third-place. He scored once, a penalty in the round of 16 victory over Uruguay.[8]

Senior[]

Alvarado made his senior international debut on 10 September 2019, entering as an 85th minute substitute in a 3–0 friendly victory over Bolivia.[9][10]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 19 February 2022.[11][2]
Club Season Division League Cup[a] Continental[b] Playoffs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Apps Goals Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo Quito 2015 Serie A 1 0 — — — 1 0
2016 3 0 — — — 3 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2017 Serie B 43 3 — — — 43 3
Aucas 2018 Serie A 39 3 0 0 — 2[c] 0 41 3
2019 25 1 3 0 — 4[d] 0 32 1
2020 13 1 0 0 2 1 — 15 2
Total 77 5 3 0 2 1 6 0 88 6
Orlando City (loan) 2020 MLS 2 0 — — 0 0 2 0
Orlando City 2021 10 0 — — 0 0 10 0
Total 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
L.D.U. Quito (loan) 2022 Serie A 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Career total 137 8 3 0 2 1 6 0 148 9
  1. ^ Includes Copa Ecuador
  2. ^ Includes Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ 2018 Serie A Playoffs
  4. ^ 2019 Serie A Playoffs

International[]

As of matches played 13 October 2019.[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Ecuador 2019 2 0
Total 2 0

Honors[]

International[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Alexander Alvarado soñó con ponerse la camisa de la Selección nacional y lo logró". La Hora (in Spanish).
  2. ^ a b c "Alexander Alvarado". www.national-football-teams.com.
  3. ^ "Juan Carlos Anangonó y Alexander Alvarado, fichados por Aucas". El Universo (in Spanish). 4 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Orlando City SC Acquires Ecuadorian Forward Alexander Alvarado". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  5. ^ "Orlando City SC 4, Atlanta United FC 1 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
  6. ^ "Orlando City Exercises Options on 12 Players Following 2020 MLS Campaign". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  7. ^ "Nuevo Guerrero Albo: Alexander Alvarado – LDU". L.D.U. Quito (in Spanish).
  8. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 – Uruguay vs Ecuador". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019.
  9. ^ "Emoción en Cuenca por la goleada 3–0 de Ecuador sobre Bolivia en el amistoso". El Comercio (in Spanish).
  10. ^ "Ecuador goleó a Bolivia y la Selección de Célico fue ovacionada en Cuenca". Bendito Futbol (in Spanish).
  11. ^ "Alexander Alvarado – oGol". oGol.

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