Carlos Alvarez (soccer, born 1990)

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Carlos Alvarez
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alvarez
Date of birth (1990-11-12) November 12, 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Los Angeles, California, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2008 Pateadores
2008–2009 Chelsea
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Connecticut Huskies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Chivas USA 40 (2)
2014–2015 Colorado Rapids 11 (0)
2015 → Charlotte Independence (loan) 21 (2)
2016 San Antonio FC 30 (4)
2017 Orange County SC 19 (2)
2018 Las Vegas Lights 29 (7)
2019 Loudoun United 14 (1)
2020 San Diego Loyal 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 4, 2020

Carlos Alvarez (born November 12, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Youth and college[]

Alvarez attended Bishop Mora Salesian High School in Los Angeles, where he played soccer. He then continued to University of Connecticut, where he continued his soccer career. He majored in Spanish.[1]

Career[]

MLS[]

Alvarez was selected as the second overall pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft by Chivas USA.[2] On March 17, 2013, Alvarez debuted for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer against local-rivals, Los Angeles Galaxy, at the Home Depot Center, in which he came in as a half-time substitute for José Erick Correa, and scored the game-tying goal even though Chivas USA had only 10 men.[3]

On July 1, 2014, Alvarez was traded to Colorado Rapids in exchange for Nathan Sturgis.[4]

Lower divisions[]

On February 2, 2016, Alvarez was announced as the first-ever signing by San Antonio FC.[5]

On March 23, 2017, Alvarez was announced as the first-ever signing by Los Angeles FC,[6] but was waived by the club before their inaugural season in 2018.

Alvarez was signed by Loudoun United on July 17, 2019 for the remainder of the 2019 USL season,[7] and scored his only goal for the club on August 9, 2019 in Loudoun's Segra Field opener.

On February 8, 2020, Alvarez joined San Diego Loyal.[8]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Statistics accurate as of october 30,2020

Club Season League MLS Cup US Open Cup CONCACAF Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chivas USA 2013 29 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 33 4
2014 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
Colorado Rapids 2014 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2015 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
MLS Career total 51 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 57 4

Personal life[]

Born in the United States, Alvarez is of Mexican descent.[9] Alvarez is married to Renae Cuéllar, also a soccer player, who plays for Tijuana and the Mexico women's national team. They have a son, Romeo, who was born in April 2017.[10] Alvarez's brother Efraín is also a professional soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy.

References[]

  1. ^ "UCONNHUSKIES.COM :: University of Connecticut Huskies Official Athletic Site :: Men's Soccer". Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "Carlos Alvarez".
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Colorado Rapids acquire Carlos Alvarez from Chivas USA in exchange for Nathan Sturgis". July 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "USL SAN ANTONIO SIGNS MIDFIELDER CARLOS ALVAREZ". USLSanAntonio.com. February 2, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  6. ^ "FORMER SECOND-OVERALL PICK IN MLS SUPERDRAFT TO JOIN ORANGE COUNTY SC". orangecountysoccer.com. March 23, 2017. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  7. ^ "Loudoun United have acquired midfielder Carlos Alvarez for the remainder of the 2019 season". July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "Welcome Carlos to #Team1!".
  9. ^ "Alvarez: 'Whoever calls me I'm going to be there'". US Soccer Players.
  10. ^ Gotz, Ben (April 4, 2018). "Lights training partner Renae Cuellar ready to represent Mexico". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

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