Julián Álvarez (footballer)

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Julián Álvarez
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Álvarez with River Plate in 2019
Personal information
Full name Julián Álvarez[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth Calchín, Córdoba, Argentina[2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3][4]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 River Plate
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 9
Youth career
Atlético Calchín
2016–2020 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 River Plate 57 (23)
2022– Manchester City 0 (0)
2022– → River Plate (loan) 5 (4)
National team‡
2019 Argentina U20 15 (2)
2020– Argentina U23 9 (2)
2021– Argentina 6 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Winner 2021 Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:58, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2022

Julián Álvarez (born 31 January 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentinian club River Plate, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City,[5] and the Argentina national team.[6] As a forward, his main position is as a striker but he can also operate as a winger.

Club career[]

River Plate[]

Álvarez joined River Plate from Atlético Calchín in 2016, notably participating in the Generation Adidas Cup with the club's youth teams.[6][7][8] Prior to signing for River, Álvarez had trials with Boca Juniors and Real Madrid; scoring twice in five games for the latter in a youth tournament.[7][9][10] He was unable to join Real due to age restrictions.[7] Álvarez was moved into River Plate's senior squad under manager Marcelo Gallardo during the 2018–19 season, with his professional debut arriving on 27 October 2018 during a Primera División fixture with Aldosivi; he was subbed on for Rodrigo Mora with twenty-six minutes remaining of a 1–0 victory.[6][11][12]

Álvarez appeared late on during the second leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores finals, with River beating rivals Boca Juniors.[6] Álvarez scored the first goal of his senior career on 17 March 2019, netting in a 3–0 league win over Independiente.[6] During the succeeding December, he scored in the 2019 Copa Argentina Final against Central Córdoba as River won 3–0 to secure the trophy.[13] In 2020, Álvarez netted five goals in six Copa Libertadores group stage encounters.

Manchester City[]

On 31 January 2022, his 22nd birthday, it was confirmed he had signed for Premier League side Manchester City on a five-and-a-half-year contract, but with the player remaining at River Plate on loan until the end of the season.[14] [15]

International career[]

In 2018, Álvarez was selected by the Argentina U20s to train against the senior team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[16][17] In December, Álvarez was picked for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[18] He received a call-up from Fernando Batista for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in May 2019.[19] Four matches and one goal, versus South Africa, arrived for him in Poland.[6] Batista subsequently called Álvarez up for the U23s in the succeeding September, which preceded his selection for the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament; which Argentina won, with Álvarez scoring once (versus Venezuela) in seven matches.[6][20]

He made his debut for Argentina national football team on 3 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Chile. He substituted Ángel Di María in the 62nd minute.[21]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 1 January 2022[6]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 5 1 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1[b] 0 8 1
2019–20 Argentine Primera División 7 0 3 1 2 0 5[a] 1 0 0 17 2
2020–21 Argentine Primera División 10 2 3 1 1 1 11[a] 5 0 0 25 9
2021 Argentine Primera División 35 20 0 0 0 0 10[a] 2 0 0 45 22
Career total 57 23 7 2 3 1 27 8 1 0 95 34
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup

International[]

As of match played 27 January 2022[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2021 5 0
2022 1 0
Total 6 0

Honours[]

River Plate[6]

Argentina[6]

Argentina U23[6]

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Julian Alvarez".
  3. ^ "Julián Álvarez". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Julián Álvarez - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ^ Pollard, Rob. "City sign Julian Alvarez from River Plate". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Argentina - J. Álvarez". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Julian Alvarez: The ex-Real Madrid kid spearheading River Plate's Libertadores quest". Goal. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Álvarez: Llego al gol por consecuencia del juego". River Plate. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Se probó en Real Madrid - La historia del pibe al que Gallardo le dio la 9 de River para la Copa Libertadores". Clarín. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Se probó en Real Madrid, estuvo en el Mundial y el sábado debutaría en River". La Nación. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de JULIAN ALVAREZ". BDFA. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Julián Álvarez, el 9 que hizo su debut en River". TyC Sports. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Julian Alvarez". Football Arroyo. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Manchester City completed Julian Alvarez signing". Football Arroyo. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  15. ^ "CITY SIGN JULIAN ALVAREZ FROM RIVER PLATE". Manchester City F.C. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Es cordobés, hace siete años se fotografió con Messi y hoy entrenan juntos". Mundod Lavoz. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  17. ^ "De 18 años - Julián Alvarez, el pibe argentino que jugó en Real Madrid y hoy es sparring de Lionel Messi". Clarín. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". AFA. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  19. ^ "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  20. ^ "La Selección Sub 23 jugará ante Bolivia desde las 19, en el estadio de Banfield". AFA. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Argentina v Chile game report". ESPN. 3 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Julián Álvarez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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