Ventura Alvarado

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Ventura Alvarado
Ventura Alvarado CONCACAF Quarter-Finals (USA vs Cuba) - Baltimore, MD (July 2015).jpg
Alvarado with the United States in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ventura Alvarado Aispuro[1]
Date of birth (1992-08-16) August 16, 1992 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Juárez
Number 23
Youth career
2008–2012 América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 América 42 (0)
2013–2014 → Necaxa (loan) 21 (0)
2017 Santos Laguna 6 (0)
2018–2020 Necaxa 60 (2)
2020–2021 Atlético San Luis 13 (0)
2021 Inter Miami 1 (0)
2022– Juárez 9 (0)
National team‡
2015 United States 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 15, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 21, 2016

Ventura Alvarado Aispuro (born August 16, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Liga MX club Juárez.

Born in the U.S. to Mexican parents, Alvarado was eligible to represent the United States and Mexico national teams,[2][3] but ultimately chose to play for the country of his birth. He represented his country at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Club career[]

Raised in Phoenix, Arizona where he played youth soccer with Tuzos 93 at age 11, 12 and 13,[4] Alvarado signed with Club América in 2008 as a teenager. He worked his way up the ranks in the América's academy, starting with the Tercera Division team, moving to the U-17 team in 2009–10, to the Segunda Division team in 2010–11, and to the U-20 team in the 2011–12 season. With the U-20 team, he was a regular in the squad that won the 2012 U-20 Clausura championship. In June 2012, he played every minute for Club América U-20 in the U-20 Copa Libertadores, where the team finished third.

Alvarado became involved with the first team in the 2012–13 season and made his debut in a Copa MX match in July.[5] On February 16, 2013, he debuted in Liga MX, replacing Raúl Jiménez at 86 minutes.[6] He was loaned to Necaxa for the 2013–14 season.[7]

Alvarado returned to América for the 2014 Apertura[8] and started both legs of the final as América won its 12th title.[9]

On July 29, 2021, Alvarado signed with MLS side Inter Miami as a free agent.[10] Following the 2021 season, Alvarado's contract option was declined by Miami.[11]

International career[]

Originally eligible for both his native United States and Mexico via his Mexican parents, Alvarado expressed interest in both national teams.[12] Ultimately, he debuted for the United States in a 3–2 loss against Denmark on March 25, 2015.[13] He was cap tied to the United States on July 7, 2015, when he started the opening match of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup versus Honduras.

Honors[]

América

Santos Laguna

Necaxa

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Ventura Albarado profile". ClubAmérica.com.mx (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "News". MLSsoccer.com.
  3. ^ "Liga MX pair Alvarado and Yarbrough facing big international decisions". ESPNFC.com.
  4. ^ https://www.facebook.com/ArizonaSoccerAssociation/posts/ventura-alvarado-from-tuzos-93-currently-plays-with-club-america-of-mexico-ventu/979510912089093/
  5. ^ "usurped title". www.yanks-abroad.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2004. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "American Exports: Beasley, Torres make case to Klinsmann". MLSsoccer.com. February 18, 2013.
  7. ^ "ASN: An American at Necaxa: Sonny Guadarrama's Trail". americansoccernow.com.
  8. ^ "Burón y Alvarado regresan al América" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  9. ^ "News". MLSsoccer.com.
  10. ^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Defender Ventura Alvarado | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf.
  11. ^ "Inter Miami CF Announces 2021 Roster Decisions | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf.
  12. ^ "U.S. forward Herculez Gomez blasts Ventura Alvarado for indecision over Mexico or USMNT – ESPN FC". ESPNFC.com. March 4, 2015.
  13. ^ "USA 2 vs. DEN 3 – FINAL – U.S. Soccer". ussoccer.com. March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.

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