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)[1]
Place of birth Calchín, Córdoba, Argentina[2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 19
Youth career
2014–2016 Atlético Calchín
2016–2018 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 River Plate 57 (23)
2022– Manchester City 12 (3)
International career‡
2018–2019 Argentina U20 15 (2)
2019–2020 Argentina U23 9 (2)
2021– Argentina 19 (7)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2022 Qatar
Copa América
Winner 2021 Brazil
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner 2022 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:42, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 December 2022

Julián Álvarez (born 31 January 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester City and the Argentina national team. Nicknamed La Araña ("The Spider"), he is known for his pressing, dynamic scoring ability, and link-up play.

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.[3][4][5] 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.[4][6][7] He was unable to join Real due to age restrictions.[4] 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.[3][8][9]

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

On 25 May 2022, Álvarez scored six goals for River Plate in an 8–1 win over Alianza Lima in the Copa Libertadores.[10]

Manchester City

On 31 January 2022, his 22nd birthday, it was confirmed that Álvarez had signed for Premier League champions Manchester City on a five-and-a-half-year contract, but with the player remaining at River Plate on loan until July.[11] He scored on his competitive debut on 30 July, where City lost 1–3 to rivals Liverpool in the Community Shield.[12] On 7 August, Álvarez made his Premier League debut after coming on as a substitute for Erling Haaland in a 2–0 away win over West Ham United.[13] On 31 August, Álvarez scored his first two Premier League goals in a 6–0 win against Nottingham Forest at the Etihad Stadium.[14]

International career

In 2018, Álvarez was selected by the Argentina U-20s to train against the senior team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[15][16] In December, Álvarez was picked for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[17] He received a call-up from Fernando Batista for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in May 2019.[18] Four matches and one goal, versus South Africa, arrived for him in Poland.[3] Batista subsequently called Álvarez up for the U-23s 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.[3][19]

Álvarez made his debut for the Argentina senior team on 3 June 2021, in a World Cup qualifier against Chile. He substituted Ángel Di María in the 62nd minute.[20] On 29 March 2022, he scored his first international goal in a 1–1 draw against Ecuador.[21]

He was included in Argentina's 26 men squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[22] On 30 November, he scored his first World Cup goal in a 2–0 win in the last group stage match against Poland.[23] Álvarez followed with a second World Cup goal on 3 December when he scored in Argentina's 2–1 win against Australia.[24] He continued his scoring streak by adding two more goals in Argentina's 3–0 win against Croatia in the semi-finals.[25] On 18 December, he was involved in Argentina's second goal as his team defeated France 4–2 on penalties after the match ended 3–3 in extra-time of the final to win the World Cup.[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2022[3]
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 — 1[a] 0 1[b] 0 8 1
2019–20 Argentine Primera División 7 0 3 1 2 0 5[a] 1 — 17 2
2020 Argentine Primera División 10 2 3 1 1 1 11[a] 5 — 25 9
2021 Argentine Primera División 35 20 — — 10[a] 2 1[c] 2 46 24
Total 57 23 7 2 3 1 27 8 2 2 96 36
Manchester City 2021–22 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Premier League 12 3 0 0 1 1 6[d] 2 1[e] 1 20 7
Total 12 3 0 0 1 1 6 2 1 1 20 7
River Plate (loan) 2022 Argentine Primera División 17 11 1 1 0 0 8[a] 6 0 0 26 18
Career total 86 37 8 3 4 2 41 16 3 3 142 61
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in Trofeo de Campeones de la Superliga Argentina
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

As of match played 18 December 2022[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2021 5 0
2022 14 7
Total 19 7
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Álvarez goal.
List of international goals scored by Julián Álvarez
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 March 2022 Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador 7  Ecuador 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 27 September 2022 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States 11  Jamaica 1–0 3–0 Friendly
3 16 November 2022 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 12  United Arab Emirates 1–0 5–0 Friendly
4 30 November 2022 Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar 15  Poland 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup
5 3 December 2022 Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar 16  Australia 2–0 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup
6 13 December 2022 Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar 18  Croatia 2–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup
7 3–0

Honours

River Plate[3]

Argentina U23[3]

Argentina[3]

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2022. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Julian Alvarez". Club Atlético River Plate. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Argentina - J. Álvarez". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Julian Alvarez: The ex-Real Madrid kid spearheading River Plate's Libertadores quest". Goal.com. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Álvarez: Llego al gol por consecuencia del juego". River Plate. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Se probó en Real Madrid, estuvo en el Mundial y el sábado debutaría en River". La Nación. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de JULIAN ALVAREZ". BDFA. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Julián Álvarez, el 9 que hizo su debut en River". TyC Sports. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Future Manchester City Player Julian Alvarez Scores Six Goals for River Plate in 8-1 Win". 26 May 2022.
  11. ^ "City sign Julian Alvarez from River Plate". Manchester City F.C. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  12. ^ Hafez, Shamoon (29 July 2022). "Community Shield: Liverpool 3-1 Man City - Darwin Nunez seals victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  13. ^ McNulty, Phil (7 August 2022). "West Ham 0-2 Man City: Erling Haaland scores twice as Man City turn on style". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Man City 6-0 Nottingham Forest: Erling Haaland scores another hat-trick in easy victory". BBC Sport. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Es cordobés, hace siete años se fotografió con Messi y hoy entrenan juntos". Mundod Lavoz. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". AFA. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  19. ^ "La Selección Sub 23 jugará ante Bolivia desde las 19, en el estadio de Banfield". AFA. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  20. ^ "Argentina v Chile game report". ESPN. 3 June 2021.
  21. ^ "How many goals has Julian Alvarez scored for Argentina?". El Futbolero. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  22. ^ "Lista de la Selección Argentina para el Mundial de Qatar 2022" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  23. ^ "World Cup 2022: Poland 0-2 Argentina - South Americans top group after dramatic night". BBC Sport. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  24. ^ "Argentina 2-1 Australia". FIFA. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  25. ^ "ARGENTINA VS. CROATIA HIGHLIGHTS - 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP". FOX Sports. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  26. ^ "A ground-breaking World Cup with a fairy tale ending". FIFA. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  27. ^ "Julián Álvarez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  28. ^ Murray, Scott (18 December 2022). "Argentina beat France on penalties after thrilling World Cup final – live reaction". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  29. ^ Graham, Bryan Armen (11 July 2021). "Argentina 1-0 Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  30. ^ "Italy 0–3 Argentina: Messi and Di Maria shine in impressive Finalissima win". BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  31. ^ "El 11 ideal del Sudamericano Sub 20 – Chile 2019 - CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com (in European Spanish). 13 February 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

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