Julián Álvarez (footballer)

Julián Álvarez (born 31 January 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for River Plate.[1] Mainly a forward, he can also operate as a winger.

Julián Álvarez
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000
Place of birth Calchín, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward/Winger
Club information
Current team
 River Plate
Number 9
Youth career
Atlético Calchín
2016–2018 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– River Plate 19 (3)
National team‡
2019 Argentina U20 13 (2)
2020– Argentina U23 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:07, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:07, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Álvarez joined River Plate from Atlético Calchín in 2016, notably participating in the Generation Adidas Cup with the club's youth teams.[1][2][3] 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.[2][4][5] He was unable to join Real due to age restrictions.[2] 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.[1][6][7]

Álvarez appeared late on during the second leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores finals, with River beating rivals Boca Juniors.[1] Álvarez scored the first goal of his senior career on 17 March 2019, netting in a 3–0 league win over Independiente.[1] During the succeeding December, he scored in the 2019 Copa Argentina Final against Central Córdoba as River won 3–0 to secure the trophy.[1] In 2020, Álvarez netted five goals in six Copa Libertadores group stage encounters.[1]

International career

In 2018, Álvarez was selected by the Argentina U20s to train against the senior team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[8][9] In December, Álvarez was picked for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[10] He received a call-up from Fernando Batista for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in May 2019.[11] Four matches and one goal, versus South Africa, arrived for him in Poland.[1] 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.[1][12]

Career statistics
As of 18 December 2020.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2018–19 Primera División 5120203[lower-alpha 1]11[lower-alpha 2]0132
2019–20 7021004[lower-alpha 1]000131
2020–21 7200008[lower-alpha 1]500157
Career total 1934120156104110
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in the FIFA Club World Cup

Honours
River Plate[1]
Argentina U23[1]

References
  1. "Argentina - J. Álvarez". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. "Julian Alvarez: The ex-Real Madrid kid spearheading River Plate's Libertadores quest". Goal. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. "Álvarez: Llego al gol por consecuencia del juego". River Plate. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. "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.
  5. "Se probó en Real Madrid, estuvo en el Mundial y el sábado debutaría en River". La Nación. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  6. "Ficha Estadistica de JULIAN ALVAREZ". BDFA. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  7. "Julián Álvarez, el 9 que hizo su debut en River". TyC Sports. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  8. "Es cordobés, hace siete años se fotografió con Messi y hoy entrenan juntos". Mundod Lavoz. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  9. "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.
  10. "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". AFA. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  11. "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  12. "La Selección Sub 23 jugará ante Bolivia desde las 19, en el estadio de Banfield". AFA. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.


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