Julián Álvarez (footballer)

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.

Julián Álvarez
Álvarez with River Plate in 2019
Personal information
Full name Julián Álvarez[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000
Place of birth Calchín, Córdoba, Argentina[2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3][4]
Position(s) Forward, winger
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) 10 (7)
National team‡
2019 Argentina U20 15 (2)
2020 Argentina U23 9 (2)
2021– Argentina 7 (1)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Winner2021 Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:34, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

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] On 29 March 2022, he scored his first international goal in a 1-1 draw against Ecuador.[22]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 January 2022[6]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 5110001[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]081
2019–20 Argentine Primera División 7031205[lower-alpha 1]100172
2020–21 Argentine Primera División 102311111[lower-alpha 1]500259
2021 Argentine Primera División 3520000010[lower-alpha 1]2004522
Career total 57237231278109534
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup

International
As of match played 29 March 2022[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 202150
202221
Total71
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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 March 2022Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador Ecuador1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

River Plate[6]

Argentina[6]

Argentina U23[6]

Individual

References
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  20. "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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  23. "Julián Álvarez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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