Julián Álvarez

Julián Alvarez (; born 31 January 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for  club Atlético Madrid and the Argentina national team.Julián Álvarez (born 31 January 2000) is a professional footballer. He plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester City and the Argentina national team. He is known for his pressing, dynamic scoring ability, and link-up play, which earned him the nickname  ("The Spider").

 Club career 
 River Plate 
Álvarez joined River Plate from Atlético Calchín in 2016, playing in the Generation Adidas Cup with the club's youth teams. Before signing for River Plate, Álvarez played with Boca Juniors and Real Madrid. He scored twice in five games for Real Madrid in a youth tournament. He was unable to join Real Madrid due to age restrictions. Álvarez was moved into River Plate's senior squad under manager Marcelo Gallardo during the 2018–19. His professional debut arrived on 27 October 2018 during a Primera División match with Aldovisi. He was subbed on for Rodrigo Mora with 26 minutes remaining of a 1–0 victory.

Álvarez showed up late during the second leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores finals, with River beating their rivals, Boca Juniors. Álvarez scored the first goal of his senior career on 17 March 2019, getting a 3–0 league win over Independiente. During the next December, he scored in the 2019 Copa Argentina Final against Central Córdoba as River won 3–0 to secure the trophy in 2020. Álvarez got 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.

Career statistics
Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRiver Plate2018–19Argentine Primera División5510—1010852019–20Argentine Primera División70312051—1722020Argentine Primera División1023111115—2592021Argentine Primera División3520——1021246242022Argentine Primera División1711110086002618Total7434833135142212254Manchester City2022–23Premier League31953211031149172023–24Premier League3611611075425419Total6720114311785310336Atlético Madrid2024–25La Liga371775—1073057292025–26La Liga8600—110097Total452375—118306636Career total186772612626330105291126

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsArgentina20215020221472023902024144202572Total4913

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Alvarez goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Julián AlvarezNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.1 29 March 2022  Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador 7    1–0 1–1  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification2 27 September 2022  Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States 11    1–0 3–0 Friendly3 16 November 2022  Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 12    1–0 5–0 4 30 November 2022  Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar 15    2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup5 4 December 2022  Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar 16    2–0 2–1 6 13 December 2022  Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar 18    2–0 3–0 7 3–08 20 June 2024  Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, United States 32    1–0 2–0 2024 Copa América9 9 July 2024  MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States 35    1–0 2–0 10 5 September 2024 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina 37    2–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification11 15 October 2024 40    3–0 6–0 12 25 March 2025 44    1–0 4–1 13 5 June 2025  Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile 45    1–0 1–0

Honours
River Plate
Argentine Primera División: 2021
Copa Argentina: 2018–19
Supercopa Argentina: 2019
Trofeo de Campeones: 2021
Copa Libertadores: 2018

Manchester City
Premier League: 2022–23, 2023–24
FA Cup: 2022–23
UEFA Champions League: 2022–23
UEFA Super Cup: 2023
FIFA Club World Cup: 2023

Argentina U23
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament: 2020

Argentina
FIFA World Cup: 2022
Copa América: 2021, 2024
Finalissima: 2022

Individual
South American Youth Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019
Argentine Primera División Top Scorer: 2021
South American Footballer of the Year: 2021
La Liga Team of the Season: 2024–25

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 References 

Category:Argentine footballers
Category:Living people
Category:2000 births
Category:Manchester City F.C. players
Category:2022 FIFA World Cup players