Gastón Álvarez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pedro Gastón Álvarez Sosa | ||
Date of birth | (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Melo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Qadsiah | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Boca Juniors Melo | |||
Cerro Largo | |||
Defensor Sporting | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Defensor Sporting | 33 | (2) |
2021–2023 | Boston River | 19 | (2) |
2022–2023 | → Getafe (loan) | 22 | (2) |
2023–2024 | Getafe | 34 | (2) |
2024– | Al-Qadsiah | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2017 | Uruguay U18 | 3 | (0) |
2018 | Uruguay U20 | 10 | (0) |
2019 | Uruguay U22 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2024 |
Pedro Gastón Álvarez Sosa (born 24 March 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Saudi Pro League club Al Qadsiah.[1]
Club career
Álvarez made his professional debut on 31 March 2019, playing the whole 90 minutes in a 4–2 league defeat against Racing Montevideo.[2][3] He scored his first professional goal on 11 May 2019, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw against River Plate Montevideo.[4]
Álvarez joined Boston River in April 2021 following Defensor's relegation to Segunda División.[5] On 28 January of the following year, he moved abroad and joined Spanish La Liga side Getafe CF on loan until June 2023.[6]
On 19 August 2024, Álvarez move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Qadsiah in a 4-year package worth €12 million.
International career
Álvarez is a former Uruguay youth international. In June 2019, he was named in Uruguay's 18-man squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[7][8]
On 21 October 2022, Álvarez was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 May 2024[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Defensor Sporting | 2019 | Uruguayan Primera División | 25 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
2020 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
Total | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
Boston River | 2021 | Uruguayan Primera División | 19 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
Getafe (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2022–23 | La Liga | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||
Getafe | 2023–24 | La Liga | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |
Total | 56 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4 | ||
Career total | 108 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 8 |
Honours
Uruguay U20
- South American Games silver medal: 2018[10]
References
- ^ a b Gastón Álvarez at Soccerway
- ^ "Racing vs. Defensor Sporting". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Debutantes de la 7a fecha". Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Defensor Sporting vs. River Plate". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Gastón Álvarez no seguirá en Defensor Sporting". Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Gastón Álvarez" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Gastón Álvarez] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Convocados para los Panamericanos de Lima 2019". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Datos del plantel panamericano de Uruguay". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Chile 1 - 0 Uruguay" (in Spanish). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
External links
- Gastón Álvarez at WorldFootball.net
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