Julián Álvarez

Julián Álvarez
Alvarez with Argentina in 2022
Personal information
Full name Julián Alvarez
Date of birth (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000[1]
Place of birth Calchín, Argentina[2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 19
Youth career
2014–2016 Atlético Calchín
2016–2019 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 River Plate 57 (23)
2022–2024 Manchester City 67 (20)
2022 → River Plate (loan) 17 (11)
2024– Atlético Madrid 45 (23)
International career‡
2018–2019 Argentina U20 15 (2)
2019–2024 Argentina U23 (O.P.) 11 (1)
2021– Argentina 49 (13)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Winner2022 Qatar
Copa América
Winner2021 Brazil
Winner2024 United States
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner2022 England
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
Winner2020 Colombia
South American U-20 Championship
Silver medal – second place2019U-20 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:49, 5 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2025

Julián Alvarez[lower-greek 1] (es; born 31 January 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Argentina national team. He is known for his pressing, dynamic scoring ability, and link-up play, which earned him the nickname La Araña ("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.[3][4][5] 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.[4][6][7] He was unable to join Real Madrid due to age restrictions.[4] 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.[3][8][9]

Álvarez showed up late during the second leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores finals, with River beating their rivals, Boca Juniors.[3] Álvarez scored the first goal of his senior career on 17 March 2019, getting a 3–0 league win over Independiente.[3] 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.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 October 2025[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 5510—1[c]01[d]085
2019–20 Argentine Primera División 7031205[c]1—172
2020 Argentine Primera División 102311111[c]5—259
2021 Argentine Primera División 3520——10[c]21[e]24624
2022 Argentine Primera División 171111008[c]6002618
Total 7434833135142212254
Manchester City 2022–23 Premier League 319532110[f]31[g]14917
2023–24 Premier League 361161107[f]54[h]25419
Total 6720114311785310336
Atlético Madrid 2024–25 La Liga 371775—10[f]73[d]05729
2025–26 La Liga 8600—1[f]10097
Total 452375—118306636
Career total 186772612626330105291126
  1. ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, FA Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ Includes Copa de la Superliga, EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance in Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional
  6. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield
  8. ↑ One appearance in FA Community Shield, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 10 October 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 202150
2022147
202390
2024144
202572
Total4913
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Alvarez goal.[11]
List of international goals scored by Julián Alvarez
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 29 March 2022Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador7 Ecuador1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification [12]
2 27 September 2022Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States11 Jamaica1–03–0Friendly [13]
3 16 November 2022Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates12 United Arab Emirates1–05–0 [14]
4 30 November 2022Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar15 Poland2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup [15]
5 4 December 2022Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar16 Australia2–02–1 [16]
6 13 December 2022Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar18 Croatia2–03–0 [17]
7 3–0
8 20 June 2024Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, United States32 Canada1–02–02024 Copa América [18]
9 9 July 2024MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States35 Canada1–02–0 [19]
10 5 September 2024Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina37 Chile2–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification [20]
11 15 October 202440 Bolivia3–06–0 [21]
12 25 March 202544 Brazil1–04–1 [22]
13 5 June 2025Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile45 Chile1–01–0 [23]

Honours

River Plate

Manchester City

Argentina U23

  • CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament: 2020[3]

Argentina

Individual

  • South American Youth Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019[33]
  • Argentine Primera División Top Scorer: 2021
  • South American Footballer of the Year: 2021
  • La Liga Team of the Season: 2024–25[34]

Notes

  1. ↑ His surname can also be found as Álvarez in football statistics databases, football news, and other relative media outlets, and his name as Julian.

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Julian Alvarez". Club Atlético River Plate. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Argentina - J. Álvarez". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "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. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ficha Estadistica de JULIAN ALVAREZ". BDFA. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  11. 1 2 Julián Álvarez at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. ↑ "Ecuador vs. Argentina - 30 March 2022". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Argentina vs. Jamaica - 28 September 2022". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "UAE vs. Argentina - 16 November 2022". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Poland vs. Argentina - 30 November 2022". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Argentina vs. Australia - 3 December 2022". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "Argentina vs. Croatia - 13 December 2022". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "Argentina vs. Canada - 21 June 2024". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  19. ↑ "Argentina vs. Canada - 10 July 2024". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  20. ↑ "Argentina vs. Chile - 6 September 2024". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  21. ↑ "Argentina vs. Bolivia - 16 October 2024". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  22. ↑ "Argentina vs. Brazil - 25 March 2025". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  23. ↑ "Chile vs. Argentina - 5 June 2025". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  24. ↑ "Julián Álvarez: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  25. ↑ McNulty, Phil (3 June 2023). "Manchester City 2–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  26. ↑ McNulty, Phil (10 June 2023). "Manchester City 1–0 Inter Milan". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  27. ↑ McNulty, Phil (16 August 2023). "Manchester City 1–1 Sevilla". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  28. ↑ "Manchester City 4–0 Fluminense". BBC Sport. 22 December 2023. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  29. ↑ "Argentina 3–3 France | Final | FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". FIFA. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  30. ↑ Graham, Bryan Armen (11 July 2021). "Argentina 1-0 Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  31. ↑ "Argentina defeats Colombia to Become The Champion of CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™". Copa América. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  32. ↑ "Italy 0–3 Argentina: Messi and Di Maria shine in impressive Finalissima win". BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  33. ↑ "El 11 ideal del Sudamericano Sub 20 – Chile 2019". www.conmebol.com (in European Spanish). 13 February 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  34. ↑ "EA Sports FC 25 La Liga Team of the season 2024-25". LaLiga. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
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