Carlos Alvarez (born November 12, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Alvarez | ||
Date of birth | (1990-11-12) November 12, 1990 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | Pateadores | ||
2008–2009 | Chelsea | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Connecticut Huskies | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Chivas USA | 40 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Colorado Rapids | 11 | (0) |
2015 | → Charlotte Independence (loan) | 21 | (2) |
2016 | San Antonio FC | 30 | (4) |
2017 | Orange County SC | 19 | (2) |
2018 | Las Vegas Lights | 29 | (7) |
2019 | Loudoun United | 14 | (1) |
2020 | San Diego Loyal | 14 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 4, 2020 |
Alvarez was born in Los Angeles, California on November 12, 1990. He attended Bishop Mora Salesian High School in Los Angeles, where he played soccer. He then continued to University of Connecticut, where he continued his soccer career. He majored in Spanish.[1]
Alvarez was selected as the second overall pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft by Chivas USA.[2] On March 17, 2013, Alvarez debuted for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer against local-rivals, Los Angeles Galaxy, at the Home Depot Center, in which he came in as a half-time substitute for José Erick Correa, and scored the game-tying goal even though Chivas USA had only 10 men.[3]
On July 1, 2014, Alvarez was traded to Colorado Rapids in exchange for Nathan Sturgis.[4]
On February 2, 2016, Alvarez was announced as the first-ever signing by San Antonio FC.[5]
On March 23, 2017, Alvarez was announced as the first-ever signing by Los Angeles FC,[6] but was waived by the club before their inaugural season in 2018.
Alvarez was signed by Loudoun United on July 17, 2019 for the remainder of the 2019 USL season,[7] and scored his only goal for the club on August 9, 2019 in Loudoun's Segra Field opener.
On February 8, 2020, Alvarez joined San Diego Loyal.[8]
Statistics accurate as of october 30,2020
Club | Season | League | MLS Cup | US Open Cup | CONCACAF | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chivas USA | 2013 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
2014 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Colorado Rapids | 2014 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MLS Career total | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 4 |
Born in the United States, Alvarez is of Mexican descent.[9] Alvarez is married to Renae Cuéllar, also a soccer player, who plays for Tijuana and the Mexico women's national team. They have a son, Romeo, who was born in April 2017.[10] Alvarez's brother Efraín is also a professional soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Big East Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year | |
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Offensive Player of the Year (1985– ) |
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Defensive Player of the Year (1990– ) |
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Goalkeeper of the Year (1998– ) |
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Midfielder of the Year (2000– ) |
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2013 MLS SuperDraft first-round selections | |
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