Alexander Larín
Salvadoran footballer (born 1992)
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Alexander Vidal Larín Hernández (born 27 June 1992) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primera División club Águila and the El Salvador national team.
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Larín playing for El Salvador in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alexander Vidal Larín Hernández | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hércules | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Turín FESA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Turín FESA | ||
| 2009 | El Roble | ||
| 2010–2011 | Atlético Marte | 22 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | FAS[4] | 70 | (20) |
| 2014–2016 | UANL | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Herediano (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Juárez[5] (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2016 | → FAS[6] (loan) | 15 | (6) |
| 2016–2018 | Alianza[7][8][9][10] | 98[citation needed] | (16) |
| 2018–2019 | Comunicaciones | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Alianza | 30 | (3) |
| 2020 | Isidro Metapán | 9 | (2) |
| 2021 | Xelajú | 12 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Comunicaciones | 69 | (4) |
| 2023 | Alianza | 18 | (3) |
| 2023–2025 | Águila | 71 | (3) |
| 2025- | Hércules | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | El Salvador U-20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2012 | El Salvador U-23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012– | El Salvador | 84 | (7) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:39, 9 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:39, 9 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career in El Salvador
Larín began his career in the reserve side of Turín FESA before joining Second Division El Roble de Ilobasco.
Larín went on to play in the First Division with Atlético Marte for a season.
In 2011, he joined to FAS for 3 years, where he scored 20 goals in 69 appearances. During his time with FAS, the team were runners-up twice in the Primera División; in the 2012/2013 Clausura and the 2013/2014 Apertura.
Herediano
On 16 June 2014, Larín signed a three-year deal with Liga MX club Tigres UANL for an undisclosed fee, and immediately went to loan with Costa Rican club Herediano for six months.[11] He made his debut for Herediano in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage on 21 August 2014 against Isidro Metapán, where he assisted Víctor Núñez's goal to achieve a 4–0 victory.
Tigres UANL
On 2 June 2015, Larín returned to Tigres after his loan with Herediano ended.[12]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.[13]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 August 2014 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |  Dominican Republic | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 14 November 2014 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |  Panama | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 3. | 4 September 2015 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao |  Curaçao | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 2 September 2016 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |  Mexico | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 7 June 2022 | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada |  Grenada | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 6. | 14 June 2022 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |  United States | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 7. | 27 September 2022 | Audi Field, Washington, D.C., United States |  Peru | 1–1 | 1–4 | Friendly |