Draft:Aven Alvarez
American soccer player (born 2006)
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Aven Elizabeth Alvarez (born November 14, 2006) is an American college soccer player who plays as a right back for the North Carolina Tar Heels. She won the 2024 national championship with the Tar Heels. She won bronze with the United States under-19 team at the 2023 Pan American Games.
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_001.jpg) Alvarez with the North Carolina Courage U23 in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aven Elizabeth Alvarez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | November 14, 2006[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| North Carolina Courage Academy | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | North Carolina Tar Heels | 42 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | North Carolina Courage U23 | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | United States U-17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | United States U-19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | United States U-20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of May 30, 2025 | |||
Early life
Alvarez was raised in a soccer family in the Fort Liberty area, the oldest of four children born to Laura and Daniel Alvarez. Her father, who serves in the United States Army, played professionally for USL First Division club Virginia Beach Mariners.[2][3] Alvarez joined the North Carolina Courage Academy at age 13, with her family moving to the Triangle so that she and her siblings could train at a higher level.[4][5] She became the captain of her Courage team and earned ECNL All-American honors in 2023.[2][6] Alvarez also played for the Courage's USL W League side, helping the team to the national title game in 2023 and becoming undefeated national champions in 2024.[7][8]
Alvarez committed to the University of North Carolina, the alma mater of her idol Emily Fox, during her junior year.[5][9] She graduated from Crossroads Flex High School one year early to begin college at age 17.[2][10]
College career
Alvarez appeared in all 27 games for the North Carolina Tar Heels, starting 13, as a freshman in 2024. In the NCAA tournament, she started and played the full match in the semifinals (3–0 versus Duke) and the final (1–0 versus Wake Forest), helping North Carolina win its 23rd national title and first since 2012.[2][11] She started 15 games as a sophomore in 2025, but missed the NCAA tournament as the team lost in the third round on penalties.[2][12]
International career
Alvarez made two friendly international appearances for the United States under-17 team in 2023.[13] Later that year, she played all five games for the under-19 team, starting three of them, at the 2023 Pan American Games. The team won bronze as they played against other countries' senior sides.[14][15] She was called up to train with the under-20 team ahead of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[16]
Honors and awards
North Carolina Courage U23
North Carolina Tar Heels
United States U19
- Pan American Games bronze medal: 2023