Hugo Álvarez (footballer, born 2003)
Spanish footballer
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Hugo Álvarez Antúnez (born 2 July 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a left winger for La Liga club Celta de Vigo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Álvarez Antúnez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ourense, Spain[2] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celta | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Ourense | ||
| 2011–2022 | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Celta | 49 | (7) |
| 2022–2024 | Celta B | 60 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:00, 3 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:54, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Álvarez began playing football with the youth academy of Ourense CF in 2007 at the age of four, and moved to RC Celta de Vigo's academy at under-8 level.[3] He made his professional debut with Celta in a 3–0 La Liga win over Getafe CF on 25 October 2021.[4]
International career
Álvarez has represented Spain at the under-21 level. He received his call-up in October 2024 for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[5] He made his debut in Spain's 4–3 victory against Kazakhstan, coming on as a substitute in the second half.[6][7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 January 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celta B | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 35 | 2 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 25 | 6 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 27 | 6 | |||
| Total | 60 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 8 | ||
| Celta | 2021–22 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 49 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 109 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 15 | ||
- Appearances in 2023 Primera Federación play-offs
- Appearances in 2024 Primera Federación play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League