Kristian Álvarez
Mexican footballer (born 1992)
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Kristian Omar Álvarez Nuño[2] (born 20 April 1992) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Liga de Expansión MX club Oaxaca.
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| Full name | Kristian Omar Álvarez [1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1992 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zapotlanejo, Jalisco, Mexico | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Oaxaca | |||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2017 | Guadalajara | 59 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Santos Laguna (loan) | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2017 | → Veracruz (loan) | 23 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | UdeG | 42 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | UdeC | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Salamanca | 31 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Atlético La Paz | 28 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | Oaxaca | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Mexico U17 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Mexico U20 | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2021 | ||||||||||||||
Club career
Kristian Álvarez was born in Zapotlanejo, Jalisco. He was one of the young promises of the Guadalajara.[3] He was already captain of the Chivas sub-17 team.[4] On 23 April 2011 he made his professional debut against Cruz Azul in a 1–1 draw.[5] José Luis Real has described Álvarez as very talented, strong, great at marking and sweeping, having bravery and aggression to rush out and deal with any unexpected goal threats.
On June 10, 2015, it was officially announced Álvarez would join Santos Laguna on loan.
Álvarez joined Veracruz on a one-year loan.
International career
In the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup[6] he was the captain on the Mexico U-17 team.[7] Right-back Kristian Alvarez opened for Mexico with an amazing long-range lob. Diego De Buen scores a brilliant volley to also score in the 3–0 win over Canada. Kristian Alvarez scored twice to help Mexico beat Guatemala 3-0 and reach the 2009 U-17 World Cup.
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 March 2021[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guadalajara | 2010–11 | Mexican Primera División season | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Liga MX | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 1 | ||
| Santos Laguna (loan) | 2015–16 | Liga MX | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Veracruz | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| UdeG | 2017–18 | Ascenso MX | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Total | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Salamanca | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 164 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 203 | 6 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
Honours
Club
- ACC L3
International
- Mexico U20