Mary Álvarez
Colombian footballer (born 2005)
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Mary José Álvarez Espitaleta (born 22 August 2005) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Colombian Women's Football League club Atlético Nacional and the Colombia national team.
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| Full name | Mary José Álvarez Espitaleta | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cartagena, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlético Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Santa Fe | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Atlético Nacional | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Colombia U-17 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Colombia U-20 | 26 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Colombia | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 February 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
Álvarez was born in Cartagena.[1] She started out playing street football before joining mixed team Bechara FC. She then played with men's teams in the Liga de Fútbol de Bolívar and progressed to La Villa FC and Formas Íntimas.[2]
International career
Álvarez represented Colombia at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, and 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1] She played almost every minute of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup as Colombia reached the title game.[3] She was ever-present during the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, scoring in a 1–0 win against Mexico during the group stage, as Colombia reached the quarterfinals on home soil.[3]
Álvarez made her senior debut on 23 February 2025, starting in a 1–4 loss against Japan in the 2025 SheBelieves Cup.[3]
