Gastón Álvarez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Sosa.

Gastón Álvarez

Personal information
Full name	Pedro Gastón Álvarez Sosa
Date of birth	(2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Melo, Uruguay
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team	Al-Qadsiah
Number	17
Youth career
	Boca Juniors Melo
	Cerro Largo
	Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Defensor Sporting	33	(2)
2021–2023	Boston River	19	(2)
2022–2023	→ Getafe (loan)	22	(2)
2023–2024	Getafe	34	(2)
2024–	Al-Qadsiah	9	(1)
International career
2017	Uruguay U18	3	(0)
2018	Uruguay U20	10	(0)
2019	Uruguay U22	5	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Uruguay South American Games 2018 Cochabamba Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2024

Pedro Gastón Álvarez Sosa (born 24 March 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Saudi Pro League club Al Qadsiah.[1]

Club career

Álvarez made his professional debut on 31 March 2019, playing the whole 90 minutes in a 4–2 league defeat against Racing Montevideo.[2][3] He scored his first professional goal on 11 May 2019, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw against River Plate Montevideo.[4]

Álvarez joined Boston River in April 2021 following Defensor's relegation to Segunda División.[5] On 28 January of the following year, he moved abroad and joined Spanish La Liga side Getafe CF on loan until June 2023.[6]

On 19 August 2024, Álvarez move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Qadsiah in a 4-year package worth €12 million.[7]

International career

Álvarez is a former Uruguay youth international. In June 2019, he was named in Uruguay's 18-man squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[8][9]

On 21 October 2022, Álvarez was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 November 2024[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Defensor Sporting	2019	Uruguayan Primera División	25	2	—		25	2
	2020		8	0	—		8	0
	Total		33	2	—		33	2
Boston River	2021	Uruguayan Primera División	19	2	—		19	2
Getafe (loan)	2021–22	La Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23	La Liga	22	2	3	0	25	2
Getafe	2023–24	La Liga	34	2	3	0	37	2
	Total		56	4	6	0	62	4
Al-Qadsiah	2024–25	Saudi Pro League	8	1	1	0	9	1
Career total			116	9	7	0	123	9

1. Includes Copa del Rey, King's Cup

Honours

Uruguay U20

• South American Games silver medal: 2018[11]

References

1. Gastón Álvarez at Soccerway
2. "Racing vs. Defensor Sporting". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
3. "Debutantes de la 7a fecha". Retrieved 14 February 2021.
4. "Defensor Sporting vs. River Plate". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
5. "Gastón Álvarez no seguirá en Defensor Sporting". Retrieved 16 April 2021.
6. "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Gastón Álvarez" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Gastón Álvarez] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
7. "القادسية يضم المدافع ألڤاريز" (in Arabic). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
8. "Convocados para los Panamericanos de Lima 2019". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
9. "Datos del plantel panamericano de Uruguay". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
10. "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
11. "Chile 1 - 0 Uruguay" (in Spanish). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

External links

• Gastón Álvarez at WorldFootball.net