Gastón Álvarez

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)
2022–2023Getafe (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
Silver medal – second place 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

Honours

Uruguay U20

References

  1. ^ a b 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.