Alexander Antonio Alvarado Carriel (born 21 April 1999) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for L.D.U. Quito of the Ecuadorian Serie A.
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| Full name | Alexander Antonio Alvarado Carriel[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Quevedo, Ecuador | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | L.D.U. Quito | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2014 | Deportivo Quevedo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Independiente del Valle | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Deportivo Quito | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Gualaceo | 43 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Aucas | 77 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Orlando City (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Orlando City | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → L.D.U. Quito (loan) | 27 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | L.D.U. Quito | 39 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Ecuador U20 | 17 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Ecuador | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editAlvarado joined the Deportivo Quevedo academy at the age of nine. At the age of 12, he was loaned to Canillitas Quevedo. In 2014, back with Deportivo's academy, he scored 28 goals to help the team win the youth championship and clinch the tournament's golden boot. At the end of the season, Alvarado was recruited to join the youth team at Independiente del Valle.[2]
In 2015, Alvarado joined Deportivo Quito in Serie A where he made his senior debut but found his playing opportunities limited. He moved to Serie B side Gualaceo in 2017 in order to play regularly, making a total of 43 appearances and scoring 3 goals in his sole season with Gualaceo.[2][3]
In 2018, Alvarado returned to Serie A after signing a three-year contract with Aucas.[4]
On 13 October 2020, Alvarado joined Major League Soccer side Orlando City on loan for the rest of the 2020 season with an option to join permanently at the end of the year.[5] He made his debut on 28 October as a 79th-minute substitute in a 4–1 win against Atlanta United.[6] After two appearances, Alvarado had his loan move made permanent as part of the club's end of season roster moves on 2 December 2020.[7]
On 19 January 2022, Alvarado joined Ecuadorian Serie A side L.D.U. Quito on loan for the 2022 season with an option to buy.[8] The purchase option was exercised on 29 November 2022.[9]
International career
editYouth
editIn January 2019, Alvarado was selected to represent Ecuador U20 at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship. He scored three goals as Ecuador won the tournament, qualifying them for the 2019 U-20 World Cup in the process. Alvarado retained his place in the squad and appeared in all seven matches as the team finished in third-place. He scored once, a penalty in the round of 16 victory over Uruguay.[10]
Senior
editAlvarado made his senior international debut on 10 September 2019, entering as an 85th minute substitute in a 3–0 friendly victory over Bolivia.[11][12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Playoffs | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Apps | Goals | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Deportivo Quito | 2015 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Gualaceo S.C. | 2017 | Serie B | 43 | 3 | — | — | — | 43 | 3 | |||
| Aucas | 2018 | Serie A | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 77 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 88 | 6 | ||
| Orlando City (loan) | 2020 | MLS | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Orlando City | 2021 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| L.D.U. Quito (loan) | 2022 | Serie A | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | 35 | 14 | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 2023 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 44 | 12 | ||
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 66 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 26 | ||
| Career total | 202 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 236 | 35 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Ecuador
- ^ Includes Copa Sudamericana
- ^ 2018 Serie A Playoffs
- ^ 2019 Serie A Playoffs
International
edit- As of 24 March 2023[14]
| Ecuador | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
Honors
editInternational
edit- South American U-20 Championship winner: 2019
- FIFA U-20 World Cup third-place: 2019
Club level
edit- Liga de Quito
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Ecuador" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Alexander Alvarado soñó con ponerse la camisa de la Selección nacional y lo logró". La Hora (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "Alexander Alvarado". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ^ "Juan Carlos Anangonó y Alexander Alvarado, fichados por Aucas". El Universo (in Spanish). 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Orlando City SC Acquires Ecuadorian Forward Alexander Alvarado". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "Orlando City SC 4, Atlanta United FC 1 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
- ^ "Orlando City Exercises Options on 12 Players Following 2020 MLS Campaign". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "Nuevo Guerrero Albo: Alexander Alvarado – LDU". L.D.U. Quito (in Spanish).
- ^ "Orlando City transfer forward Alexander Alvarado to Ecuador's LDU Quito". Major League Soccer.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 – Uruguay vs Ecuador". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Emoción en Cuenca por la goleada 3–0 de Ecuador sobre Bolivia en el amistoso". El Comercio (in Spanish).
- ^ "Ecuador goleó a Bolivia y la Selección de Célico fue ovacionada en Cuenca". Bendito Futbol (in Spanish).
- ^ "Alexander Alvarado – oGol". oGol.
- ^ Alexander Alvarado at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Alexander Alvarado at Soccerway