| General |
| Julián Álvarez | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Julián Álvarez | |
| Date of birth: | 31 January 2000 | |
| Place of birth: | Calchín, Córdoba,  Argentina
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| Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
| Playing position: | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Atlético Madrid
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| Number | 19 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2016–2020 | River Plate
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 2022–2024 2022 2024– |
River Plate Manchester City → River Plate (loan) Atlético Madrid
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57 (23) 67 (20) 17 (11) 15 (5) |
| National team | ||
| 2019 2020– 2021– |
Argentina U20 Argentina U23 Argentina
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15 (2) 11 (1) 36 (9) |
Julián Álvarez (born 31 January 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Argentina national team. He is the first ever player to win the FIFA World Cup and a continental treble in the same season.
Álvarez began his football career in his native Argentina, where he is an academy graduate of River Plate, making his first-team debut for the club in 2018. There he spent four seasons and won the Copa Argentina, 2018 Copa Libertadores and the Argentine Primera División in 2021, finishing as the competition's top scorer. He was named the South American Footballer of the Year in 2021. He was signed by Manchester City in 2022, winning a treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in his debut campaign before leaving for Atlético Madrid in 2024 in a club-record departure deal.
Álvarez also previously represented Argentina at various youth levels and competed at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. He made his senior international debut in 2021, and played for the squads that won the 2021 Copa América, the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and the 2024 Copa América.
Álvarez's nickname is "La Araña" (the spider) or "El Hombre Araña" (Spider-Man), reflecting his web-shooter goal celebration.
Honours[]
River Plate
- Argentine Primera División: 2021
- Copa Argentina: 2018–19
- Supercopa Argentina: 2019
- Trofeo de Campeones: 2021
- Copa Libertadores: 2018
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2019
Manchester City
- Premier League: 2022–23, 2023–24
- FA Cup: 2022–23; runner-up: 2023–24
- UEFA Champions League: 2022–23
- UEFA Super Cup: 2023
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2023
Argentina U23
- CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament: 2020
Argentina
Individual
- South American Youth Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019
- Argentine Primera División top scorer: 2021
- South American Footballer of the Year: 2021
External links[]
| Atlético Madrid squad - 2025–26 |
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1 Musso · 2 Giménez · 3 Azpilicueta · 4 Gallagher · 5 De Paul · 6 Koke (c) · 7 Griezmann · 8 Barrios · 9 Sørloth · 10 Correa · 11 Lemar · 12 Samuel Lino · 13 Oblak · 14 Llorente · 15 Lenglet · 16 Molina · 17 Riquelme · 19 Álvarez · 20 Witsel · 21 Galán · 22 G. Simeone · 23 Reinildo · 24 Le Normand · Manager: Diego Simeone |
| Argentina
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| Argentina – 2021 Copa América – Winners (15th title) |
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1. Armani
2. Martínez Quarta
3. Tagliafico
4. Montiel
5. Paredes
6. Pezzella
7. De Paul
8. Acuña
9. Agüero
10. Messi (c)
11. Di María
12. Marchesín
13. Romero
14. Palacios
15. González
16. J. Correa
17. Domínguez
18. Rodríguez
19. Otamendi
20. Lo Celso
21. Á. Correa
22. La. Martínez
23. E. Martínez
24. Gómez
25. Li. Martínez
26. Molina
27. Álvarez
28. Musso
Manager: |
| Argentina – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Winners (3rd title) |
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1. Armani
2. Foyth
3. Tagliafico
4. Montiel
5. Paredes
6. Pezzella
7. De Paul
8. Acuña
9. Álvarez
10. Messi (c)
11. Di María
12. Rulli
13. Romero
14. Palacios
15. Correa
16. Almada
17. Gómez
18. Rodríguez
19. Otamendi
20. Mac Allister
21. Dybala
22. La. Martínez
23. E. Martínez
24. Fernández
25. Li. Martínez
26. Molina
Manager: |
| Argentina – 2024 Copa América – Winners (16th title) |
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1. Armani
2. Martínez Quarta
3. Tagliafico
4. Montiel
5. Paredes
6. Pezzella
7. De Paul
8. Acuña
9. Álvarez
10. Messi (c)
11. Di María
12. Rulli
13. Romero
14. Palacios
15. González
16. Lo Celso
17. Garnacho
18. Rodríguez
19. Otamendi
20. Mac Allister
21. Carboni
22. La. Martínez
23. E. Martínez
24. Fernández
25. Li. Martínez
26. Molina |
| Argentina – 2024 Summer Olympics – Quarter-finals |
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1. Rulli
2. Di Cesare
3. Soler
4. García
5. Fernández
6. Amione
7. Zenón
8. Medina
9. Álvarez
10. Almada
11. Echeverri
12. Brey
13. Luján
14. Hezze
15. Gondou
16. Otamendi (c)
17. Simeone
18. Beltrán
19. Quirós
20. Nardoni
21. Redondo
22. Iacovich
Manager: |