Gastón Álvarez | |
Full Name: | Pedro Gastón Álvarez Sosa |
Birth Date: | 24 March 2000 |
Birth Place: | Melo, Uruguay |
Height: | 1.84 m |
Position: | Centre-back, left-back |
Currentclub: | Al-Qadsiah |
Youthclubs1: | Boca Juniors Melo |
Youthclubs2: | Cerro Largo |
Youthclubs3: | Defensor Sporting |
Years1: | 2019–2021 |
Clubs1: | Defensor Sporting |
Caps1: | 33 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2021–2023 |
Clubs2: | Boston River |
Caps2: | 19 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs3: | → Getafe (loan) |
Caps3: | 22 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs4: | Getafe |
Caps4: | 34 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 2024– |
Clubs5: | Al-Qadsiah |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
Nationalteam1: | Uruguay U18 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
Nationalteam2: | Uruguay U20 |
Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
Nationalteam3: | Uruguay U22 |
Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 19 August 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.
Álvarez made his professional debut on 31 March 2019, playing the whole 90 minutes in a 4–2 league defeat against Racing Montevideo.[1] [2] He scored his first professional goal on 11 May 2019, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw against River Plate Montevideo.[3]
Álvarez joined Boston River in April 2021 following Defensor's relegation to Segunda División.[4] On 28 January of the following year, he moved abroad and joined Spanish La Liga side Getafe CF on loan until June 2023.[5]
On 19 August 2024, Álvarez move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Qadsiah in a 4-year package worth €12 million.
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.[6] [7]
On 21 October 2022, Álvarez was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Defensor Sporting | 2019 | Uruguayan Primera División | 25 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
2020 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
Total | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4 | |||
Career total | 108 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 8 |
Uruguay U20