Alejandro Alvarado Jr. (born July 29, 2003) is an American professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Liga 3 club
Vianense, on
loan
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from
Primeira Liga side
Vizela
Vizela () is a municipality in the Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 23,736, in an area of 24.70 km².
The present mayor is Vitor Hugo Salgado, elected as an independent. The municipal holiday is March 19.
History
In A ...
.
Club career
LA Galaxy II
Alvarado made his league debut for the club on 20 July 2020, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for
Omar Ontiveros in a 1-0 away victory over the
San Diego Loyal.
Vizela
On 6 September 2021,
recently-promoted to the Portuguese
Primeira Liga side
Vizela
Vizela () is a municipality in the Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 23,736, in an area of 24.70 km².
The present mayor is Vitor Hugo Salgado, elected as an independent. The municipal holiday is March 19.
History
In A ...
announced the signing of Alvarado on a five-year contract.
Alvarado made his debut for Vizela on 20 November 2021, starting in a 2–0 home win over
Estrela da Amadora in the
Taça de Portugal
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. He made his
Primeira Liga debut a month later, on 28 December, coming off the bench in the final minutes of a 2–0 defeat away at
Marítimo.
Vianense (loan)
On 30 August 2023, Vizela sent Alvarado on a season-long
loan
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to
Liga 3 side
Vianense.
Personal life
Born in the United States, Alvarado is of
Mexican descent.
Career statistics
Club
Honors
United States U20
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CONCACAF U-20 Championship
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:
2022
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References
External links
Alejandro Alvarado Jr. at US Soccer Development Academy
2003 births
Living people
American men's soccer players
Soccer players from Los Angeles
Men's association football midfielders
American sportspeople of Mexican descent
United States men's under-20 international soccer players
LA Galaxy II players
F.C. Vizela players
USL Championship players
Primeira Liga players
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American expatriate men's soccer players
Mexican expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
American expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Portugal