Alexander Vidal Larín Hernández (born 27 June 1992) is a Salvadoran professional

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who plays as a

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for Primera División club Alianza and the El Salvador national team.

Club career

Early career in El Salvador

Larín began his career in the reserve side of Turín FESA before joining

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. Larín went on to play in the First Division with

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for a season. In 2011, he joined to FAS for 3 years, where he scored 20 goals in 69 appearances. During his time with FAS, the team were runners-up twice in the Primera División; in the 2012/2013 Clausura and the 2013/2014 Apertura.

Herediano

On 16 June 2014, Larín signed a three-year deal with

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club

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for an undisclosed fee, and immediately went to loan with Costa Rican club

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for six months. He made his debut for Herediano in the

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on 21 August 2014 against Isidro Metapán, where he assisted Víctor Núñez's goal to achieve a 4-0 victory.

Tigres UANL

On 2 June 2015, Larín returned to Tigres after his loan with Herediano ended.

International career

International goals

:''Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.''

Honours

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Larin, Alexander 1992 births Living people Salvadoran men's footballers Salvadoran expatriate men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers Footballers from San Salvador C.D. Atlético Marte footballers C.D. FAS footballers Tigres UANL footballers C.S. Herediano footballers FC Juárez footballers Alianza F.C. footballers Comunicaciones F.C. players Salvadoran Primera División players Ascenso MX players Liga FPD players Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Costa Rica Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Salvadoran expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Men's association football defenders 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players