Fernando Antonio Álvarez Amador (born 24 August 2003) is a professional

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who currently plays as a defender for Canadian Major League Soccer side CF Montréal. Born in the United States, he is a youth international for Colombia.

Club career

Born in

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, United States to a Mexican father and Colombian mother, Álvarez began his career with Liga MX club

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. In October 2022, he went on trial with Dutch side

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alongside teammate Julio Pérez.

International career

Eligible to represent the United States, Mexico and Colombia, Álvarez has represented Mexico and Colombia at youth international level. He was called up to the Colombia under-20 side for the

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* 2003 births Living people Soccer players from New York City Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's youth international footballers Mexico men's youth international footballers Mexican men's footballers American men's soccer players Colombian people of Mexican descent Mexican people of Colombian descent American sportspeople of Mexican descent American sportspeople of Colombian descent Men's association football defenders Liga Premier de México players C.F. Pachuca players Sportspeople of Mexican descent CF Montréal players CF Montréal U23 players Ligue1 Québec players Major League Soccer players {{Colombia-footy-defender-stub