Pedro Gastón Álvarez Sosa (born 24 March 2000) is a Uruguayan professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back or
left-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...
club
Getafe
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Getafe is located 13 km south of Madrid's city centre, within a flat ar ...
.
Club career
Álvarez made his professional debut on 31 March 2019, playing the whole 90 minutes in a 4–2 league defeat against
Racing Montevideo. He scored his first professional goal on 11 May 2019, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw against
River Plate Montevideo.
Álvarez joined
Boston River
Club Atlético Boston River, simply known as Boston River, is a Uruguayan sports club located in Montevideo. Founded on 20 February 1939, their main focus is on football, currently playing in the Uruguayan Primera División. At the futsal Futs ...
in April 2021 following Defensor's relegation to
Segunda División. On 28 January of the following year, he moved abroad and joined Spanish
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...
side
Getafe CF on loan until June 2023.
International career
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
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, athletes participating = 6,680
, events = 419 in 38 sports
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, closing ceremony = August 11
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.
On 21 October 2022, Álvarez was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the
2022 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics
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Honours
Uruguay U20
* South American Games
The South American Games (also known as ODESUR Games; Spanish: ''Juegos Suramericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos''), formerly the Southern Cross Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Cruz del Sur'') is a regional multi-sport event held between nati ...
silver medal: 2018
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References
External links
*
2000 births
Living people
People from Melo, Uruguay
Men's association football central defenders
Men's association football fullbacks
Uruguayan men's footballers
Uruguay men's youth international footballers
Uruguayan Primera División players
La Liga players
Defensor Sporting players
Boston River players
Getafe CF footballers
South American Games silver medalists for Uruguay
South American Games medalists in football
Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
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