Pedro Gastón Álvarez Sosa (born 24 March 2000) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a centre-back or

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for

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club

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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

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in April 2021 following Defensor's relegation to Segunda División. On 28 January of the following year, he moved abroad and joined Spanish

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

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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

Honours

Uruguay U20 *

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silver medal:

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* 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 {{Uruguay-footy-defender-2000s-stub