Kristian Omar Álvarez Nuño (born 20 April 1992) is a Mexican professional

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who last played as

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for Spanish club Salamanca UDS.

Club career

Guadalajara

Kristian Álvarez was born in

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. He was one of the young promises of the Club Deportivo Guadalajara. He was already captain of the Chivas sub-17 team. On 23 April 2011 he made his professional debut against Cruz Azul in a 1–1 draw. Jose Luis Real has described Alvarez as very talented, strong, great at marking and sweeping, having bravery and aggression to rush out and deal with any unexpected goal threats.

Santos Laguna

On June 10, 2015, it was officially announced Kristian Alvarez would join

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on loan.

Veracruz

Alvarez joined Veracruz on a one-year loan.

International career

In the

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he was the captain on the Mexico U-17 team. Right-back Kristian Alvarez opened for Mexico with an amazing long-range lob. Diego De Buen scores a brilliant volley to also score in the 3–0 win over Canada. Kristian Alvarez scored twice to help Mexico beat Guatemala 3-0 and reach the 2009 U-17 World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;ACC L3 * Campeón de Campeones:

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International

;Mexico U20 *

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alvarez, Kristian 1992 births Living people Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Men's association football central defenders Ascenso MX players Liga MX players C.D. Guadalajara footballers Santos Laguna footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Leones Negros UdeG footballers Loros UdeC footballers Segunda División B players Salamanca CF UDS players 2011 Copa América players Mexico men's youth international footballers Mexico men's under-20 international footballers Mexican men's footballers Mexican expatriate men's footballers Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Atlético La Paz footballers