Daniel Alvaro

Daniel Alvaro
Personal information
Born (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993
Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– Parramatta Eels 68 4 0 0 16
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 NSW Country 1 0 0 0 0
2017 Italy 3 0 0 0 0
As of 27 January 2018
Source: [1]

Daniel Alvaro (born 28 May 1993) is an Italian international rugby league footballer who plays for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He plays as a prop.

Background

Alvaro was born in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Italian heritage through his paternal grandfather, Roy, who was born and raised in Sinopoli, Calabria before moving to Australia at the age of 18.[2][3]

He played his junior rugby league for the Mittagong Lions before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos in 2009.[4]

Playing career

Early career

Alvaro played for the Easts Tigers' Cyril Connell Cup team in 2009 and for their Mal Meninga Cup team in 2010, winning their Player of the Year award.[5][6][7] In 2010, he represented the Queensland under-18 Maroons against New South Wales Country.[8] In 2011, he played for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls' Mal Meninga Cup side and represented the Queensland under-18 team.[9]

In 2011 and 2012, Alvaro played for the Brisbane Broncos' NYC team.[10][11][12] In 2013, he joined the Parramatta Eels and played for their NYC team,[13][14] before moving on to their New South Wales Cup team, Wentworthville Magpies in 2014.[15]

2015

On 3 May, Alvaro played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents.[16] In Round 12 of the 2015 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Eels against the Penrith Panthers.[17][18] On 26 August, he re-signed with the Eels on a 1-year contract.[19] On 27 September, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.[20]

2016

On 26 February, Alvaro re-signed with the Eels on a 2-year contract.[21]

2017

Alvaro was part of The Parramatta side which made the finals for the first time in eight years by finishing fourth at the end of the regular season. He made a total of 25 appearances and scored two tries. At seasons end, Alvaro was selected to play for Italy in The 2017 Rugby League World Cup. Alvaro played in all 3 pool matches as Italy were eliminated at the group stages.[22][23][24]

2018

On 28 August, Alvaro was named the Ken Thornett medalist after being voted as the Parramatta player of the year.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Alvaro - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  2. ↑ "Alvaro's call to arms for Italy". RLWC2017.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "A man with $5 in his pocket". Players' Voice. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Kemsley, Jed (2010-05-31). "Chugga helps bag big victory for Chevalier". Southern Highland News. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  5. ↑ Media, Easts (2010-09-29). "Stosic claims trifecta at Easts annual awards". League Unlimited. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  6. ↑ "Cyril Connell Cup 2009 ( u 16's) and Mal Meninga Cup (u 18's)". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  7. ↑ "QRL MEL MENINGA CUP DRAW and RESULTS, mel meninga cup ladder ( u 18's) and Mal Meninga Cup (u 18's)". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  8. ↑ "Queensland Under 18 Maroons - Upper Ross JRLFC". Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  9. ↑ Rugby, Queensland (2011-06-02). "Queensland name Under 18\'s side". League Unlimited. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  10. ↑ "Toyota Cup Team Lists: Round Four". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  11. ↑ "Toyota Cup Team Lists - Round 1". NRL.com. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  12. ↑ "A". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  13. ↑ "Holden Cup preview: Round 11". NRL.com. 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  14. ↑ Strode, Lauren (2014-01-31). "Daniel chases his NRL dream". Southern Highland News. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  15. ↑ "VB NSW Cup Team Lists - Round Twenty One". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  16. ↑ "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  17. ↑ "NRL 2015 - Round 12". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  18. ↑ "LATE MAIL | Eels NRL v Panthers - Eels". Parraeels.com.au. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  19. ↑ "Eels re-sign duo and sign prop | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  20. ↑ "2015 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  21. ↑ "Eels re-sign young forwards". Zero Tackle. 2015-08-29. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  22. ↑ http://www.rlwc2017.com/news/alvaro%E2%80%99s-call-arms-italy
  23. ↑ http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/Ny0xNjk2LTQtLS0tLS0yMTYzNi0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0=
  24. ↑ http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-finals-live-coverage-of-todays-games/news-story/85219a1aa2b4e6184826df98e952e094
  25. ↑ https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/08/28/daniel-alvaro-wins-eels-player-of-the-year/
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