Gastón Álvarez

Pedro Gastón Álvarez Sosa (born 24 March 2000) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defender for Uruguayan Primera División club Defensor Sporting.[1][2]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Sosa.
Gastón Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Pedro Gastón Álvarez Sosa
Date of birth (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000
Place of birth Melo, Uruguay
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Defensor Sporting
Number 3
Youth career
Boca Juniors Melo
Cerro Largo
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Defensor Sporting 14 (2)
National team‡
2017 Uruguay U18 3 (0)
2018 Uruguay U20 10 (0)
2019 Uruguay U22 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 August 2019

Career

Álvarez made his professional debut on 31 March 2019, playing the whole 90 minutes in a 4–2 league defeat against Racing Montevideo.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 12 May 2019, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw against River Plate Montevideo.[4]

In June 2019, Álvarez was called up to Uruguay under-22 squad for 2019 Pan American Games.[5][6]

References
  1. "G. ÁLVAREZ". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. "Gastón Álvarez - Defensor Sporting Club". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. "Racing vs. Defensor Sporting". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. "Defensor Sporting vs. River Plate". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. "Convocados para los Panamericanos de Lima 2019". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. "Datos del plantel panamericano de Uruguay". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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