Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Kristian Omar Álvarez Nuño [1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 20 April 1992 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Zapotlanejo, Jalisco, Mexico | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Atlético La Paz | |||||||||||||
Number | 4 | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | |||||||||||
2010–2017 | Guadalajara | 59 | (0) | |||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Santos Laguna (loan) | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||
2017 | → Veracruz (loan) | 23 | (1) | |||||||||||
2018–2019 | U. de G. | 42 | (3) | |||||||||||
2019 | Loros UdeC | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
2019–2022 | Salamanca UDS | 31 | (1) | |||||||||||
2023– | Atlético La Paz | 11 | (5) | |||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
2009 | Mexico U17 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
2011 | Mexico U20 | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2021 |
Kristian Omar Álvarez Nuño [2] (born 20 April 1992) is a Mexican professional footballer who last played as centre-back for Spanish club Salamanca UDS.
Álvarez was born in Zapotlanejo, Jalisco, Mexico. He was one of the young promises of the Club Deportivo Guadalajara. [3] He was already captain of the Chivas sub-17 team. [4] On 23 April 2011 he made his professional debut against Cruz Azul in a 1–1 draw. [5] 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.
On June 10, 2015, it was officially announced Kristian Alvarez would join Santos Laguna on loan.
Alvarez joined Veracruz on a one-year loan.
In the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup [6] he was the captain on the Mexico U-17 team. [7] 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.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Guadalajara | 2010–11 | Mexican Primera División season | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
2011–12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 [a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Liga MX | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
Total | 59 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 1 | ||
Santos Laguna (loan) | 2015–16 | Liga MX | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2016–17 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Total | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Veracruz | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
2017–18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
U. de G. | 2017–18 | Ascenso MX | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
2018–19 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
Total | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
Salamanca | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Total | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Career total | 164 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 203 | 6 |