Leonel Álvarez (footballer, born 1996)

Not to be confused with Leonel Álvarez (footballer, born 1965) or Leonel Álvarez (footballer, born 1995).

Leonel Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Leonel Dante Álvarez
Date of birth (1996-03-25) 25 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth San Pedro de Jujuy, Argentina[1]
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 San Martín SJ
Youth career
Ferro Carril Oeste
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Ferro Carril Oeste 29 (0)
2018–2020 → Flandria (loan) 52 (2)
2020–2021 Guillermo Brown 6 (0)
2021 Belgrano 10 (0)
2022– San Martín SJ 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:16, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Leonel Dante Álvarez (born 25 March 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for San Martín SJ.[2]

Career

Álvarez made his professional debut with Ferro Carril Oeste of Primera B Nacional in 2016, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–2 draw with Brown on 21 March.[2][3] Eleven more appearances followed in his first season of 2016, prior to fourteen appearances in 2016–17.[2][4][5] Álvarez was loaned to Primera B Metropolitana's Flandria in July 2018.[2] He remained for the next two seasons, making fifty-two appearances and scoring two goals; against All Boys and Acassuso respectively.[2] In August 2020, Álvarez signed for Primera B Nacional's Guillermo Brown on a free transfer.[6]

After a spell at Belgrano in 2021, Álvarez moved to Primera Nacional club San Martín de San Juan ahead of the 2022 season.[7]

Career statistics

As of 28 September 2020.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ferro Carril Oeste 2016 Primera B Nacional 12 0 1 0 — — 0 0 13 0
2016–17 14 0 1 0 — — 0 0 15 0
2017–18 3 0 0 0 — — 0 0 3 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Total 29 0 2 0 — — 0 0 31 0
Flandria (loan) 2018–19 Primera B Metropolitana 29 2 0 0 — — 0 0 29 2
2019–20 23 0 0 0 — — 0 0 23 0
Total 52 2 0 0 — — 0 0 52 2
Guillermo Brown 2020–21 Primera B Nacional 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Career total 81 2 2 0 — — 0 0 83 2

References

  1. ^ a b "Leonel Álvarez". World Football. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Leonel Álvarez profile". Soccerway. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Leonel Álvarez profile". BDFA. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Del semillero verdolaga". Ferro Carril Oeste. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Leonel Álvarez profile". Solo Ascenso. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Guillermo Brown sumó dos nuevos refuerzos". Diario Jornada. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. ^ Dante Leonel Álvarez ya tiene nuevo club, canalshowsport.com.ar, 31 December 2021