Fernando Álvarez (footballer, born 2003)
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Álvarez with CF Montréal in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Antonio Álvarez Amador[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2022 | Pachuca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Pachuca | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Pachuca Premier (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | CF Montréal | 53 | (1) |
| 2023 | → CF Montréal U23 (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Mexico U16 | 3 | (0) | |
| 2020 | Mexico U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Colombia U20 | 15 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:30, 6 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:53, 5 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Fernando Antonio Álvarez Amador (born 24 August 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born in the United States, he is a youth international for both Mexico and Colombia.
Club career
Born in New York City, United States to a Mexican father and Colombian mother, Álvarez began his career with Liga MX club Pachuca.[2][3] In October 2022, he went on trial with Dutch side Ajax alongside teammate Julio Pérez.[3]
On 28 July 2023, Álvarez signed with Major League Soccer club CF Montréal through the 2025 season with a team option for 2026 and 2027.[4] On 10 March 2024, Álvarez scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 win at Inter Miami.[5] On 20 October 2025, the team announced that they had declined Álvarez's contract option.[6]
International career
Eligible to represent the United States, Mexico and Colombia, Álvarez has represented Mexico and Colombia at youth international level.[1][2] He was called up to the Colombia under-20 side for the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 19 October 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pachuca | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pachuca Premier (loan) | 2022–23[1] | Serie A de México | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| CF Montréal | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Major League Soccer | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Major League Soccer | 22 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
| CF Montréal U23 (loan) | 2023[9] | Ligue1 Québec | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Liguilla de Filiales
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
References
- ^ a b c d Fernando Álvarez at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Quién es Fernando Álvarez, el Mexicano convocado con la selección Colombia" [Who is Fernando Álvarez, the Mexican summoned with the Colombian National Team]. futboltotal.com.mx (in Spanish). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ a b Ortiz, Daniel (11 October 2022). "¿Quién es Fernando Álvarez, el canterano de Pachuca que está a prueba con el Ajax?" [Who is Fernando Álvarez, the youth squad from Pachuca who is on trial with Ajax?]. vprosports.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "CF Montréal acquires defender Fernando Álvarez". CF Montréal. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Final score - Inter Miami CF 2-3 CF Montréal". CF Montréal. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "CF Montréal exercises options of three players for the 2026 season". CF Montréal. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Convocatoria selección Colombia masculina sub-20 para el Conmebol Sub 20". fcf.com.co (in Spanish). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Fernando Álvarez at Soccerway
- ^ "2023 L1QC Stats". Spordle.
External links
- Fernando Álvarez at Soccerway