Hugo Álvarez (footballer, born 2003)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Álvarez Antúnez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ourense, Spain[2] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celta | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Ourense | ||
| 2011–2022 | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Celta | 49 | (7) |
| 2022–2024 | Celta B | 60 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:00, 3 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:54, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Hugo Álvarez Antúnez (born 2 July 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a left winger for La Liga club Celta de Vigo.
Club career
Álvarez began playing football with the youth academy of Ourense CF in 2007 at the age of four, and moved to RC Celta de Vigo's academy at under-8 level.[3] He made his professional debut with Celta in a 3–0 La Liga win over Getafe CF on 25 October 2021.[4]
International career
Álvarez has represented Spain at the under-21 level. He received his call-up in October 2024 for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[5] He made his debut in Spain's 4–3 victory against Kazakhstan, coming on as a substitute in the second half.[6][7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 January 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celta B | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 35 | 2 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 25 | 6 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 27 | 6 | |||
| Total | 60 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 8 | ||
| Celta | 2021–22 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 49 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 109 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 15 | ||
- ^ Appearances in 2023 Primera Federación play-offs
- ^ Appearances in 2024 Primera Federación play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ "Hugo Álvarez". World Football.net. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ a b c "Hugo A." La Liga. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ y @edgargf91, @DanielVans182, @BertoCarballo11. "Hugo Álvarez, una pequeña gran persona".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Celta se lleva los tres puntos a casa tras golear a Getafe (3-0)" [Celta takes all three points home after thrashing Getafe (3-0)]. En Cancha (in Spanish). 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Hugo Álvarez, convocado con la selección española Sub-21" [Hugo Álvarez, called up to the Spain under-21 team]. RC Celta de Vigo. 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Hugo Álvarez: «Recordaré el campo del debut toda mi vida»" [Hugo Álvarez: "I will remember the field where I made my debut for the rest of my life"]. La Voz de Galicia. 10 October 2024.
- ^ Bacariza, Marcos L. (10 October 2024). "Histórico debut de Hugo Álvarez con la selección Sub-21" [Historic debut of Hugo Álvarez with the under-21 national team]. Moi Celeste.
- ^ Hugo Álvarez at Soccerway
External links
- Hugo Álvarez at BDFutbol
- Hugo Álvarez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Hugo Álvarez at Soccerway