Víctor Álvarez (footballer)
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Álvarez with Arsenal Tula in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Guillermo Álvarez Delgado | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Santvicentí | ||
| 2001–2007 | Barcelona | ||
| 2007–2010 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Espanyol B | 56 | (3) |
| 2011–2017 | Espanyol | 75 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Arsenal Tula | 68 | (1) |
| 2021 | Pafos | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Deinze | 6 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | L'Hospitalet | 17 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Spain U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2011 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Catalonia | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:32, 11 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Víctor Guillermo Álvarez Delgado (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiɣtoɾ ˈalβaɾeθ]; born 14 March 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer. Mainly a left-back, he can also play as a left winger.
Club career
Espanyol
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Álvarez made his senior debut aged only 17, with RCD Espanyol's reserves in the Tercera División. He first appeared in La Liga with the first team on 6 March 2011, replacing fellow youth graduate David García for the last two minutes of a 1–0 away loss to Levante UD.[1]
On 25 March 2013, Álvarez signed a new four-year contract, being also definitely promoted to the main squad.[2] However, he underwent surgery in late May due to a cardiovascular disease,[3] only returning to the fields six months later in the 4–1 away win against Rayo Vallecano.[4]
Álvarez scored his first competitive goal for Espanyol on 15 January 2014, helping to a 4–2 home victory over AD Alcorcón in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.[5] His only in the league came on 22 September 2015, in a 1–0 defeat of Valencia CF also at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat.[6]
Arsenal Tula
On 20 July 2017, Álvarez joined Russian Premier League club FC Arsenal Tula on a two-year deal.[7] He scored his first goal on 11 August 2019, in a 1–0 home win over FC Ufa.[8]
Álvarez left on 31 July 2020.[9]
Later career
On 28 January 2021, Pafos FC announced the signing of Álvarez.[10] In August 2023, after overcoming a serious injury,[11] he moved to Belgium with Challenger Pro League side K.M.S.K. Deinze.[12]
Álvarez returned to both Spain and his native region on 3 September 2024, with the 31-year-old joining CE L'Hospitalet of Tercera Federación.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 May 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol | 2010–11 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 75 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 2 | ||
| Espanyol B | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenal Tula | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 68 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 2 | ||
| Pafos | 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Deinze | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 154 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 178 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ "In-form Levante see off out-of-sorts Espanyol". ESPN Soccernet. 6 March 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Víctor Álvarez, 'perico' hasta 2017" [Víctor Álvarez, perico until 2017]. Sport (in Spanish). 25 March 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Víctor Alvarez, operado con éxito" [Víctor Álvarez, successfully operated]. Sport (in Spanish). 23 May 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Garcia hat-trick sees off Vallecano". ESPN FC. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ "4–2: El Espanyol sufre pero pasa a cuartos con remontada agónica ante el Alcorcón" [4–2: Espanyol suffer but reach last-eight with agonising comeback against Alcorcón]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Espanyol 1–0 Valencia". ESPN FC. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ ВИКТОР АЛЬВАРЕС – В «АРСЕНАЛЕ» [Víctor Álvarez – To Arsenal] (in Russian). Arsenal Tula. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Гол Альвареса принес "Арсеналу" вторую победу подряд в чемпионате России по футболу" [Álvarez's goal brings Arsenal second consecutive victory in the Russian football championship] (in Russian). TASS. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "ВИКТОР АЛЬВАРЕС ПОКИДАЕТ "АРСЕНАЛ"" [Víctor Álvarez leaves Arsenal] (in Russian). Arsenal Tula. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Victor Álvarez joins Pafos FC". Pafos FC. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Luengo, Jordi (6 October 2022). "Víctor Álvarez: «Tengo 29 años y aún me queda fútbol por delante»" [Víctor Álvarez: "I'm 29 years old and still have football left in me"] (in Spanish). La Grada. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "KMSK Deinze verwelkomt Víctor Álvarez!" [KMSK Deinze welcome Víctor Álvarez!] (in Dutch). K.M.S.K. Deinze. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "El 'Hospi' se destaca con dos fichajes de altura" ['Hospi' make news with two important signings]. Sport (in Spanish). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ Víctor Álvarez at Soccerway
External links
- Víctor Álvarez at BDFutbol