Favio Álvarez

Favio Álvarez
Álvarez with LA Galaxy in 2019
Personal information
Full name Favio Enrique Álvarez
Date of birth (1993-01-23) 23 January 1993
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position Attacking midfielder[2][3]
Team information
Current team
Banfield
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Talleres 88 (10)
2015 Defensa y Justicia 16 (2)
2016 Sarmiento 9 (0)
2016–2020 Atlético Tucumán 45 (5)
2019 → LA Galaxy (loan) 18 (3)
2020 → Pumas UNAM (loan) 24 (3)
2021–2022 Pumas UNAM 50 (7)
2022–2023 Talleres 15 (0)
2023–2024 Colón 15 (0)
2024–2025 Lanús 17 (1)
2025 The Strongest 0 (0)
2026– Banfield 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:00, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Favio Enrique Álvarez (born 23 January 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Banfield.[1]

Career

Álvarez began with Torneo Argentino A team Talleres in 2010, he remained there for five years and made eighty-eight appearances before joining Primera División club Defensa y Justicia in 2015.[1][4] He made his bow on 14 February against Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1] In January 2016, Álvarez signed for Sarmiento and went onto make nine appearances during the 2016 Primera División season.[1] On 29 August, Álvarez completed a move to Atlético Tucumán.[5] On 7 May 2019, Álvarez joined Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy on loan.[6] His debut came in a loss to Colorado Rapids on 19 May, followed soon by his first goal versus Sporting Kansas City.[1]

Career statistics

As of 11 November 2019.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Tucumán 2016–17 Primera División 11200—5[a]000162
2017–18 20151—6[b]000312
2018–19 14210100000162
Total 455611011000636
LA Galaxy (loan) 2019 MLS 18310——1[c]0203
Career total 638711011010839
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Leagues Cup

Honours

Talleres[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Argentina - F. Álvarez". Soccerway. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Favio Álvarez". World Football. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Favio Álvarez". LA Galaxy. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Fabio Álvarez profile". BDFA. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Favio Alvarez es el nuevo jugador de Atlético". La Gaceta. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "LA Galaxy acquire midfielder Favio Alvarez". LA Galaxy. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.