Gonzalo Álvarez

Gonzalo Álvarez
Álvarez with Audax Italiano in 2023
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Esteban Álvarez Morales
Date of birth (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997
Place of birth San Felipe, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Deportes Recoleta
Youth career
Escuela Luis Quesada
Real Madrid Academy[1]
Unión San Felipe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 Unión San Felipe 35 (11)
2018 → San Antonio Unido (loan) 24 (1)
2020–2021 → Audax Italiano (loan) 36 (8)
2022–2024 Audax Italiano 62 (5)
2025 Deportes Limache 3 (0)
2025 Rangers 13 (0)
2026– Deportes Recoleta 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 December 2025

Gonzalo Esteban Álvarez Morales (born 20 January 1997), nicknamed El Gringo,[2] is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Deportes Recoleta.

Career

Álvarez joined Unión San Felipe at U16 level,[3] making his professional debut in a Primera B match against Naval on May 14, 2014.[1]

In the second half of 2020 Chilean Primera División, Álvarez joined Audax Italiano on loan from Unión San Felipe with an option to buy,[4] making his debut at the Chilean top flight scoring a goal against Coquimbo Unido.[3]

In 2025, Álvarez signed with Deportes Limache.[5] He switched to Rangers de Talca for the second half of the same year.[6]

In December 2025, Álvarez joined Deportes Recoleta.[7]

Personal life

Born in San Felipe, Chile, Álvarez moved to Miami along with his family at the age of 7 and returned to Chile at the age of 13.[1] Due to the fact that he lived in the United States, he has been nicknamed El Gringo.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 March 2021[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Unión San Felipe 2013–14 Primera B 1000—0010
2014–15 1000—0010
2015–16 0010—0010
2016–17 2000—0020
2017–T 3050—0080
2019 12440—00164
2020 167——00167
Total 351110[a]0—004511
San Antonio Unido
(loan)		 2018 Segunda
División		 2412[a]0—00261
Audax Italiano
(loan)		 2020 Primera
División		 135——00135
2021 0000—0000
Total 13500—00135
Career total 721712000008417
Notes
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Copa Chile

References

  1. 1 2 3 "El Gringo de San Felipe" (in Spanish). Unión San Felipe. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 "El cuestionario a Gonzalo Álvarez: "Espero que todo marche positivamente esta temporada"" (in Spanish). ANFP. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 "El admirador de Messi y Salah que causa sensación en Audax" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Gonzalo Álvarez se une a la tienda itálica". Audax Italiano (in Spanish). Audax Italiano. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Suárez, Cristóbal; Merlo, César Luis (23 December 2024). "Deportes Limache no para y ya tiene a su quinto refuerzo: tuvo un exitoso paso por Audax Italiano". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Rubio, Jorge (29 June 2025). "Mercado de fichajes: un rápido y talentoso zurdo tiene nuevo club en la Liga de Ascenso". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Rubio, Jorge (23 December 2025). "Ex Colo Colo que buscó club en Instagram se junta con un ex U de Chile en la Primera B". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2025. E inauguraron la lista de refuerzos con Gonzalo Álvarez, quien provino de un paso por Rangers de Talca.
  8. ↑ Gonzalo Álvarez at Soccerway


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