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Uruguayan footballer (born 2000)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Sosa.
Gastón Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Pedro Gastón Álvarez Sosa
Date of birth (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Melo, Uruguay
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team Al-Qadsiah
Number 17
Youth career
Boca Juniors Melo
Cerro Largo
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Defensor Sporting 33 (2)
2021–2023 Boston River 19 (2)
2022–2023 → Getafe (loan) 22 (2)
2023–2024 Getafe 34 (2)
2024– Al-Qadsiah 15 (1)
International career
2017 Uruguay U18 3 (0)
2018 Uruguay U20 10 (0)
2019 Uruguay U22 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2025

Pedro Gastón Álvarez Sosa (born 24 March 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Saudi Pro League club Al Qadsiah.

Club career

Álvarez made his professional debut on 31 March 2019, playing the whole 90 minutes in a 4–2 league defeat against Racing Montevideo. He scored his first professional goal on 11 May 2019, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw against River Plate Montevideo.

Álvarez joined Boston River in April 2021 following Defensor's relegation to Segunda División. On 28 January of the following year, he moved abroad and joined Spanish La Liga side Getafe CF on loan until June 2023.

On 19 August 2024, Álvarez move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Qadsiah in a 4-year package worth €12 million.

International career

Álvarez is a former Uruguay youth international. In June 2019, he was named in Uruguay's 18-man squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.

On 21 October 2022, Álvarez was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

As of match played 7 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Defensor Sporting 2019 Uruguayan Primera División 25 2 — 25 2
2020 8 0 — 8 0
Total 33 2 — 33 2
Boston River 2021 Uruguayan Primera División 19 2 — 19 2
Getafe (loan) 2021–22 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23 La Liga 22 2 3 0 25 2
Getafe 2023–24 La Liga 34 2 3 0 37 2
Total 56 4 6 0 62 4
Al-Qadsiah 2024–25 Saudi Pro League 8 1 1 0 9 1
Career total 116 9 7 0 123 9
  1. Includes Copa del Rey, King's Cup

Honours

Uruguay U20

References

  1. ^ Gastón Álvarez at Soccerway
  2. "Racing vs. Defensor Sporting". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. "Debutantes de la 7a fecha". Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. "Defensor Sporting vs. River Plate". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. "Gastón Álvarez no seguirá en Defensor Sporting". Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Gastón Álvarez" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Gastón Álvarez] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. "القادسية يضم المدافع ألڤاريز" (in Arabic). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  8. "Convocados para los Panamericanos de Lima 2019". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  9. "Datos del plantel panamericano de Uruguay". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  10. "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  11. "Chile 1 - 0 Uruguay" (in Spanish). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

External links

Al Qadsiah FC – current squad


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