| Agustín Álvarez | |
| Full Name: | Agustín Álvarez Martínez |
| Birth Date: | 19 May 2001 |
| Birth Place: | San Bautista, Uruguay |
| Height: | 1.77 m[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Elche (on loan from Sassuolo) |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Peñarol |
| Years1: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Peñarol |
| Caps1: | 63 |
| Goals1: | 24 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Sassuolo |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Sampdoria (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → Elche (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Uruguay |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 17 August 2024 |
Agustín Álvarez Martínez (born 19 May 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Elche, on loan from Italian club Sassuolo.
A youth academy graduate of Peñarol, Álvarez made his professional debut on 13 September 2020 in goalless draw against Montevideo City Torque.[2] [3] He scored his first goal on 19 September 2020 in a 3–1 league win against Plaza Colonia.[4]
On 17 June 2022, Álvarez joined Serie A club Sassuolo on a five-year deal.[5]
In May 2023, he suffered an ACL tear and missed the first half of the 2023–24 season recovering.[6]
On 18 January 2024, Álvarez moved to Sampdoria in Serie B on loan until the end of the season.[7] On 17 August, he moved to Spanish Segunda División side Elche also on loan.[8]
Álvarez is a former Uruguay youth international.[9] On 29 August 2021, he received his first call-up to senior team for FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[10] He made his debut on 5 September 2021 by scoring a goal in a 4–2 win against Bolivia.[11] On 21 October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Peñarol | 2020 | Uruguayan Primera División | 24 | 10 | — | 5[13] | 0 | — | 29 | 10 | |||
| 2021 | Uruguayan Primera División | 25 | 13 | — | 14[14] | 10 | 1[15] | 0 | 40 | 23 | |||
| 2022 | Uruguayan Primera División | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[16] | 0 | 1[17] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Total | 63 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 34 | |||
| Sassuolo | 2022–23 | Serie A | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 14 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 99 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 127 | 36 | |||
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Álvarez goal.
Peñarol
Individual