| Fran Álvarez | |
| Full Name: | Francisco Javier Álvarez Rodríguez |
| Birth Date: | 21 January 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Benidorm, Spain |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Widzew Łódź |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthclubs1: | Villarreal |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Villarreal C |
| Caps1: | 31 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Villarreal B |
| Caps2: | 33 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Valladolid B |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Albacete |
| Caps4: | 54 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Widzew Łódź |
| Caps5: | 31 |
| Goals5: | 8 |
| Club-Update: | 6 August 2024 |
Francisco Javier "Fran" Álvarez Rodríguez (born 21 January 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Widzew Łódź.
Born in Socovos, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Álvarez was a Villarreal CF youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 19 August 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Dani Raba in a 1–0 Segunda División B away win over CD Atlético Baleares, but spent the vast majority of the campaign playing for the C-team in Tercera División.
On 16 January 2020, Álvarez moved to another reserve team, Real Valladolid Promesas also in the third division.[1] On 7 July 2021, he signed a one-year deal with Albacete Balompié, freshly relegated to Primera División RFEF.[2]
On 21 June 2022, after being regularly used as Alba achieved promotion to the second division, Álvarez signed a new one-year contract with the club.[3] He made his professional debut on 9 October, replacing goalscorer Manu Fuster in a 1–1 home draw against CD Tenerife.[4]
Álvarez scored his first professional goal on 7 May 2023, netting the opener in a 5–0 away routing of UD Ibiza. On 26 June, he moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed a two-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa side Widzew Łódź.[5]