9 Julián Álvarez
Julián Álvarez, Attaquant de Argentina, evolue a Atlético Madrid. 45 selections, 12 buts. Retenu pour le Groupe J du Mondial 2026.
Biographie
Évoluant à Atlético Madrid, Julián Álvarez est un attaquant clinique doté d'un instinct de buteur et d'un jeu intelligent, principale menace offensive de l'Argentine. Compte 45 sélections pour 12 buts. Représentera l'Argentine à la Coupe du Monde 2026, un moment historique pour l'équipe.
Parcours
He made his senior international debut in 2021, and played for the squads that won the 2021 Copa América, the 2022 Finalissima, the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and the 2024 Copa América.
He was signed by Manchester City in 2022, winning a treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in his debut campaign, before leaving for Atlético Madrid in 2024 in a club-record departure deal worth up to €95 million.
There, he spent four seasons and won the Copa Argentina, 2018 Copa Libertadores and the Argentine Primera División in 2021, finishing as the competition's top scorer.
Alvarez previously represented Argentina at various youth levels, competing at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.
Alvarez began his football career in his native Argentina, where he was an academy graduate of River Plate, making his first-team debut for the club in 2018.