![]() Álvarez in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Agustín Álvarez Martínez | ||
Date of birth | 19 May 2001 | ||
Place of birth | San Bautista, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2020 | Peñarol | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020–2022 | Peñarol | 63 | (24) |
2022– | Sassuolo | 22 | (1) |
2024 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 14 | (1) |
International career | |||
2021 | Uruguay | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 |
Agustín Álvarez Martínez (born 19 May 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club Sassuolo. [2]
A youth academy graduate of Peñarol, Álvarez made his professional debut on 13 September 2020 in goalless draw against Montevideo City Torque. [3] [4] He scored his first goal on 19 September 2020 in a 3–1 league win against Plaza Colonia. [5]
On 17 June 2022, Álvarez joined Serie A club Sassuolo on a five-year deal. [6]
In May 2023, he suffered an ACL tear and missed the first half of the 2023–24 season recovering. [7]
On 18 January 2024, Álvarez moved to Sampdoria in Serie B on loan until the end of the season. [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 | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Peñarol | 2020 | Uruguayan Primera División | 24 | 10 | — | 5 [a] | 0 | — | 29 | 10 | ||
2021 | Uruguayan Primera División | 25 | 13 | — | 14 [b] | 10 | 1 [c] | 0 | 40 | 23 | ||
2022 | Uruguayan Primera División | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 [d] | 0 | 1 [e] | 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 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Uruguay | 2021 | 4 | 1 |
Total | 4 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 September 2021 | Estadio Campeón del Siglo, Montevideo, Uruguay | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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