Álvar Gimeno

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Álvar Gimeno
Full nameÁlvar Gimeno Soria
Date of birth (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 20)
Place of birthValencia, Spain
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb; 181 lb)
SchoolSt Thomas of Canterbury College
UniversityTechnical University of Madrid
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Centre
Current team Valladolid
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2017 Complutense Cisneros 11 (21)
2017– Valladolid 29 (55)
Correct as of 10 November 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 Spain U20 3 (0)
2016– Spain 9 (5)
Correct as of 17 November 2018

Álvar Gimeno Soria (/ˈmə/; born 15 December 1997) is a Spanish professional rugby union footballer who plays as a centre for Spanish rugby club Valladolid and the Spain national team. In his youth career, he was selected to play in the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championships for Spain and took part in CAU Rugby Valencia age grade representatives teams during secondary school.

Early life[edit]

Álvar Gimeno Soria was born on 15 December 1997 in Valencia, the son of Yolanda Soria and Toni Gimeno.[1] Gimeno and his parents migrated to New Zealand when he was twelve-years-old after his father pursued the sport rugby union in the country.

Professional career[edit]

2016–18[edit]

Gimeno during Spain vs. Russia, February 2017

Due to studying INEF at the Technical University of Madrid, Gimeno signed with Complutense Cisneros.[2] He made his professional debut in the División de Honor competition at 17-years-old.[3]

Statistics[edit]

Club Year Competition GP GS TRY CON PEN DGL PTS WL% Yellow card Red card
Complutense Cisneros 2016–17 División de Honor 11 10 3 3 0 0 21 72.73 0 0
Valladolid 2017–18 21 17 9 0 0 0 45 100.00 1 0
2018–19 8 6 2 0 0 0 10 75.00 0 0
Career 40 33 14 3 0 0 76 87.50 1 0

Updated: 10 November 2018 Source: Álvar G Soria Rugby History

List of international test tries[edit]

Try Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 25 November 2017 Rugby Club, Villajoyosa, Spain Brazil 67–28 (Won) 2017 end-of-year internationals

Updated: 10 November 2018 Source: Álvar G Soria Statsguru

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chente Oliver (28 December 2015). "Àlvar, the great promise of Spanish rugby". Levante. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Álvar Gimeno ficha por Cisneros". Scream of Rugby (in Spanish). 3 August 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Alvar Gimeno, juventud y talento para el VRAC 2017/2018". VRAC Quesos Entrepinares (in Spanish). 4 August 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

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