Ventura Alvarado
![]() Alvarado playing for the United States in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ventura Alvarado Aispuro[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | August 16, 1992||
Place of birth | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Necaxa | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2012 | América | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 | América | 42 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Necaxa (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Santos Laguna | 5 | (0) |
2018– | Necaxa | 16 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015– | United States | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:50, 21 September 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2016 |
Ventura Alvarado Aispuro (born August 16, 1992) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Liga MX club Necaxa.
Born in the U.S. to Mexican parents, Alvarado was eligible to represent the United States and Mexico national teams,[2][3] but ultimately chose to play for the country of his birth. He represented his country at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Club career
Alvarado signed with Club América in 2008 as a teenager. He worked his way up the ranks in the América's academy, starting with the Tercera Division team, moving to the U-17 team in 2009–10, to the Segunda Division team in 2010–11, and to the U-20 team in the 2011–12 season. With the U-20 team, he was a regular in the squad that won the 2012 U-20 Clausura championship. In June 2012, he played every minute for Club América U-20 in the U-20 Copa Libertadores, where the team finished third.
Alvarado became involved with the first team in the 2012–13 season and made his debut in a Copa MX match in July.[4] On February 16, 2013, he debuted in Liga MX, replacing Raúl Jiménez at 86 minutes.[5] He was loaned to Necaxa for the 2013–14 season.[6]
Alvarado returned to América for the 2014 Apertura[7] and started both legs of the final as América won its 12th title.[8]
International career
Originally eligible for both his native United States and Mexico via his Mexican parents, Alvarado expressed interest in both national teams.[9] Ultimately, he debuted for the United States in a 3–2 loss against Denmark on March 25, 2015.[10] He was cap tied to the United States on July 7, 2015, when he started the opening match of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup versus Honduras.
Honors
Club
- América
- Necaxa
References
- ^ a b c "Ventura Albarado profile". ClubAmérica.com.mx (in Spanish).
- ^ "News". MLSsoccer.com.
- ^ "Liga MX pair Alvarado and Yarbrough facing big international decisions". ESPNFC.com.
- ^ ".:: Yanks Abroad ::".
- ^ "American Exports: Beasley, Torres make case to Klinsmann". MLSsoccer.com.
- ^ "ASN article: An American at Necaxa: Sonny Guadarrama's Trail".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
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- ^ "U.S. forward Herculez Gomez blasts Ventura Alvarado for indecision over Mexico or USMNT – ESPN FC". ESPNFC.com.
- ^ "USA 2 vs. DEN 3 – FINAL – U.S. Soccer". ussoccer.com. March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
External links
- Ventura Alvarado at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Ventura Alvarado – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Ventura Alvarado at Soccerway
- Profile at ESPN
- 1992 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- American expatriate soccer players
- Club América footballers
- Club Necaxa footballers
- Santos Laguna footballers
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Soccer players from Arizona
- Sportspeople from Phoenix, Arizona
- Liga MX players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Association football defenders
- United States men's international soccer players
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players