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Full name | Roberto Carlos Alvarado Hernández[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 September 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Guadalajara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Celaya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2017 | Celaya | 50 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Pachuca | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Necaxa | 26 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Cruz Azul | 120 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Guadalajara | 106 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Mexico U21 | 5 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Mexico U23 | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Mexico | 47 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023 |
Roberto Carlos Alvarado Hernández (born 7 September 1998), commonly known as "Piojo Alvarado",[2] is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Guadalajara and the Mexico national team.[3] He is the youngest player to ever play in Ascenso MX.[4]
Alvarado started his career with second division Celaya in 2013 until 2017, when he began to play in the top-flight Liga MX where he briefly participated with clubs Pachuca and Necaxa, winning the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League and Clausura 2018 Copa MX, respectively.
Alvarado participated with the Mexico U-21 side that received second place at the 2018 Toulon Tournament. Following his international and club performances, he would earn his first senior international appearance with Mexico on 7 September 2018 in a friendly match against Uruguay.