Roberto Alvarado

Roberto Alvarado
Personal information
Full name Roberto Carlos Alvarado Hernández[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
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
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2019 United States Team
Winner 2023 United States–Canada Team
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
*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.

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Mixeco" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ^ "México: Roberto Alvarado toma lugar de Alexis Vega para la Copa Oro". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  3. ^ Soccerway profile
  4. ^ Sierra, Ricardo (19 February 2014). "Conoce algo de Roberto Alvarado el jugador más joven en Ascenso MX y que le anotó al Atlas" (in Spanish). Asi Sucede Guanajuato. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2015.