Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Arturo Álvarez

| image = CINvCHI 2017-06-28 - Arturo Alvarez (41157597202) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Álvarez with Chicago Fire FC in 2017

| fullname = José Arturo Álvarez Hernández

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|06|28}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas, United States

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}

| position = Winger, forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 2003–2004

| clubs1 = San Jose Earthquakes

| caps1 = 26

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2005–2008

| clubs2 = FC Dallas

| caps2 = 88

| goals2 = 11

| years3 = 2008–2010

| clubs3 = San Jose Earthquakes

| caps3 = 54

| goals3 = 11

| years4 = 2011

| clubs4 = Real Salt Lake

| caps4 = 20

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2012–2013

| clubs5 = Paços de Ferreira

| caps5 = 13

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2013

| clubs6 = → Videoton (loan)

| caps6 = 11

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2013–2015

| clubs7 = Videoton

| caps7 = 45

| goals7 = 6

| years8 = 2016–2017

| clubs8 = Chicago Fire

| caps8 = 55

| goals8 = 8

| years9 = 2018

| clubs9 = Houston Dynamo

| caps9 = 18

| goals9 = 0

| totalcaps = 330

| totalgoals = 43

| pcupdate = October 31, 2018 (UTC)

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = United States U17

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 =

| nationalteam2 = United States U18

| nationalcaps2 =

| nationalgoals2 =

| nationalyears3 =

| nationalteam3 = United States U20

| nationalcaps3 =

| nationalgoals3 =

| nationalyears4 =

| nationalteam4 = United States U23

| nationalcaps4 =

| nationalgoals4 =

| nationalyears5 = 2009–2018

| nationalteam5 = El Salvador

| nationalcaps5 = 46

| nationalgoals5 = 4

| ntupdate =

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José Arturo Álvarez Hernández (born June 28, 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger and forward.{{cite web|url=http://www.edhdeportes.com/articulo/futbol-nacional/arturo-alvarez-chicago-fire-cayeron-con-abultado-marcador-144144|title=Deportes|website=Edhdeportes.com|access-date=April 12, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.elgrafico.com/2017/06/26/chicago-fire-del-salvadoreno-arturo-alvarez-enciende-la-mls|title=Chicago Fire del salvadoreño Arturo Álvarez enciende la MLS|website=Elgrafico.com|access-date=April 12, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/456042/cerca-el-debut-de-arturo-alvarez-y-darwin-ceren/|title=Cerca el debut de Arturo Álvarez y Darwin Cerén - elsalvador.com|date=March 2, 2018|website=Elsalvador.com|access-date=April 12, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.laprensagrafica.com/deportes/El-Dynamo-de-Darwin-Ceren-y-Arturo-Alvarez-dejo-escapar-el-triunfo-en-MLS-de-Estados-Unidos-20180317-0030.html|title=El Dynamo de Darwin Cerén y Arturo Álvarez dejó escapar el triunfo en MLS de Estados Unidos|website=Laprensagrafica.com|access-date=April 12, 2018}} Born in the United States, he played for the El Salvador national team.

Career

=Professional=

Álvarez did not play college soccer; instead, he joined MLS in 2003, signing a Project-40 contract, and was selected thirteenth overall in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes. In his first year, Álvarez scored his first MLS goal on June 14, 2003, against FC Dallas but would go on to get limited playing time. However, in January 2005 Álvarez was traded by San Jose with Richard Mulrooney and the #6 and #29 picks in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft to FC Dallas in exchange for Brad Davis, cash, and the #4 pick in the 2005 SuperDraft.{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3117014|title=FC Dallas Acquires Richard Mulrooney, Arturo Alvarez, Picks from San Jose – OurSports Central|date=January 14, 2005}}

During the 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, in the second leg of FC Dallas' Conference semifinal match with the Houston Dynamo, Álvarez was sent off for "violent conduct" after he kneed Brad Davis in the groin while out of bounds in the forty-seventh minute. Dallas went on to lose the tie 4–1, and the match 4–2 on aggregate.

File:Gareth Bale + Auturo Alvarez.jpg's Gareth Bale in a July 2010 friendly in San Jose, California.]]

Álvarez was traded to the new San Jose Earthquakes in July 2008 for allocation money and their first round draft pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft.{{cite web|url=http://go.dallasnews.com/news/2008/jul/28/fc-dallas-trades-arturo-alvarez-san-jose-2009-supe/ |title=FC Dallas trades Arturo Alvarez to San Jose for 2009 Superdraft first round pick | go.dallasnews.com | Dallas/Fort Worth |access-date=December 11, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108224716/http://go.dallasnews.com/news/2008/jul/28/fc-dallas-trades-arturo-alvarez-san-jose-2009-supe/ |archive-date=November 8, 2014 }} In his debut, he scored the first goal of the match against the Los Angeles Galaxy in a match that ended 3–2. On November 24, 2010, Álvarez was selected in the tenth round of the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft by Portland Timbers but was immediately traded to Real Salt Lake for a 2nd round 2011 MLS SuperDraft pick.

The Salvadoran American made his debut with Real Salt Lake on March 15, 2011, when he entered in the 88th minuteof the first leg of the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League semifinals against Saprissa.

File:Team celebreates Oduro goal.jpg.]]

After the 2011 season, Real Salt Lake did not re-sign Álvarez. He opted to participate in the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft and was selected by Chivas USA on December 5, 2011.[http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2011/12/chivas-usa-selects-alvarez-re-entry-draft]{{dead link|date=October 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} However, he instead signed a two-year contract with Portuguese first division club Paços de Ferreira. On March 18, 2012, he scored his first goal with his new team against Académica{{Cite web|url=http://www.elsalvadorfc.com/2012-01-30-alvarez-al-paco-ferreira|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729192352/http://www.elsalvadorfc.com/2012-01-30-alvarez-al-paco-ferreira|url-status=dead|title=Paços de Ferreira, destino de Álvarez | El Salvador Fútbol Club | elsalvadorFC.com|access-date=December 6, 2020|archive-date=July 29, 2012}}

On February 7, 2013, he was loaned to Hungarian club Videoton. He played well enough with the team that in June 2013 he signed a two-year contract to stay in Hungary. He was released in 2015.

On March 3, 2016, after a successful preseason trial with the club, Álvarez was signed by Chicago Fire to a one-year deal with one year option.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2016/03/03/chicago-fire-sign-midfielder-arturo-alvarez|title=Chicago Fire Sign Midfielder Arturo Alvarez|publisher=chicago-fire.com|date=March 3, 2016}}

On December 10, 2017, Álvarez was traded by Chicago to his home town club, the Houston Dynamo, in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2017/12/10/houston-dynamo-acquire-midfielder-arturo-lvarez-chicago-fire|title=Houston Dynamo acquire midfielder Arturo Álvarez from Chicago Fire|date=December 20, 2017|website=houstondynamo.com|access-date=June 3, 2017}} Álvarez was mainly used as a sub and helped the Dynamo win the 2018 US Open Cup. He left the club again at the end of 2018.[https://us.as.com/us/2018/12/31/futbol/1546296344_030738.html Arturo Álvarez, entre los agentes libres de la MLS en el 2019], us.as.com, December 31, 2018

On March 1, 2019, Álvarez announced his retirement from playing professional soccer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2019/03/01/arturo-alvarez-announces-retirement-professional-soccer|title=Arturo Alvarez announces retirement from professional soccer | Houston Dynamo FC|access-date=December 6, 2020}}

=International=

==United States==

Álvarez represented the United States in various youth levels – U-17, U-18, and U-20. He also participated in various matches and training camps with the U-23 team.

==El Salvador==

Though Álvarez played on various United States national squads at the youth level, he was never called up to the senior national team. Being of Salvadoran descent, Álvarez was invited to play for the El Salvador national team by coach Carlos de los Cobos.{{Citation |title=American playing for El Salvador in Cup qualifier |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=673609&sec=us&cc=5901 |publisher=ESPN |date=September 3, 2009 |access-date=September 5, 2009 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019131332/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=673609&sec=us&cc=5901 |url-status=dead }} On August 12, 2009, Álvarez made his debut for El Salvador in a World Cup qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago. On September 5, 2009, Álvarez started in a World Cup qualifier against his home country at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. El Salvador fell, 2–1. On September 9, 2009, Álvarez played his first home game in Estadio Cuscatlán, in San Salvador, El Salvador against Costa Rica. El Salvador was victorious 1–0.

Career statistics

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= Club =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ ! colspan="3" \|Club Performance ! colspan="2" \|League ! colspan="2" \|Cup ! colspan="2" \|League Cup ! colspan="2" \|Continental ! colspan="2" \|Total
Club !Season !League !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
colspan="3" \|United States ! colspan="2" \|League ! colspan="2" \|US Open Cup ! colspan="2" \|MLS Playoffs ! colspan="2" \|CONCACAF ! colspan="2" \|Total
rowspan="2" \|San Jose Earthquakes \|2003 \| rowspan="10" \|MLS \|15 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|15 \|1
2004 \|11 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|11 \|1
rowspan="4" \|FC Dallas \|2005 \|24 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|24 \|2
2006 \|19 \|3 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|19 \|3
2007 \|27 \|3 \|0 \|0 \|2 \|0 \|3{{efn\|Appearances in North American SuperLiga}} \|3 \|32 \|6
2008 \|16 \|3 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|16 \|0
rowspan="3" \|San Jose Earthquakes \|2008 \|12 \|3 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|12 \|3
2009 \|23 \|5 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|23 \|5
2010 \|19 \|3 \|0 \|0 \|3 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|22 \|3
Real Salt Lake \|2011 \|16 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|4{{efn\|Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League}} \|0 \|21 \|0
colspan="3" \|Portugal ! colspan="2" \|League ! colspan="2" \|Taça de Portugal ! colspan="2" \|Taça da Liga ! colspan="2" \|UEFA ! colspan="2" \|Total
rowspan="2" \|F.C. Paços de Ferreira \|2011–12 \| rowspan="2" \|Primeira Liga \|9 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|10 \|2
2012–13 \|4 \|1 \|2 \|1 \|2 \|1 \| colspan="2" \|— \|8 \|3
colspan="3" \|Hungary ! colspan="2" \|League ! colspan="2" \|Magyar Kupa ! colspan="2" \|Ligakupa ! colspan="2" \|UEFA ! colspan="2" \|Total
rowspan="3" \|Videoton FC \|2012–13 \| rowspan="3" \|Nemzeti Bajnokság I \|11 \|2 \|2 \|0 \|5 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|18 \|2
2013–14 \|22 \|4 \|1 \|0 \|9 \|3 \|1{{efn\|Appearances in Europa League}} \|0 \|33 \|7
2014–15 \|23 \|2 \|3 \|1 \|3 \|2 \| colspan="2" \|— \|29 \|5
colspan="3" \|United States ! colspan="2" \|League ! colspan="2" \|US Open Cup ! colspan="2" \|MLS Playoffs ! colspan="2" \|CONCACAF ! colspan="2" \|Total
rowspan="2" \|Chicago Fire \|2016 \| rowspan="3" \|MLS \|30 \|5 \|3 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|33 \|5
2017 \|25 \|3 \|2 \|0 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|28 \|3
Houston Dynamo \|2018 \|18 \|0 \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|20 \|0
colspan="3" \|Total !324 !43 !16 !2 !26 !6 !8 !3 !374 !54

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! colspan="3" |Club Performance

! colspan="2" |League

! colspan="2" |Cup

! colspan="2" |League Cup

! colspan="2" |Continental

! colspan="2" |Total

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