Javier Alvial

{{short description|American and Chilean footballer (born 1992)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Javier Alvial

| image = Javier Alvial 01.jpg

| fullname = Javier Andrés Alvial

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|01|12}}

| birth_place = Fairfax, Virginia

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}

| position = Center Midfielder, Left Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 2005 |youthclubs1 = Atlanta United

| youthyears2 = 2005–2006 |youthclubs2 = Universidad de Chile

| youthyears3 = 2006 |youthclubs3 = Universidad Católica

| youthyears4 = 2006 |youthclubs4 = Colo-Colo

| youthyears5 = 2007 |youthclubs5 = Academia Ernesto Duchini

| youthyears6 = 2007–2009 |youthclubs6 = Defensor Sporting

| youthyears7 = 2007 |youthclubs7 = Concorde Fire

| youthyears8 = 2007–2008 |youthclubs8 = Chelsea

| youthyears9 = 2007 |youthclubs9 = Municipal Iquique

| youthyears10 = |youthclubs10 = Atlanta Fire United

| years1 = 2006 |clubs1 = Puerto Rico Islanders

| years2 = |clubs2 = FC Dallas

| years3 = 2012 |clubs3 = Atlanta Silverbacks

| years4 = 2013 |clubs4 = San Luis

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| nationalyears1 = 2007

| nationalteam1 = United States U17

}}

Javier Andrés Alvial (born January 12, 1992, in Fairfax, Virginia) is a retired American and Chilean professional footballer who last played for San Luis de Quillota in Chile. He is currently working as the scouting and recruitment manager for the Portland Timbers in MLS.

Career

=Youth=

Alvial has been all over the world in his youth career. Playing in several top youth clubs such as Club Deportivo Universidad Católica in Chile, Club Atlético River Plate in Argentina, Defensor Sporting in Uruguay, Chivas USA in United States, Chelsea F.C. in England, etc.{{cite web |title=Javier Alvial |url=http://www.sanluissa.cl/sitio/primer-equipo-2/jugadores/javier-alvial/ |website=www.sanluissa.cl |publisher=San Luis de Quillota |access-date=17 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222155247/http://www.sanluissa.cl/sitio/primer-equipo-2/jugadores/javier-alvial/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 |language=es |date=2013}}

It has been said that Alvial played in these clubs for a year or less in El Gráfico.

In an interview translated from Spanish to English, he states "because of my fathers job, I always had to be travelling from place to place which is why I could not stay in one club".

He then played for University of Alabama at Birmingham for a few months, but withdrew from the team in half season to pursue his dream of becoming a professional soccer player.{{cite web|title=El torneo chileno tiene a su propio Mario Balotelli: "Me gusta la comparación"|url=http://www.elgraficochile.cl/el-torneo-chileno-tiene-a-su-propio-mario-balotelli-me-gusta-la-comparacion/prontus_elgrafico/2013-02-19/081957.html |publisher=El Grafico|language=Spanish|access-date=2013-03-19}}

=Professional=

Alvial's first professional experience was with Puerto Rico Islanders at the age of 14, when well-known players such as Arturo Norambuena and Gustavo Barros Schelotto were playing.{{cite web |last1=Herrera |first1=Gabriel |title=Javier alvia, nuevo jugador de San Luis de Quillota |url=http://deportesquillota.blogspot.com/2013/02/javier-alvial-nuevo-jugador-de-san-luis.html |website=Deportes Quillota |access-date=17 October 2022 |language=es |date=17 February 2013}} His other professional experiences were with Deportes Iquique,{{cite web|title=Javier Alvial: From USA to the Land of Champions |url=http://pasionceleste.cl/web/javier-alvial-from-usa-to-the-land-of-champions/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130407165329/http://pasionceleste.cl/web/javier-alvial-from-usa-to-the-land-of-champions/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-07 |publisher=Pasion Celeste |access-date=2013-03-19 |language=Spanish }} and Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew, and FC Dallas.{{cite web|title=Entrevista: Javier Alvial|url=http://peloteroscm.blogspot.com/2012/04/entrevista-javier-alvial.html|publisher= Peloteroscm|date=12 April 2013|access-date=2013-03-19|language=Spanish}}

Alvial's last professional club was in 2013, playing for San Luis de Quillota in Quillota, Chile.{{cite web

|title=Kalule: "Es una gran responsabilidad dentro y fuera de la cancha"

|url=http://www.sanluissa.cl/sitio/2013/02/07/melendez-es-una-gran-responsabilidad-dentro-y-fuera-de-la-cancha/

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130407150415/http://www.sanluissa.cl/sitio/2013/02/07/melendez-es-una-gran-responsabilidad-dentro-y-fuera-de-la-cancha/

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=2013-04-07

|publisher=San Luis de Quillota

|access-date=2013-03-19

|language=Spanish

}}

Personal life

Son of Jorge Alvial, Javier Alvial grew up in many different places outside of the United States such as Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and Puerto Rico. In the states, he grew up in Georgia, Florida, and Virginia. He's the youngest out of the two older siblings he has.