Pablo Álvarez Menéndez (born 7 February 1985) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Álvarez Menéndez | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Nacional | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Wisła Kraków (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Panserraikos (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Nacional | 50 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Universidad Católica | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2021 | Boston River | 130 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Uruguay | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editNacional
editÁlvarez began his professional career playing with Club Nacional de Football in 2007. He played the Copa Libertadores where his team got to quarterfinals. Later he won the Liguilla 2007 tournament which qualified his team for the 2008 edition of the Copa Libertadores.[1]
Reggina
editHis talent did not go unnoticed and he was signed by Reggina on a 4-year contract. He made his Serie A debut on 7 October 2007 against U.S. Città di Palermo.
Wisła Kraków
editIn July 2009 he was loaned out one season to the Polish giant club Wisła Kraków. He had an excellent campaign with his team getting to the second position in the 2009-2010 league.
Panserraikos
editOn 31 August 2010, Álvarez signed another loan deal but with the Greek club Panserraikos.
Nacional
editOn 4 January 2012, he returned to his native country to play for Nacional.
International career
editÁlvarez has earned one cap with Uruguay on 12 September 2007 against South Africa.[2]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 13 November 2016
| Club | Division | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nacional | Uruguayan Primera División | 2006-07 | 12 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Reggina | Serie A | 2007-08 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2008-09 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Wisła Kraków | Ekstraklasa | 2009-10 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| Panserraikos | Super League | 2010-11 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Nacional | Uruguayan Primera División | 2011-12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012-13 | 22 | 1 | — | 10 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2013-14 | 22 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 82 | 1 | ||
| Universidad Católica | Chilean Primera División | 2014-15 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2015-16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Boston River | Uruguayan Primera División | 2016 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 143 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 180 | 1 | ||
References
edit- ↑ "LIGUILLA: NACIONAL 1-DEFENSOR SP. 0" (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 10 June 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Pale tie for the Blues" (in Spanish). La Red 21. 13 September 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
External links
edit- (in Italian) La Gazzetta
- (in English) Profile at Soccerway
- Pablo Álvarez at National-Football-Teams.com
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