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name: Arturo Alvarez
position: M-F height: 5-9 weight:170 Birthdate: June 28, 1985 Hometown: Houston, TX last club: Dallas (MLS) |
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| Regular Season Stats | full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights |
| year | club | gp | gs | min | g | a | sht | sog | fc | fs | c | ej |
| 2009 | San Jose | 23 | 20 | 1,848 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | 147 | 90 | 8,433 | 21 | 17 | 215 | 104 | 157 | 124 | 18 | 0 | |
| Most Recent Video Highlights |
| date | clubs | video description |
| 07/03/09 | Quakes @ Real Salt Lake |
 Alvarez strikes first
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| 06/07/09 | Quakes @ FC Dallas |
Alvarez puts Quakes ahead
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| 05/30/09 | Real Salt Lake @ Quakes |
Alvarez's long-ball winner
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Acquired
On January 14, 2005 from the San Jose Earthquakes along with Richard Mulrooney, SJ's 6th overall pick (used on Drew Moor) and 29th overall pick (traded to Chicago) in the 2005 SuperDraft for Brad Davis, an allocation and the 4th overall pick in 2005. SJ used the 4th pick to select midfielder Danny O'Rourke, while Chicago used the 29th pick to select forward Chris Rolfe.Drafted by San Jose in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft - 2nd Round (13th Overall). San Jose had acquired that pick from Kansas City in exchange for defender Jimmy Conrad.
Professional Experience
2007: Played in 34 of the 37 games in all competitions, tying Drew Moor for second behind team leader Dominic Oduro's 35…Scored 8 goals in all competitions, tying him with Abe Thompson and Juan Toja for second on the team…Set new regular season career highs in games played, games started, and minutes…Converted winning penalty kick in USOC victory over Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-D1) on 7/9 to help FCD advance to quarterfinals…Scored first-ever SuperLiga goal in the 56th minute of the first-ever game in 1-1 tie vs. Chivas de Guadalajara on 7/24. Finished with three SuperLiga goals, leading the team and finishing second in the tournament…Scored game-winning goal in U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals versus Charleston Battery on 8/7…also scored in U.S. Open Cup Final vs. New England on 10/3…On 10/6 vs. CLB, scored a critical goal to tie the match, sparking FCD's come-from-behind victory to win 2-1 and clinch a playoff berth. 2006: Appeared in 19 of FCD's 32 regular season games, tallying a career-high three goals and one assist…Scored the team's first (vs. CHI on 4/1) and last goals (vs. LA on 10/14) of the regular season…scored the game-winning goal against HOU in a 1-0 win on 9/2…also scored the game-winner the first-game of the team's friendly two-game series against partner club Tigres (7/19)…Had five goals (team leader) and two assists in 10 Reserve Division games. 2005: Played in 25 and started 15 matches, the most games of his young career… Made Dallas debut as a sub on 4/30 vs. Los Angeles…Scored his first goal with FC Dallas only four minutes into the his first start against his former team on 7/2 vs. San Jose in a 2-2 draw…Scored one goal in seven Reserve Division games. 2004: Appeared in 11 matches with San Jose, making two starts…Scored the game-winning goal on 4/17 @ NE as second-half substitute…Missed three matches during the regular season while with U-20 National Team…Did not appear in the 2004 playoffs against Kansas City. 2003: Made MLS debut on 4/19 vs. KC, entering as a sub in the 85th minute …Made first start on 6/14 @ DAL, scoring first MLS goal and notching first MLS assist…Missed the playoffs versus Los Angeles due to a left groin strain.International
2008: Participated in U.S. U-23 camps in preparation for Olympic qualifying.2007: Took part in U.S. U-23 camp in December, playing two friendlies against the Chinese U-23 national team in China.
2006: Took part in a U.S. U-23 camp in February 2006 and played in two games in Japan.
2005: Represented the U.S. U-20 in preparation games for the FIFA World Youth Championships…Was named to the U.S. U-20 20-player roster that was to compete in the FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates, however a groin injury prevented him from playing and he was replaced on the roster at the last hour by Freddy Adu...
2004: Played in 11 matches for U-20 U.S. National Team scoring one goal and registering three assists...
2003: Notched his first goal with the U-20s when he scored the game-winner against Norway in the Madeira International Tournament in Spain in March…
2002: Was the leading scorer for U-18 team with seven goals and one assist…Also a regular on the U-17 and U-18 teams.
