Ricardo Álvarez Casanova

Ricardo Abraham Álvarez Casanova (born 10 February 1999) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Huachipato of the Chilean Primera División. He has represented his country at under-15 and under-17 level.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Casanova.
Ricardo Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Abraham Álvarez Casanova[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999[1]
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Huachipato
(on loan from Colo-Colo)
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Colo-Colo 3 (0)
2019– → Huachipato (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2013 Chile U15
2015 Chile U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 March 2019

Club career

Álvarez was born in Santiago.[1] He made his senior debut for Colo-Colo at the age of 15 years, 96 days, as a 77th-minute substitute against Palestino in the group stages of the 2014–15 Copa Chile on 17 May 2014. Palestino scored the only goal of the match a minute later.[2] He made his first appearance in the Primera División on the opening day of the 2017 Clausura, again as a substitute, in a 3–0 win away to Unión Española,[3][4] and made his first start on 15 October 2017, as Colo-Colo beat Santiago Wanderers 3–0 to go top of the 2017 Transición table.[5]

International career

Internationally, Álvarez was a regular member of the Chile under-15 squad in 2013. He was in the squad at the 2013 Montaigu Tournament in March,[6] played at the Torneo de Gradisca in May[7] and in the Copa México de Naciones in August,[8] and scored twice at the South American U15 Championships, once in the group stage and once as Chile lost the third-place play-off.[9][10]

He played for Chile under-17 at the 2015 South American U17 Championships.[11][12]

Career statistics
As of matches played on 24 November 2018.
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colo-Colo2014–15Chilean Primera División001010
2016–17Chilean Primera División100010
2017Chilean Primera División200020
Career totals301040
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References
  1. "Ricardo Álvarez". Colo-Colo. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "Marcador Virtual: Colo Colo vs. Palestino" [Virtual scoreboard: Colo Colo vs Palestino] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. "Unión Española vs. Colo-Colo 0–3". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. "El mensaje lleno de fe de Ricardo Álvarez tras sumar minutos ante Unión" [The message full of faith from Ricardo Álvarez after adding minutes against Unión] (in Spanish). Santiago: Somos Chile Radio. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. "Colo Colo derrota a Wanderers y alcanza el liderato del Transición" [Colo Colo beat Wanderers and take the lead in the Transición]. Diario Uchile (in Spanish). Santiago. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  6. "Sub 15 viaja a Mundialito de Francia" [Under-15s go to the Little World Cup in France] (in Spanish). Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP). 22 March 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  7. "Chile sub 15 debuta con empate ante Eslovenia en Torneo de Gradisca" [Chile U15 start with a draw against Slovenia in the Torneo de Gradisca]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  8. "El Tri Sub-15 cae en Copa México de Naciones" [Mexico U15 go down in the Copa México de Naciones]. Noroeste (in Spanish). Culiacán. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  9. "Chile debutó en el Sudamericano sub 15 de Bolivia con empate ante Uruguay" [Chile begin the South American U15 Championships in Bolivia with a draw against Uruguay] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  10. "Chile finalizó entre los cuatro mejores del Sudamericano Sub-15" [Chile finish in the top four at the South American U15 Championships] (in Spanish). ANFP. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  11. "Jugadores de Colo Colo, UC y la U dominan en nómina de Chile para Sudamericano Sub 17" [Players from Colo Colo, Universidad Católica and Universidad de Chile dominate the Chile squad for the South American U17 Championships]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Santiago. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  12. "Fase de grupos: Grupo B: Fecha 3: Ecuador 4–1 Chile" [Group phase: Group B: Day 3] (in Spanish). Conmebol. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  13. "R. Álvarez". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 November 2018.


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