Fran Álvarez (footballer, born 1998)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Javier Álvarez Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Benidorm, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Widzew Łódź | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Villarreal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Villarreal C | 31 | (4) |
| 2017–2020 | Villarreal B | 33 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Valladolid B | 29 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | Albacete | 54 | (4) |
| 2023– | Widzew Łódź | 21 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2024 | |||
Francisco Javier "Fran" Álvarez Rodríguez (born 21 January 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Widzew Łódź.
Career
Born in
Castilla-La Mancha, Álvarez was a Villarreal CF youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 19 August 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Dani Raba in a 1–0 Segunda División B away win over CD Atlético Baleares, but spent the vast majority of the campaign playing for the C-team in Tercera División
.
On 16 January 2020, Álvarez moved to another
Primera División RFEF.[2]
On 21 June 2022, after being regularly used as Alba achieved promotion to the second division, Álvarez signed a new one-year contract with the club.[3] He made his professional debut on 9 October, replacing goalscorer Manu Fuster in a 1–1 home draw against CD Tenerife.[4]
Álvarez scored his first professional goal on 7 May 2023, netting the opener in a 5–0 away routing of UD Ibiza. On 26 June, he moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed a two-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa side Widzew Łódź.[5]
References
- ^ "Fran Álvarez, nuevo refuerzo del Promesas" [Fran Álvarez, new addition of Promesas] (in Spanish). El Día de Valladolid. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Fran Álvarez se une al proyecto del Alba" [Fran Álvarez joins the project of Alba] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Fran Álvarez seguirá vistiendo la camiseta del Alba" [Fran Álvarez will continue wearing the shirt of Alba] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "El Albacete resiste ante un Tenerife que no puede contra diez" [Albacete resist against a Tenerife which cannot handle ten man] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Fran Alvarez zawodnikiem Widzewa Łódź" [Fran Alvarez joins Widzew Łódź] (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
External links
- Fran Álvarez at BDFutbol
- Fran Álvarez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Fran Álvarez at Soccerway