Julián Alvarez

Julián Alvarez is my favorite kind of star: the one who arrives quietly and becomes indispensable. From the small town of Calchín to River Plate's academy to Atlético Madrid and the Argentina national team, his rise has been built on intelligence rather than spectacle. At 169 cm he should be physically overmatched at the top level, yet his movement, pressing, and finishing make him the player coaches trust in the biggest moments. What I admire is the completeness — he scores, he creates, he defends from the front, and he never sulks when asked to do the dirty work. To me he is the model of the modern forward.

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Name (English)

Julián Alvarez

Name (Japanese)

フリアン・アルバレス

Reading

ふりあん・あるばれす

Born

January 31, 2000 (age 26)

Origin

Calchín, Córdoba Province, Argentina

Height

169 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dragon

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/juliaanalvarez/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juli%C3%A1n%20Alvarez
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59381180

Tags

• Córdoba Province
• association football player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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