Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985)
Arturo Álvarez playing a game for San Jose Earthquakes in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jose Arturo Alvarez Hernandez | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Houston, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chicago Fire | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | San Jose Earthquakes | 26 | (2) |
| 2005–2008 | FC Dallas | 88 | (11) |
| 2008–2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 54 | (11) |
| 2011 | Real Salt Lake | 20 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Paços de Ferreira | 13 | (3) |
| 2013 | → Videoton (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Videoton | 45 | (6) |
| 2016– | Chicago Fire | 34 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| United States U17 | |||
| United States U18 | |||
| United States U20 | |||
| United States U23 | |||
| 2009– | El Salvador | 43 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 3, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 21, 2016 |
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José Arturo Álvarez Hernández (born June 28, 1985) is a Salvadoran footballer who plays as a winger and forward for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.
Alvarez did not play college soccer; instead, he joined MLS in 2003, signing a Project-40 contract, and was selected thirteenth overall in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes. In his first year, Alvarez scored his first MLS goal on June 14, 2003, against FC Dallas but would go on to get limited playing time. However, in January 2005 Alvarez was traded by San Jose with Richard Mulrooney and the #6 and #29 picks in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft to FC Dallas in exchange for Brad Davis, cash, and the #4 pick in the 2005 SuperDraft.
During the 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, in the second leg of FC Dallas' Conference semifinal match with the Houston Dynamo, Alvarez was sent off for "violent conduct" after he kneed Brad Davis in the groin while out of bounds in the forty-seventh minute. Dallas went on to lose the tie 4–1, and the match 4–2 on aggregate.
Alvarez was traded to the new San Jose Earthquakes in July 2008 for allocation money and their first round draft pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. In his debut, he scored the first goal of the match against the Los Angeles Galaxy in a match that ended 3–2. On November 24, 2010 Alvarez was selected in the tenth round of the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft by Portland Timbers but was immediately traded to Real Salt Lake for a 2nd round 2011 MLS SuperDraft pick.
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