Alvaro

Alvaro Gonzalez Soberon (born 8 January 1990), known simply as Alvaro, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for French club Olympique de Marseille.

He began his career with Racing de Santander, and had spells playing for Zaragoza, Espanyol and Villarreal for La Liga totals of 233 matches and five goals. He signed for Marseille in 2019, initially on loan.

Alvaro won the 2013 European Under-21 Championship with Spain.

Club Career

Racing Santander

Born in Potes, Cantabria, Alvaro was a product of his hometown club Racing de Santander's youth ranks, and made his professional debut in the 2009–10 season, appearing in 23 games for the reserves in the Segunda Division B and being relegated. He made his first-team and La Liga debut on 1 May 2011, starting and playing 82 minutes in a 2–0 home win against RCD Mallorca.

In May 2011, Alvaro signed a four-year contract with Racing. Due to injuries to teammates, he started 2011–12 in the starting eleven. On 14 November, a €2 million offer from FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk was rejected. He remained a starter until the end of the campaign, when they were relegated.

Zaragoza

On 11 July 2012, Alvaro signed a four-year deal with Real Zaragoza. In his first year he was again first choice, but the Aragonese side also dropped down to the Segunda Division.

Alvaro scored his first goal for the team on 10 November 2012, in a 5–3 victory over Deportivo de La Coruna.

Espanyol and Villarreal

On 28 July 2014, Alvaro returned to the top flight after agreeing to a five-year contract with RCD Espanyol. In preparation for 2016–17 he was made fourth captain behind Javi Lopez, Victor Sanchez and Victor Alvarez, but on 31 August 2016 he was transferred to Villarreal CF on a four-year deal.

Alvaro made his competitive debut for Villarreal on 15 September 2016, in a 2–1 home win against FC Zurich in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. His

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