Edson Alvarez

Edson Omar Alvarez Velazquez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeθson ˈalβaɾesʃ], born 24 October 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Mexico national team. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he is also capable of playing as a centre-back, or as a right-back.

Club Career

America

In 2014, at age 16, Alvarez joined Club America's youth system, playing for the under-17 team. The following year, while still playing for the under-17 squad, Alvarez was promoted to America's second division team.

In August 2016, first team coach Ignacio Ambriz gave Alvarez his first call-up, sitting on the bench in America's week 5 league match against Monarcas Morelia, using the jersey number 282. On 29 October, newly appointed coach Ricardo La Volpe gave 19 year-old Alvarez his Liga MX debut in the team's win over Santos Laguna; he played all 90 minutes and was voted third in a Man of the Match online poll by club fans. On 25 December, he scored his first career goal in the Apertura final against Tigres UANL.

Prior to the start of the 2017–18 season, Alvarez was handed the number 4 shirt, which was vacated following the departure of Erik Pimentel.

On 16 December 2018, Alvarez was given the start for the return leg of the Apertura final against Cruz Azul, playing in midfield in place of the injured Mateus Uribe, and scored twice as America won its 13th league title following a 2–0 aggregate score. On 23 February 2019, Alvarez made his 100th competitive appearance for America in the team's 3–0 victory over Lobos BUAP.

Ajax

On 19 July 2019, Dutch club Ajax announced an agreement with Club America for the signing of Alvarez on a five-year contract, subject to a medical, for a reported fee of US$17 million. He successfully passed his medical and was officially presented on 22 July, being handed the number 4 shirt which had been vacated following the departure of Matthijs de Ligt. The club announce

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