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According to the official website of Liga MX, Álvarez joined the Basic Forces of Pachuca in 2016.
The South American Sub-20 Championship was held and one of the main figures of the tournament was the Mexican Fernando Alvarez.
Álvarez, 19 years old, was born in 2003 in New York, United States, but from a very young age he emigrated to Mexico with his parents. Fernando obtained Mexican nationality without any problem because his mother is of Aztec origin, while his father is Colombian.
According to the official site of the Liga MX, Alvarez joined the Basic Forces of the Pachuca in 2016 and in his first tournament with the Tuzos he played three games in the Under-13 category.
Between 2016 and 2021, Fernando climbed between the youth categories and in the Opening 2021 was considered for the first team, however, the youth player has not yet made his debut in the Liga MX. In it Opening 2022Álvarez played in the Pachuca from Premier League and in the Closing 2023 appears registered in the U-20 team of the Tuzos.
Due to his level in the youth categories of the PachucaFernandowho works as a central defender, was called up in 2019 to play with the Mexican National Team Sub-16 and in early 2020 he was considered for the Tri Sub-18. However, in recent years he was not called to represent Mexico internationally and Colombiathe country of origin of his father, called him to play a couple of friendly duels in September 2022.
The performances of Álvarez in the friendlies they convinced the coaching staff of Colombia and they summoned him to South American U-20 Championship. The defender started the tournament watching the first two games from the substitute bench, but managed to win ownership and became a key figure in the coffee squad that got his ticket to the Under-20 World Cup which will be held in Indonesia.
“Fortunately, I have been able to live this experience at a mature age. Knowing what it means to live this shirt is the best for me. As long as I have this shirt on, I will give what this country deserves. We want to mark our future and be the generation that shines,” he said at a press conference.
Fernando Alvarezwho had the opportunity to be in a training camp of the Ajax At the end of 2022, he seems to have a great future in football and would be one more of the talents that “escaped” the Mexican team.