J. Álvarez · career
Julián Álvarez
Center Forward · Atletico Madrid · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 180 appearances, 67 goals and 29 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at River Plate — Season rating 69, 20 goals and 12 assists in 35 games. 2021/22 was the leap — Season rating up 38 points at River Plate. Form has slipped 13 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 22 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 6 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Atletico Madrid | 29 | 8 | 4 | 79 | 46 |
| 2024/25 | Atletico Madrid | 37 | 17 | 4 | 92 | 65 |
| 2023/24 | Manchester City | 38 | 11 | 8 | 96 | 59 |
| 2022/23 | Manchester City | 31 | 9 | 0 | 90 | 32 |
| 2022/23 | River Plate | 17 | 11 | 2 | 54 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | River PlateLoan | 35 | 20 | 12 | 62 | 69 |
| 2020/21 | River Plate | 10 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 31 |
| 2019/20 | River Plate | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | River Plate | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2026/27 | World Cup - Qualification South America | 18 | 4 |
| 2026/27 | Friendlies | 2 | 1 | |
| 2026/27 | World Cup | 8 | 1 | |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Copa America | 6 | 2 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification South America | 6 | 1 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 4 | 2 | |
| 2022/23 | CONMEBOL - UEFA Finalissima | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup | 7 | 4 | |
| 2021/22 | Copa America | 1 | 0 | |
| Argentina U23 | 2024/25 | Olympics Men | 13 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament | 7 | 1 | |
| Argentina U20 | 2019/20 | World Cup - U20 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | Sudamericano U20 | 9 | 1 |
Honours
CONMEBOL Copa America×3Premier League×3Community Shield×2CONMEBOL Libertadores×2CONMEBOL Recopa×2CONMEBOL/UEFA Finalissima×2Copa Argentina×2FA Cup×2FIFA Intercontinental Cup×2FIFA World Cup×2J.League World Challenge×2Liga Profesional Argentina×2Super Copa×2Trofeo de Campeones×2UEFA Champions League×2UEFA Super Cup×2Community Shield×3CONMEBOL Libertadores×2CONMEBOL U20×2FA Cup×2Liga Profesional Argentina×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification South Americaat Argentina | 18 | 1349 | 4 | 3 | 7.1 |
| World Cupat Argentina | 8 | 601 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Friendliesat Argentina | 2 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
Schedule · 2025/26
52 played4 unused sub6 injured4 not in squad· 3809 min, 20g 10a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15 | FIFA Club World Cup | A Paris Saint Germain | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Jun 19 | FIFA Club World Cup | A Seattle Sounders | 3-1 | Played | 82 | 7.2 | ||
| Jun 23 | FIFA Club World Cup | H Botafogo | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| Aug 3 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC Porto | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Friendlies Clubs | A Newcastle | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 17 | La Liga | A Espanyol | 1-2 | Played | 82 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| Aug 23 | La Liga | H Elche | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 30 | La Liga | A Alaves | 1-1 | Played | 88 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 13 | La Liga | H Villarreal | 2-0 | Played | 45 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Sep 17 | UEFA Champions League | A Liverpool | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 21 | La Liga | A Mallorca | 1-1 | Played | 62 | 6.0 | ||
| Sep 24 | La Liga | H Rayo Vallecano | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 3 | 10.0 | |
| Sep 27 | La Liga | H Real Madrid | 5-2 | Played | 89 | 2 | 8.9 | |
| Sep 30 | UEFA Champions League | H Eintracht Frankfurt | 5-1 | Played | 89 | 1 | 2 | 9.3 |
| Oct 5 | La Liga | A Celta Vigo | 1-1 | Played | 81 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 18 | La Liga | H Osasuna | 1-0 | Played | 82 | 7.5 | ||
| Oct 21 | UEFA Champions League | A Arsenal | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 27 | La Liga | A Real Betis | 2-0 | Played | 60 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| Nov 1 | La Liga | H Sevilla | 3-0 | Played | 86 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| Nov 4 | UEFA Champions League | H Union St. Gilloise | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Nov 8 | La Liga | H Levante | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Nov 23 | La Liga | A Getafe | 1-0 | Played | 59 | 6.0 | ||
| Nov 26 | UEFA Champions League | H Inter | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Nov 29 | La Liga | H Oviedo | 2-0 | Played | 27 | 7.0 | ||
| Dec 2 | La Liga | A Barcelona | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | La Liga | A Athletic Club | 0-1 | Played | 66 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 9 | UEFA Champions League | A PSV Eindhoven | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Dec 13 | La Liga | H Valencia | 2-1 | Played | 59 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 17 | Copa del Rey | A Atlético Baleares | 3-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 21 | La Liga | A Girona | 3-0 | Played | 77 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Jan 4 | La Liga | A Real Sociedad | 1-1 | Played | 60 | 5.9 | ||
| Jan 8 | Super Cup | H Real Madrid | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 13 | Copa del Rey | A Deportivo La Coruna | 1-0 | Played | 58 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 18 | La Liga | H Alaves | 1-0 | Played | 62 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 21 | UEFA Champions League | A Galatasaray | 1-1 | Played | 73 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 25 | La Liga | H Mallorca | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 28 | UEFA Champions League | H Bodo/Glimt | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 31 | La Liga | A Levante | 0-0 | Played | 63 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 5 | Copa del Rey | A Real Betis | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 8 | La Liga | H Real Betis | 0-1 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 12 | Copa del Rey | H Barcelona | 4-0 | Played | 68 | 1 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Feb 15 | La Liga | A Rayo Vallecano | 0-3 | Played | 34 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 18 | UEFA Champions League | A Club Brugge KV | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Feb 21 | La Liga | H Espanyol | 4-2 | Played | 29 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 24 | UEFA Champions League | H Club Brugge KV | 4-1 | Played | 58 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 28 | La Liga | A Oviedo | 1-0 | Played | 45 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Mar 3 | Copa del Rey | A Barcelona | 0-3 | Played | 69 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 7 | La Liga | H Real Sociedad | 3-2 | Played | 37 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 10 | UEFA Champions League | H Tottenham | 5-2 | Played | 73 | 2 | 1 | 10.0 |
| Mar 14 | La Liga | H Getafe | 1-0 | Played | 24 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 18 | UEFA Champions League | A Tottenham | 2-3 | Played | 84 | 1 | 1 | 8.9 |
| Mar 22 | La Liga | A Real Madrid | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| Apr 4 | La Liga | H Barcelona | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 8 | UEFA Champions League | A Barcelona | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Apr 11 | La Liga | A Sevilla | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 14 | UEFA Champions League | H Barcelona | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 18 | Copa del Rey | H Real Sociedad | 2-2 | Played | 120 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Apr 22 | La Liga | A Elche | 2-3 | Coach's decision | — | |||
| Apr 25 | La Liga | H Athletic Club | 3-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 29 | UEFA Champions League | H Arsenal | 1-1 | Played | 77 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| May 2 | La Liga | A Valencia | 2-0 | Ankle Injury | — | |||
| May 5 | UEFA Champions League | A Arsenal | 0-1 | Played | 66 | 6.7 | ||
| May 9 | La Liga | H Celta Vigo | 0-1 | Ankle Injury | — | |||
| May 12 | La Liga | A Osasuna | 2-1 | Ankle Injury | — | |||
| May 17 | La Liga | H Girona | 1-0 | Ankle Injury | — | |||
| May 24 | La Liga | A Villarreal | 1-5 | Ankle Injury | — |