Edson Álvarez

Edson Álvarez
Álvarez with Ajax in 2023
Personal information
Full name Edson Omar Álvarez Velázquez
Date of birth (1997-10-24) 24 October 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Tlalnepantla, Mexico
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
(on loan from West Ham United)
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2014 Pachuca
2014–2016 América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 América 86 (5)
2019–2023 Ajax 98 (10)
2023– West Ham United 59 (1)
2025– → Fenerbahçe (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2015 Mexico U18 2 (1)
2017 Mexico U20 10 (1)
2017– Mexico 94 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2025

Edson Omar Álvarez Velázquez (born 24 October 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer. He plays as either a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Fenerbahçe, on loan from Premier League club West Ham United, and for the Mexican national team, which he captains.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
América 2016–17 Liga MX 21260——10282
2017–18 31040—40—390
2018–19 343120———463
Total 865220—40101135
Ajax 2019–20 Eredivisie 12030—82—232
2020–21 24250—100—392
2021–22 31530—70—415
2022–23 31340—8110444
Total 9810150—3331014713
West Ham United 2023–24 Premier League 311103071—422
2024–25 2801020——310
Total 591205071—732
Fenerbahçe (loan) 2025–26 Süper Lig 6000—30—90
Career total 24916390504742034220
  1. ↑ Includes Copa MX, KNVB Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  5. ↑ Seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  8. ↑ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  10. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 15 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 201791
2018110
2019101
202030
2021180
202291
2023141
202481
2025122
Total947
  1. ↑ Álvarez played an additional match against Martinique in 2019, which is not recognized by FIFA.
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Álvarez goal.
List of international goals scored by Edson Álvarez
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
116 July 2017Alamodome, San Antonio, United States Curaçao2–02–02017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
215 November 2019Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Panama2–03–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
327 March 2022Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Honduras1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
421 November 2023Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Honduras2–02–0 (aet)2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A
521 March 2024AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States Panama1–03–02024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
614 June 2025SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, United States Dominican Republic1–03–22025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
76 July 2025NRG Stadium, Houston, United States United States2–12–12025 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

Honours

América

Ajax

Mexico

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Edson Álvarez". Premier League. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Edson Álvarez at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Edson Álvarez at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ↑ Straus, Brian (7 July 2019). "Mexico Turns Tide, Wins Gold Cup Title Again vs. Wasteful USMNT". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
  7. ↑ "Mexico beats Panama in Gold Cup final with late Gimenez goal". ESPN. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "United States 1–2 Mexico: Mauricio Pochettino's side beaten in Gold Cup final". BBC Sport. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Mexico win first Nations League final thanks to Raúl Jiménez double". The Guardian. 24 March 2025. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Mexico leads way in Concacaf Men's Best XI". CONCACAF. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "2021 Concacaf Awards". CONCACAF. 24 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Álvarez, Díaz, Malagón earn 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup honors". CONCACAF. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Turner, Funes Mori named to Best XI". CONCACAF. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Díaz, Jiménez, Richards headline Gold Cup Best XI". CONCACAF. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "CONCACAF MEN TEAM 2020 by IFFHS". IFFHS. 16 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "IFFHS". iffhs.com. Archived from the original on 2025-08-16. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
  17. ↑ "IFFHS". www.iffhs.com. Archived from the original on 2025-12-05. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
  18. ↑ "Reyna, Pulisic head up Nations League Finals Best XI". CONCACAF. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  19. ↑ "Jiménez, Waterman, David headline CNL Finals Best XI". CONCACAF. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.

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