Julian Alvarez Birth Calchín, Córdoba, Argentina January 31, 2000 (23 years old) Nationality(ies) Argentina Height 1.70 m (5′ 7″)​ Weight 71 kg (156 lb He emerged at Club Atlético Calchín, but trained and made his professional debut at C. A. River Plate. At this stage he won six professional titles. In 2021 he became the top scorer in the Argentine First Division tournament with eighteen goals and won several individual awards, the most notable being the soccer player of the year in South America. In 2022 he became the player who scored the most goals in a Copa Libertadores match by scoring six goals against Alianza Lima in the 8-1 win, a record that he shares with footballer Juan Carlos Sánchez Frías.