Álvaro Montoro

Álvaro Montoro
Personal information
Date of birth	17 April 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth	Concepción, Tucumán, Argentina
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vélez Sarsfield
Number	36
Youth career
0000	Concepción
0000	Liniers
2017–2024	Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years	Team
2024–	Vélez Sarsfield
International career
2022–	Argentina U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:35, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Álvaro Montoro (born 17 April 2007) is an Argentine footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Vélez Sarsfield.

Early life

Montoro was born in the Barrio Independencia, Concepción, Tucumán.^[1]

Montoro started his career with Concepción Fútbol Club, before moving to Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, at the age of eight.^[2] In Buenos Aires, he first played for Liniers, before joining Vélez Sarsfield in 2017.^[1]^[3]

Montoro was called up to the Argentina under-17 team in June 2022.^[4]^[5]

His brother, Francisco, is also a footballer and currently also plays in the academy of Vélez Sarsfield.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "Alvarito Montoro: el crack concepcionense que la rompe en Vélez" [Alvarito Montoro: the star from Concepcion who breaks it in Vélez]. tucumanalas7.com.ar (in Spanish). 9 November 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ "Álvaro Montoro, "el Iniesta tucumano", brilla en las inferiores de Vélez Sarsfield" [Álvaro Montoro, "the Iniesta from Tucumán", shines in the inferiors of Vélez Sarsfield]. primerafuente.com.ar (in Spanish). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Álvaro Montoro, el niño tucumano al que comparan con Iniesta" [Álvaro Montoro, the boy from Tucuman who is compared to Iniesta]. eltucumano.com (in Spanish). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ "Debutantes en Ezeiza" [Debutantes in Ezeiza]. velez.com.ar (in Spanish). 4 June 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ "Un pibe tucumano al que llaman "el Iniesta de Vélez" fue convocado a la preselección juvenil Sub 17" [A boy from Tucumán who is called "Iniesta de Vélez" was called up to the Under 17 youth team]. contextotucuman.com (in Spanish). 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.