Their 2026 World Cup
Three assists in five matches, more than any other Mexican: against South Africa, the Czech Republic and Ecuador. The hosts' creator-in-chief.
Match by match
R. Alvarado played 5 matches for Mexico, starting every one.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group A | vs South Africa 2-0 | Started, played the full match · 1 assist |
| Group A | vs South Korea 1-0 | Started, off on 80′ |
| Group A | vs Czech Republic 3-0 | Started, played the full match · 1 assist |
| Round of 32 | vs Ecuador 2-0 | Started, off on 80′ · 1 assist |
| Round of 16 | vs England 2-3 | Started, played the full match |
Who he is
- Born
- 7 September 1998 · aged 27 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Salamanca
- Height
- 1.70 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Roberto Carlos Alvarado Hernández (Spanish pronunciation: [ɾɾoβˈeɾto kˈaɾlos ˌalβaɾˈaðo eɾnˈandeθ]; born 7 September 1998), nicknamed "Piojo" (lit. 'Louse'), is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Guadalajara and the Mexico national team. Alvarado made his professional debut with second-tier side Celaya at the age of 15, becoming the youngest player in league history. After a short spell with Pachuca, he moved to Necaxa in 2017. The following year, Alvarado joined Cruz Azul, where he won a Liga MX title, putting an end to a 24-year drought for the club. He joined Guadalajara in December 2021. Alvarado participated with the Mexico under-21 team that received second place at the 2018 Toulon Tournament and the Mexico under-23 team that won a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic tournament. He earned his first senior international cap for Mexico on 7 September 2018 in a friendly match against Uruguay. Alvarado helped the team win three CONCACAF Gold Cup titles in 2019, 2023, and 2025.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
Tournament data from API-Football. See more rankings on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Selección Nacional de México · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)