Anaís Alexandra Álvarez Portilla (born 4 July 2007) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Colo-Colo and the Chile women's national team.

Anaís Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Anaís Alexandra Álvarez Portilla
Date of birth (2007-07-04) 4 July 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile[1]
Height 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Colo-Colo
Number 25
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Colo-Colo
International career
2022– Chile U17 14 (1)
2023– Chile 3 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 November 2023

Club career

edit

A product of the Colo-Colo youth system, she was promoted to the first team for the 2023 season after standing out in the preseason matches against the Punta Arenas city team and Peruvian side Alianza Lima [es]. She scored her first goal at professional level against Cobresal [es] in the first matchday of the national championship.[3]

At international level, she became the youngest player to make her debut in the 2023 Copa Libertadores Femenina after entering in the 4–0 win against Libertad-Limpeño [es].[4][5]

International career

edit

In 2022, she represented Chile at under-17 level in both the South American Championship and the World Cup.[6][7] At the World Cup, she was selected as the best player in the first match against New Zealand.[8]

In 2024, she was included in the Chile squad for the South American U-17 Championship.[9]

At senior level, she made her debut in a 3–0 win against New Zealand on 23 September 2023 in Santiago, Chile.[10]

She was included in the Chile squad for the 2023 Pan American Games after Javiera Grez injured.[11] Chile won the silver medal[12] and she made two appearances and made an assist in the match against Jamaica.[13][14]

Honours

edit

Colo-Colo

Chile

Individual

  • Premios FutFem - Best Youth Player: 2022[15]
  • Premios FutFem - Revelation Player: 2023[16]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Anais Alvarez". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Anaís Álvarez Perfil". OneFootball (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  3. ^ Molina, Geraldine (28 March 2023). "Las niñas prodigio del futfem: Nicole Carter, Anaís Álvarez y Ámbar Figueroa se lucen en el Campeonato Femenino". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  4. ^ Jara Ramírez, Diego (10 October 2023). "La gran marca que consigue Anaís ÁLVAREZ con Colo Colo Femenino en la Libertadores". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  5. ^ Molina, Geraldine (10 October 2023). "Anaís Álvarez y su debut soñado en Copa Libertadores con Colo-Colo". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  7. ^ "La nómina de la Selección chilena femenina Sub 17 para el Mundial de India 2022". www.goal.com (in Spanish). Goal. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Anaís Alvarez fue elegida como la jugadora del partido ante Nueva Zelanda en el Mundial sub 17". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  9. ^ "La Roja femenina entregó su nómina para el Sudamericano sub 17 en Paraguay". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  10. ^ "La "Roja" femenina goleó al mundialista Nueva Zelanda y le dio su primer triunfo al técnico Luis Mena". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  11. ^ Molina, Geraldine (19 October 2023). "Anaís Álvarez reemplazará a Javiera Grez en La Roja en Santiago 2023". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  14. ^ Silva, Felipe (29 October 2023). "Tiene 16 años, ya está en la Roja adulta y así hablan de ella: "Necesitamos que sea el recambio"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Todas las ganadoras de los Premios FutFem 2022". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Todas las ganadoras de los Premios FutFem 2023". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 7 December 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
edit