Efrain Alvarez
HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a Homegrown Player on March 4, 2018.
Alvarez is a very talented and creative young player with a great vision of the game. The 16-year-old was the seventh-youngest player to sign in MLS and he will look to develop as a professional in the attacking midfield in 2019 after scoring 12 goals in 18 appearances for LA Galaxy II in the USL a year ago.
INTERNATIONAL: Alvarez has spent time with U.S. Soccer Youth National Team and Mexican National Team sides. Most recently, Alvarez was scored the lone goal for Mexico’s U-17 team in a win over Argentina. He featured for the Mexico U-15s at the Rimini Cup in Germany in 2017.
ACADEMY: Alvarez also had a big 2017 with the LA Galaxy Academy, leading the U-17/18s to the USSDA Championships, scoring in the team’s quarterfinal, semifinal and championship matches.
Stats
| Date | Match | Result | Appearance | MINS | G | A | SHTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/2018 | HOU @ LA | L 3-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/21/2018 | LA @ MIN | W 3-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/06/2018 | LA @ SKC | T 1-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/29/2018 | VAN @ LA | W 0-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/23/2018 | SEA @ LA | W 0-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/15/2018 | LA @ TOR | L 3-5 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/01/2018 | LA @ RSL | L 2-6 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/24/2018 | LAFC @ LA | T 1-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/18/2018 | LA @ SEA | L 0-5 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/14/2018 | COL @ LA | T 2-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/11/2018 | MIN @ LA | T 2-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/04/2018 | LA @ COL | L 1-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/29/2018 | ORL @ LA | W 3-4 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/26/2018 | LA @ LAFC | T 2-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/21/2018 | LA @ PHI | W 3-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/14/2018 | LA @ NE | W 3-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/07/2018 | CLB @ LA | W 0-4 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/04/2018 | DC @ LA | T 2-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/30/2018 | LA @ SJ | T 3-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/09/2018 | RSL @ LA | W 0-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/02/2018 | LA @ POR | T 1-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/30/2018 | DAL @ LA | L 3-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/25/2018 | SJ @ LA | W 0-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/21/2018 | LA @ MTL | W 1-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/12/2018 | LA @ DAL | L 2-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/05/2018 | LA @ HOU | L 2-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/28/2018 | RBNY @ LA | L 3-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/21/2018 | ATL @ LA | L 2-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/14/2018 | LA @ CHI | W 1-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/08/2018 | SKC @ LA | L 2-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/31/2018 | LAFC @ LA | W 3-4 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/24/2018 | LA @ VAN | T 0-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/11/2018 | LA @ NYC | L 1-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/04/2018 | POR @ LA | W 1-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
