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Fran Álvarez

Squad depthWidzew Łódź · 28 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameFrancisco Javier Álvarez Rodríguez
PositionCentre-forward
NationalitySpain
Age28
Date of birth21 Jan 1998
BirthplaceSocovos
Height178 cm
Shirt number#10
ClubWidzew Łódź
Centre-forwardalso played MID
11
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
858
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Widzew Łódź.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ekstraklasa2001807.1

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

Fran Álvarez is a 28-year-old centre-forward at Widzew Łódź, rated 26.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 94th of 188 on scout potential in the Ekstraklasa. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (56.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.21 goal contributions per 90 (0.21 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Álvarez.

Judged on this season alone, Álvarez graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 14th of 19 of the 19 centre-forwards in the Ekstraklasa, on 2 goals and 0 assists in 11 appearances (0.21 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 32 → 16). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 9th of 19 of the 19 centre-forwards in the Ekstraklasa. At 28 Álvarez is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2025/26 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2025/26Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2023/24
26.5
Ratingi
9th of 19 centre-forwards
16.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
56.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.21
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Widzew Łódź finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

11
Apps
2
Goals
0
Assists
2
G+A
0.18
Goals / app

2 goals in 11 appearances (0.18 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 56.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.21 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 26.5, Álvarez carries the 9th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Ekstraklasa of 19 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.21 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Ekstraklasa with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2
Shots on target7
Shots15

Passing

Assists0
Chances created16
Passes318
Pass accuracy77%

Possession

Successful dribbles9
Dribble success50%
Duels won35
Duels won %46.1%
Fouls won15

Defending

Tackles9
Interceptions3
Blocks4
Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.