Domestic-league season · Atletico Madrid.
Missed 6 of Atletico Madrid's ~38 games this season through 6 injury absences (ankle, coach's decision). He still appeared 29 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 La Liga | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1902 | 6.97 |
 UEFA Champions League | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1240 | 7.55 |
 Copa del Rey | 4 | 2 | 1 | 315 | 7.28 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 7.2 |
 Super Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.9 |
Álvarez's current-season form is down 29% on last season (Season 63→45), while his Rating eased 92→79. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 67).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Atletico Madrid · 4th | 29 | 8 | 4 | 6.97 | 79 | 45 |
| 2024/25 | Atletico Madrid · 3rd | 37 | 17 | 4 | 7.24 | 92 | 63 |
| 2023/24 | Manchester City · 1st | 38 | 11 | 8 | 7.34 | 96 | 58 |
| 2022/23 | Manchester City · 1st | 31 | 9 | 0 | 6.87 | 90 | 31 |
| 2021/22 | River Plate · 1st | 35 | 20 | 12 | 7.54 | 62 | 67 |
| 2020/21 | River Plate · 2nd | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7.11 | 57 | 30 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
J. Álvarez is a 26-year-old centre-forward at Atletico Madrid, rated 79.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 86th of 389 in the La Liga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (66% of available minutes). He brings 0.57 goal contributions per 90 (0.38 goals, 0.19 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Álvarez.
Judged on this season alone, Álvarez graded 45 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 44 centre-forwards in the La Liga, on 8 goals and 4 assists in 29 appearances (0.568 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 63 → 45). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 79, top 30% of the 44 centre-forwards in the La Liga. At 26 Álvarez is in his prime years, and a market index of 145.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Álvarez missed 6 games through injury (ankle, coach's decision) out of roughly 38 this season. The 29 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
8 goals in 29 appearances (0.28 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 12 goal contributions (0.41 per appearance).
With a Rating of 79.2, Álvarez carries the 13th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the La Liga (top 30%). In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.57 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~146), then tapers with age. At 26, Álvarez sits on 145.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Álvarez's projected Rating — 79.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€92M total transfer fees · 4 moves
1 report links J. Álvarez with Barcelona. The reporting is thinly sourced (40% credibility), led by AS, putting the move at roughly 18% to happen. So far the talk is speculative rather than concrete.
FC Barcelona have made a formal offer for Julián Álvarez and are pressing Atlético; Laporta says Barça's offer is firm but 'not unlimited' in time.
