| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yordany Álvarez Oropeza | ||
| Date of birth | May 24, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Cienfuegos, Cuba | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Real Salt Lake (on loan from Orlando City S.C.) |
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| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | FC Cienfuegos | ||
| 2009–2010 | Austin Aztex | 40 | (5) |
| 2011– | Orlando City | 21 | (2) |
| 2011– | → Real Salt Lake (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 | Cuba | 8 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 7, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Yordany Álvarez (born May 24, 1985 in Cienfuegos) is a Cuban footballer who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer, on loan from USL Pro side Orlando City.
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Álvarez began his career in his native Cuba, playing with his hometown club FC Cienfuegos in the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba.
While playing for the Cuban U-23 national team in the Olympic qualifying tournament in Tampa, Florida in March 2008, Álvarez along with several other members of the team, defected to the United States under the wet foot dry foot scheme that allows Cubans who reach U.S. soil to obtain asylum.[1]
Following an unsuccessful trial with Los Angeles Galaxy,[2] Álvarez was signed to a professional contract by the USL First Division expansion franchise Austin Aztex after attending the Aztex open tryouts in California in March 2009. He made his debut for the team on April 18, 2009, in Austin's USL1 season opener against Minnesota Thunder.[3] On January 21, 2010 renewed his contract by signing a three-year deal with the club.[4] Prior to the 2011 season, new owners purchased the club and moved it to Orlando, Florida, re-naming it Orlando City S.C.. The club will play in the USL Pro league in 2011. At the end of the 2011 USL Pro season, Álvarez signed with Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake on a loan agreement.[5].
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