Emiliano Alfaro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emiliano Alfaro Toscano | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lazio | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2011 | Liverpool | 107 | (41) |
| 2010 | → San Lorenzo (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2012– | Lazio | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Al Wasl (loan) | 24 | (17) |
| 2014-2015 | → Liverpool (loan) | 12 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Uruguay U-17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2007 | Uruguay U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011– | Uruguay | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Emiliano Alfaro Toscano (born April 28, 1988 in Treinta y Tres) is a Uruguayan footballer striker who currently plays for the Italian club Lazio.
Club career
Alfaro started his professional career with Montevideo club Liverpool at the age of 18, becoming a first-team regular at a young age. After slowly developing as a footballer, Alfaro became a regular scorer for Liverpool. His best period at the club was the 2009-10 Apertura tournament, when he scored 13 times in 15 league matches.
His excellent performances led him to be transferred on loan to the well known Argentine club San Lorenzo de Almagro.[1] His time in Argentina was not particularly successful, as he only managed to score twice for San Lorenzo.
Alfaro returned to Liverpool, where he again became a regular goalscorer. His performances were strong enough to draw the attention of Óscar Tabárez, coach of the Uruguayan national team, for whom Alfaro made his debut.
His form also saw him attract interest from Europe, and on January 12, 2012, Alfaro moved to Italian Serie A club Lazio for a fee of 3 million euro. He chose the number 30 shirt, never before worn at Lazio.
Appearances and goals
Details correct to 28 August 2014
| Season | Club | League | Cup | Continental | Other cups | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Apps | Goals | Comp | Apps | Goals | Comp | Apps | Goals | Comp | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 2005-06 |  Liverpool | PD | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | PD | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 1 | |
| 2007-08 | PD | 28 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 4 | |
| 2008-09 | PD | 21 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 10 | |
| 2009-10 | PD | 15 | 13 | - | - | - | CS | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 17 | 13 | |
| Jan.-Jun. 2010 |  San Lorenzo | PD | 15 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 2 |
| 2010 | PD | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | |
| Total San Lorenzo | - | 18 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2010-11 | Liverpool | PD | 13 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 5 |
| 2011 | PD | 12 | 7 | - | - | - | CL | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 14 | 8 | |
| Total Liverpool | - | 107 | 41 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 111 | 42 | |
| Jan.-Jun. 2012 |  Lazio | A | 8 | 0 | CI | 0 | 0 | UEL | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| 2012-13 |  Al Wasl | UPL | 24 | 17 | EC | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 23 | |
| 2013-14 | Lazio | A | 0 | 0 | CI | 0 | 0 | UEL | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Liverpool | PD | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Total Al Wasl | - | 24 | 17 | - | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 23 | |
| Total | - | 157 | 60 | - | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 169 | 67 | |
International career
Alfaro first represented Uruguay at the 2005 South American Under-17 Football Championship held in Venezuela. The Uruguayans were runners-up to Brazil and qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, which was hosted by Peru. Alfaro also played at the world championship, but Uruguay finished bottom of its group.
He then played with the Uruguayan under-20 team at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada alongside Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez.
On November 7, 2011 he was named for a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Chile in Montevideo.[2]
Alfaro made his debut for Uruguay against Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 15 November 2011.
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Personal life
Alfaro is of Italian heritage and holds an Italian passport, which allowed him to join Lazio as an EU player. His ancestors are from the Piedmontese town of Rorà, about 60 km southwest of Turin.[3]
References
- ↑ "Emiliano Alfaro a San Lorenzo" (in Spanish). FIFA. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ↑ "Emiliano Alfaro y Diego Rodriguez fueron citados a la selección de Uruguay" (in Spanish). Qualification for Brazil. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ↑ "E' il momento di Alfaro" (in Italian). La Lazio Siamo Noi. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
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