A breakdown of Julian Alvarez's Champions League goals
by The Stats Zone ·
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Since moving to Europe from River Plate, Julian Alvarez has fast established himself as another top striker from Argentina who is an increasingly frequent goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League.
Alvarez scored his first Champions League goal back in October 2022 against Copenhagen whilst at Pep Guardiola’s Man City, and the following two seasons saw the Argentinian’s numbers really shoot up as he proceeded to find the net over ten times across that period. This despite Alvarez leaving the Premier League side in summer 2024 to join Atletico Madrid.
It's interesting to study how Alvarez has been so successful in front of goal for two different clubs in a fairly short period of time in European football's premier club competition. In this feature, we run through all those important numbers and assess the key data when it comes to all of Alvarez’s goals scored so far during his Champions League career.
His tally currently stands at 26 Champions League goals, with this article to be updated each time he finds the net in the competition.
Last updated after his goal against Stuttgart on Matchday 3 of the 2026-27 season
By Season
- Alvarez’s best season total is ten goals, which he achieved in 2025-26.
- The Argentine striker scored eight Champions League goals for Man City before he moved to Atletico Madrid.
By Round
- 65.4% of Alvarez’s goals in the tournament so far have come in the group stage / league phase.
- Alvarez boasts two goals in the last four with his first coming in the 2022-23 semi-final second leg for Man City against Real Madrid – the season he became a Champions League winner for the first time.
By Pitch Area
- Alvarez is notorious for being a strong penalty-box striker, having already reached 18 goals in the Champions League from inside the area (not including the six-yard box).
- However, the Argentine international does boast four goals from outside the area.
Method Of Goals
- All of Alvarez’s European goals have come via either his right or left foot.
- Alvarez is yet to score a headed goal in the Champions League.
Type Of Goals
- 76.9% of Alvarez's Champions League goals have come from open play.
- He has also proven himself to be an effective free-kick taker, having scored three times via that route.
By Half
- The Argentinian has proven slightly more potent in the second half of games.
- He has already reached double-figures when it comes to both first and second-half Champions League goals.
By Minute
- Alvarez’s fitness and effectiveness late in games is underlined by him scoring 23.1% of his European goals in the final 15 minutes of fixtures (including injury-time).
- Whilst having scored just once between the 16th and 30th minute of games, Alvarez does have six goals inside the opening 15 minutes of matches.
Nations Scored Against
- Compared to other nations, Alvarez has most often scored against German opposition in the Champions League.
- Alvarez currently boasts goals against clubs from 11 different nations.
Teams Scored Against
- At the time of writing, Alvarez has found the net against 18 different clubs in the Champions League.
- Of those 18 clubs, he has scored the most – three – against Tottenham.
Goalkeepers Scored Against
- Thibaut Courtois is perhaps the most notable goalkeeper to have conceded at the hands of Alvarez.
- Matej Kovar leads the way having conceded three goals Alvarez - two while at Leverkusen and once at PSV.
Top Assisters
- Only four players have assisted Alvarez more than once in the Champions League.
- Phil Foden set up Alvarez twice whilst the pair were teammates at Man City, whilst Giuliano Simeone, Antoine Griezmann and Ademola Lookman have done the same at Atletico Madrid.
