Emiliano Alfaro

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Emiliano Alfaro
Personal information
Full name Emiliano Alfaro Toscano
Date of birth (1988-04-28) 28 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Treinta y Tres, Uruguay
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Free Agent
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Liverpool 107 (41)
2010 San Lorenzo (loan) 18 (2)
2012–2015 Lazio 8 (0)
2012–2013 Al Wasl (loan) 24 (17)
2014–2015 Liverpool (loan) 27 (21)
2015 Buriram United 0 (0)
International career
2005 Uruguay U-17 9 (1)
2007 Uruguay U-20 2 (0)
2011– Uruguay 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2011

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Emiliano Alfaro Toscano (born April 28, 1988 in Treinta y Tres) is a Uruguayan footballer striker who currently Free Agent.

Club career

Alfaro started his professional career with England 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.

Due to many injurious time, He never played for Buriram United.

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 Uruguay Liverpool (Montevideo) 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 Argentina San Lorenzo PD 15 2 - - - - - - - - - 15 2
2010 PD 3 0 - - - - - - - - - 3 0
Total San Lorenzo - 18 2 - - - - - - - - 18 2
2010-11 Uruguay Liverpool (Montevideo) 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 Italy Lazio A 8 0 CI 0 0 UEL 0 0 - - - 8 0
2012-13 United Arab Emirates Al Wasl UPL 24 17 EC 8 6 - - - - - 32 23
2013-14 Italy Lazio A 0 0 CI 0 0 UEL 0 0 - - - 0 0
2014-15 Uruguay Liverpool (Montevideo) 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.

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

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