Antonio Álvarez

Antonio Álvarez Villar, also known as Toño Álvarez (born 26 December 2003) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Piratas in Liga de Expansión MX.

Early life Álvarez began playing at age four with Club Deportivo Fortín (now known as Fuertes CDF). In 2016, he began playing with Atlante. After having departed Atlante a couple years earlier, in 2019, he joined the youth system of C.D. Guadalajara. In 2020, he joined the Cruz Azul youth system.

Club career Álvarez played for Guadalajara B in the Mexican third tier. On 10 January 2025, he scored his first goal in Liga MX, in a 1-0 victory over Querétaro, in a match where America played the majority of its U23 squad.

In August 2025, he was loaned to Canadian Premier League club Atlético Ottawa. He made his debut on 10 August 2025 against Valour FC. At the end of the year he returned to América.

In June 2026 he signed with Piratas F.C. of the Liga de Expansión MX, the second tier of Mexican football.