Julian Alvarez honored by Transfermarkt River’s top goal scorer was deemed Argentina’s best player in 2021.

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Julian Alvarez had an outstanding 2021. He had an excellent performance wearing River’s jersey and won three titles: Argentine Super Cup, Professional League Cup, and the PFL Champions’ Trophy. Furthermore, he played the historic CONMEBOL Copa America in Brazil, where Argentina’s National Team became the champion.

Data website Transfermarkt deemed him Argentina’s 2021 best player. This award is given in the European Leagues since 2018, and it is currently handed out in 22 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, the US, and Japan for the first time. The winners are chosen by the Transfermarkt community, after shortlisting six players per position and then the voting takes place.

It is worth noting that the shortlisted candidates for 2021 were all members of River’s professional squad: Franco Armani (best keeper), Paulo Diaz (best defender), Enzo Perez (best midfielder), and Julian (best forward). River’s No. 9 became the winner after getting 58% of the votes. Furthermore, David Martinez, Enzo Fernandez and Agustin Palavecino had also been shortlisted.

Some of the world’s football players who have also won this award are Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappe, Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, and Erling Haaland. Together with Messi and Valentin Castellanos, Alvarez is one of the only Argentine players who won this award.