| Mikel Álvaro | |
| Fullname: | Mikel Álvaro Salazar |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Amurrio, Spain |
| Position: | Winger |
| Years1: | 2001–2002 |
| Years2: | 2002–2003 |
| Years3: | 2003–2006 |
| Caps3: | 67 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2006–2007 |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2007–2008 |
| Caps5: | 35 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2008–2009 |
| Caps6: | 36 |
| Goals6: | 13 |
| Years7: | 2009–2011 |
| Caps7: | 50 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Years8: | 2011–2013 |
| Caps8: | 59 |
| Goals8: | 21 |
| Years9: | 2013–2015 |
| Caps9: | 49 |
| Goals9: | 13 |
| Years10: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps10: | 5 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Years11: | 2016 |
| Caps11: | 10 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2017–2022 |
| Caps12: | 129 |
| Goals12: | 7 |
| Years13: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps13: | 6 |
| Goals13: | 1 |
| Years14: | 2023 |
| Caps14: | 13 |
| Goals14: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 489 |
| Totalgoals: | 70 |
Mikel Álvaro Salazar (born 20 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right winger.
Álvaro was born in Amurrio, Álava. After spending most of his career in the Segunda División B or lower, mainly with hometown's Amurrio Club, he arrived at already 27 at CD Numancia of Segunda División.[1] [2] His first game in the competition occurred on 29 August 2009, as he played one minute in a 2–1 away win against RC Celta de Vigo.[3] Already as a starter, he scored his first goal as a professional, in a 1–0 home victory over Real Unión.[4]
In early August 2011, Álvaro terminated his contract with the Soria club,[5] going on to spend the following two seasons in Georgia with FC Dinamo Tbilisi, where he shared teams with several compatriots.[6] In the summer of 2013, he joined Azerbaijan Premier League side Inter Baku PIK on a two-year deal.[7]
Álvaro left Auckland City FC in January 2016,[8] and rejoined Dinamo Tbilisi later that month.[9] He returned to both his homeland and his native region on 16 January 2017, signing for third-tier SD Amorebieta[10] and helping to a first-ever promotion to the professional leagues at the end of the 2020–21 campaign.[11]
Álvaro retired in June 2023 aged 40, following short spells in the lower leagues with Club Portugalete[12] and CD Laredo.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2006–07 | Segunda División B | 30 | 2 | – | 30 | 2 | |||||
| 2007–08 | 35 | 1 | – | 35 | 1 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | 36 | 13 | – | 36 | 13 | ||||||
| Numancia | 2009–10 | Segunda División | 34 | 4 | colspan="2" | - | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2010–11 | 16 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 50 | 4 | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2011–12 | Erovnuli Liga | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 | |
| 2012–13 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 18 | |||
| Total | 59 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 25 | |||
| Inter Baku | 2013–14 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| 2014–15 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 10 | |||
| Total | 49 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 62 | 14 | |||
| Auckland City | 2015–16 | Football Championship | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2015–16 | Erovnuli Liga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 274 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 305 | 61 | |||
Dinamo Tbilisi