Alvaro David Montero Perales
Colombia
GK
Age
31
Appearances
0
Clean sheets
0
About Alvaro David Montero Perales
Alvaro David Montero Perales is one of the goalkeepers Néstor Lorenzo named in Colombia's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, reaching the finals aged 31. He plays his club football for Vélez Sarsfield in Argentina's Primera División, having moved to the Argentine club after a long career in Colombian football.
Montero has 11 senior caps for Colombia and has won a string of domestic honours at home, including Categoría Primera A titles with Deportes Tolima and Millonarios and the 2024 Superliga Colombiana title. They go into the group stage in Group K, alongside Portugal, DR Congo and Uzbekistan, with their opening game against Uzbekistan on 17 June, having qualified by finishing third in CONMEBOL's round-robin to reach the finals.
Montero has 11 senior caps for Colombia and has won a string of domestic honours at home, including Categoría Primera A titles with Deportes Tolima and Millonarios and the 2024 Superliga Colombiana title. They go into the group stage in Group K, alongside Portugal, DR Congo and Uzbekistan, with their opening game against Uzbekistan on 17 June, having qualified by finishing third in CONMEBOL's round-robin to reach the finals.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
A tall goalkeeper at 2.01 m, Montero builds his game on his command of the box, a commanding presence who comes to claim crosses and control his area. He is right-footed and uses his height to take charge of the six-yard box. He goes into the group stage in Néstor Lorenzo's squad at 31, with 11 senior caps for Colombia to his name and a long career in South American football behind him.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Alvaro David Montero Perales's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 11 senior caps for Colombia. Néstor Lorenzo has named him in the 26-man squad for the finals, where he is one of the goalkeepers in the group-stage party. He stays among Colombia's goalkeeping options on the final list, in line to make his World Cup bow.
National Team
Colombia
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Montero's contribution for Colombia is in goal: a tall, commanding goalkeeper whose strength is claiming crosses and taking charge of his box, using his 2.01 m frame to dominate his area. He is there to keep the ball out rather than add anything at the other end of the pitch for the side. On the Goal Rush card Colombia are a Tier 3 side at £17m within the game's £200m card budget.
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Montero at the 2026 World Cup
Montero is a confirmed goalkeeper in Néstor Lorenzo's 26-man Colombia squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is part of the squad for Colombia's Group K campaign, which begins in mid-June.
Picking Colombia in Goal Rush
Colombia carry a Tier 3 billing of £17m on the card. They open Group K against Uzbekistan on 17 June, with Montero among the goalkeepers in the confirmed 26.
Alvaro David Montero Perales World Cup 2026 FAQs
Colombia are a Tier 3 side at £17m on the Goal Rush card, a mid-priced team pick. Alvaro David Montero Perales is in Néstor Lorenzo's confirmed 26 as a goalkeeper, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Montero is a goalkeeper for Colombia. He plays his club football for Vélez Sarsfield in Argentina and is part of Néstor Lorenzo's squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Colombia's final 26.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Néstor Lorenzo's 26-man Colombia squad after Colombia qualified through CONMEBOL to reach the finals.
Montero plays his club football for Vélez Sarsfield in Argentina. He is named among Colombia's goalkeepers in Néstor Lorenzo's final 26, and takes his place in the squad for the group stage.
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