retirement from professional football. Career statistics Details correct to 24 November 2018 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. Alfaro made his senior international debut for Uruguay against Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 15 November 2011. Playing style Alfaro is a striker, who plays mainly near the opponent's goal. Not being endowed with great technique, he makes tenacity, competitive spirit and opportunism three of his best qualities. 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. Honours Club Liverpool Uruguayan Segunda División (1): 2014–15 Individual Top Scorer Uruguayan Segunda División (1): 2014–15 References External links 1988 births Living people People from Treinta y Tres Uruguayan footballers Uruguayan expatriate footballers Uruguay international footballers Uruguay under-20 international footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Serie A players Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Club Olimpia footballers S.S. Lazio players Al-Wasl F.C. players Fujairah FC players NorthEast United FC players FC Pune City players ATK (football club) players Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Paraguay Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in India UAE First Division League players UAE Pro League players Indian Super League players Association football forwards Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in India