, ▁he ▁under w ent ▁surg ery ▁to ▁correct ▁a ▁pub alg ia ▁a il ment , ▁being ▁s idel ined ▁until ▁November . ▁ ▁Ál var o ▁moved ▁to ▁El che ▁CF ▁in ▁summer ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁being ▁initially ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁res erves ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁division . ▁In ▁October , ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁serious ▁kne e ▁injury ▁which ▁s idel ined ▁him ▁until ▁May ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Ál var o ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁two - year ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁Fran j iver des ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁team . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁AD ▁Al cor c ón ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁tier ▁after ▁agree ing ▁to ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁free ▁agent ▁Ál var o ▁joined ▁another ▁Segunda ▁División ▁club , ▁U D ▁Al mer ía , ▁on ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁campaign ▁as ▁the ▁division ' s ▁top ▁goals cor er ▁with ▁ 2 0 ▁goals ; ▁highlight s ▁included ▁a ▁hat - tr ick ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 – 3 ▁home ▁defeat ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁club ▁El che ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Having ▁activ ated ▁Ál var o ' s ▁€ 1 . 5   mill ion ▁release ▁clause , ▁English ▁Championship ▁club