Carlos Alcaraz
Personal information
Full name Carlos Jonas Alcaraz Duran[1]
Date of birth (2002-11-30) 30 November 2002
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 22
Youth career
2012–2017 Deportes Infantiles de Villa Elisa
2017–2020 Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Racing Club 38 (4)
2023– Southampton 41 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:10, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Carlos Jonas "Charly" Alcaraz Duran (born 30 November 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Southampton.

Club career

Racing Club

Alcaraz played for Deportes Infantiles de Villa Elisa,[2] before joining the youth academy of Racing Club in 2017.[3][4] Alcaraz made his professional debut with Racing Club in a 1–1 Argentine Primera División tie with Atlético Tucumán on 26 January 2020.[5]

He scored the winning goal of the 2022 Argentine Cup Final against Boca Juniors in extra-time sparking a large melee, and being one of ten red cards.[6]

Southampton

In January 2023, he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract for Premier League side Southampton.[7] According to several media, Alcaraz was sold for £12m, and Racing Club also secured 15% of a potential future sale.[8] On 14 January, Alcaraz made his Premier League debut in a 2–1 away victory against Everton, replacing Roméo Lavia in the 61st minute.[9] On 11 February, he scored his first goal for the club in a Premier League match against Wolves, scoring the opener in the 24th minute of a 1–2 home defeat.[10]

On 6 October 2023, Alcaraz signed a new five-year contract.[11][12]

International career

On 5 October 2023, Alcaraz was called up to the Argentina squad for the first time ahead of their World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Peru.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 January 2024[14]
Club Season League National cup League cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing Club 2019–20 Primera División 10—815[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]1152
2021 Primera División 18110601[lower-alpha 2]0—261
2022 Primera División 193101446[lower-alpha 4]12[lower-alpha 5]1429
Total 38420285121328312
Southampton 2022–23[15] Premier League 1841020——214
2023–24[16] Championship 2331011——254
Total 4172031——468
Career total 7911403161213212920

Honours

Racing Club

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Carlos Alcaraz, de Racing al Southampton: el producto del predio Tita que le dio el último título y se convirtió en una transferencia histórica". Clarín (in Spanish). 9 January 2023.
  3. ↑ ""Fue todo lo que había soñado"". Racing Club - Sitio Oficial.
  4. ↑ "Alcaraz habló del amor por su mamá y dejó un sorpresivo mensaje: "El día que se vaya, me quiero ir con ella"". tn.com.ar (in Spanish). 8 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Racing Club vs. Atlético Tucumán - 26 January 2020 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ "World Cup bound referee shows 10 red cards in fiery Argentine Cup Final". The Guardian. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Jones, Simon (11 January 2023). "Saints seal Alcaraz transfer". southamptonfc.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Carlos Alcaraz: Southampton have signed midfielder for £12m, say Racing Club". BBC Sport. 9 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "James Ward-Prowse leads Southampton comeback at spiralling Everton". The Guardian. 14 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Southampton 1-2 Wolves: Joao Gomes stars in second-half fightback to pile more misery on under-fire Saints boss Nathan Jones". Sky Sports. 11 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Alcaraz signs five-year deal". Southampton FC. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  12. ↑ House, Alfie (6 October 2023). "Alcaraz signs Southampton contract extension after Argentina call". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  13. ↑ House, Alfie (5 October 2023). "Southampton's Alcaraz set to play with Messi after Argentina call-up". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  14. ↑ Carlos Alcaraz at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Carlos Alcaraz in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Carlos Alcaraz in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "Boca vs. Racing, final ESCANDALOSO por el Trofeo de Campeones: resultado, resumen, goles, polémicas y más - TyC Sports". TYC Sports (in Spanish). 6 November 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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