Ariel Álvarez
Ariel Álvarez Leyva is a Cuban retired footballer who played at international levels, as a midfielder.
Club career
Álvarez played his entire career for local side Villa Clara, except for half a season in Germany with Bonner SC, when then Cuban leader Fidel Castro approved for the whole Cuban team to join the German 4th level side for part of the 1998/99 season.International career
He played at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship and made his senior international debut for Cuba in 1995 and has earned a total of 53 caps, scoring 8 goals. He represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.His final international was an August 2001 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against Panama.
International goals
| Number | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 25 May 1995 | Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1995 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 21 July 1995 | Jarrett Park, Montego Bay, Jamaica | 2-1 | 1995 Caribbean Cup | ||
| 3 | 4 June 1999 | Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1999 Caribbean Cup | |
| 4 | 8 June 1999 | Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1999 Caribbean Cup | |
| 5 | 8 June 1999 | Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1999 Caribbean Cup | |
| 6 | 10 June 1999 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1999 Caribbean Cup | |
| 7 | 5 March 2000 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 8 | 4 April 2001 | Uitvlugt Community Centre, Uitvlugt, Guyana | 1-0 | 3-1 | 2001 Caribbean Cup |