Daniel Alvaro


Daniel Alvaro is an Italy international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL.
He played for NSW Country in 2017.

Background

Alvaro was born in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Italian heritage through his paternal grandfather, Roy, who was born and raised in Sinopoli, Calabria before moving to Australia at the age of 18.
He played his junior rugby league for the Mittagong Lions before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos in 2009.

Playing career

Early career

Alvaro played for the Easts Tigers' Cyril Connell Cup team in 2009 and for their Mal Meninga Cup team in 2010, winning their Player of the Year award. In 2010, he represented the Queensland under-18 Maroons against New South Wales Country. In 2011, he played for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls' Mal Meninga Cup side and represented the Queensland under-18 team.
In 2011 and 2012, Alvaro played for the Brisbane Broncos' NYC team. In 2013, he joined the Parramatta Eels and played for their NYC team, before moving on to their New South Wales Cup team, Wentworthville Magpies in 2014.

2015

On 3 May, Alvaro played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents. In Round 12 of the 2015 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Eels against the Penrith Panthers. On 26 August, he re-signed with the Eels on a 1-year contract. On 27 September, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2015 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.

2016

On 26 February, Alvaro re-signed with the Eels on a 2-year contract.

2017

Alvaro was part of The Parramatta side which made the finals for the first time in eight years by finishing fourth at the end of the regular season. He made a total of 25 appearances and scored two tries. At seasons end, Alvaro was selected to play for Italy in The 2017 Rugby League World Cup. Alvaro played in all 3 pool matches as Italy were eliminated at the group stages.

2018

On 28 August, Alvaro was named the Ken Thornett medalist after being voted as the Parramatta player of the year.

2019

Alvaro started the 2019 season as one of Parramatta's first choice front rowers. On Easter Monday 22 April, Alvaro took the first hitup to open the new Bankwest Stadium.
After taking the first hitup, Alvaro was taken from the field with concussion and did not make any further contribution to the game. Parramatta would go on to win the match 51-6.
On 28 May, Alvaro was demoted to reserve grade by coach Brad Arthur along with Tim Mannah, Brad Takairangi and George Jennings following the club's third straight defeat, the last of which came against bottom placed side Penrith.
In Round 22 against the Gold Coast, Alvaro scored his first try in nearly two years as Parramatta won the match 36-12 at Cbus Super Stadium.
At the end of the 2019 regular season, Parramatta finished 5th on the table and qualified for the finals. In the elimination final against Brisbane, Alvaro scored a try as Parramatta won the match 58-0 at the new Western Sydney Stadium. The victory was the biggest finals win in history, eclipsing Newtown's 55-7 win over St George in 1944. The match was also Parramatta's biggest win over Brisbane and Brisbane's worst ever loss since entering the competition in 1988.