Álvaro Montero (Colombian footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montero and the second or maternal family name is Perales.

Álvaro David Montero Perales (born 29 March 1995) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sarsfield, on loan from Categoría Primera A club Millonarios and the Colombia national team.^[2]

Álvaro Montero

Montero playing for Colombia in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Álvaro David Montero Perales
Date of birth	(1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	El Molino, La Guajira, Colombia
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Vélez Sarsfield (on loan from Millonarios)
Number	12
Youth career
–2013	São Caetano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	São Caetano	0	(0)
2015–2017	San Lorenzo	0	(0)
2017	Cúcuta Deportivo	0	(0)
2018–2022	Deportes Tolima	147	(0)
2022–	Millonarios	149	(0)
2025–	→ Vélez Sarsfield	0	(0)
International career‡
2014–2015	Colombia U20	14	(0)
2015	Colombia Olympic	2	(0)
2019–	Colombia	7	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Colombia Copa América Runner-up 2024 United States
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:29, 20 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 December 2023

International

Montero made his Colombia national team debut on 3 June 2019, in a friendly against Panama, as a 77th-minute substitute for David Ospina.^[3]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 18 October 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Colombia	2019	3	0
	2023	4	0
Total		7	0

Honours

San Lorenzo de Almagro

• Supercopa Argentina (1): 2015

Deportes Tolima

• Categoría Primera A (2): 2018–I, 2021–I

Millonarios

• Copa Colombia (1): 2022
• Categoría Primera A (1): 2023–I
• Superliga Colombiana (1): 2024