Bio

Season: 4th

2013: Started in three games and appeared in eight… attempted 3 shots while helping anchor a solid Firebirds defense unit.

2012: Appeared in four games...added depth to the Firebirds defensive unit.

2011: Played in 15 games and started in 11...scored one goal...took 10 shots, putting seven on goal (.700 sog%)...part of a defensive unit that forced six shutouts.

2010: Played in 17 games and made 12 starts...scored one goal and took 10 shots...part of a defensive unit that allowed one goal or less seven times.

High School: Diego is a 2009 graduate of North West High School...played soccer.

Personal: Son of Greivin Alvarado and Vanesa Alvarado...has three sisters, Fernanda , Catalina , and Jimena...Architecture and Graphic Design Major...career goal is to work in architecture...hobby is being outdoors...other sports he enjoys watching/playing are basketball and tennis...favorite athlete is Iniesta...favorite foods are salmon and pasta...favorite movie is Saving Private Ryan...favorite TV show is Breaking Bad...chose UDC because of the chance to play soccer, to study architecture and the location...favorite thing about the District of Columbia is "love being in the Nation's Capital"...dream as a college athlete is to win the NCAA soccer tournament...strangest superstition is that he has to wear two pairs of socks on game day.