Tony Alfaro

Tony Alfaro
	Alfaro with D.C. United in 2021
Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Alfaro Vázquez
Date of birth	15 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Puruándiro, Michoacán, Mexico
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	El Paso Locomotive
Number	93
College career
Years	Team
2011–2015	Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014	Ventura County Fusion
2016–2018	Seattle Sounders FC
2016–2018	→ Seattle Sounders 2 (loan)
2019	Guadalajara
2019	→ Zacatepec (loan)
2020	Reno 1868
2021–2022	D.C. United
2022–2023	New York City
2023	LA Galaxy
2024–	El Paso Locomotive
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 2, 2024

José Antonio "Tony" Alfaro Vázquez (born 15 June 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender for USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive.

Early career

Alfaro spent his entire college career at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He made a total of 75 appearances for the Toros and tallied 10 goals and six assists.

He also played in the Premier Development League for Ventura County Fusion.^[2]

Professional career

Seattle Sounders FC

On 14 January 2016, Alfaro was selected in the second round (27th overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC.^[3] He signed a professional contract with the club two months later.^[4]

On 25 March 2016, Alfaro made his professional debut for USL affiliate club Seattle Sounders FC 2 in a match against Sacramento Republic and conceded a penalty in the 62nd minute. Sacramento would convert their PK and win 1–0.^[5]

On 28 May 2016, Alfaro made his first-team debut for Seattle Sounders FC as a substitute for injured captain Brad Evans in the team's 1–2 loss against the New England Revolution.

On 4 March 2018, Alfaro received a red card in the 83rd minute, as the Sounders lost its opening game of the 2018 season 1–0 to recent expansion team Los Angeles FC.^[6]

Guadalajara

In December 2018, Alfaro passed a trial with C.D. Guadalajara and was signed as a free agent.^[7] He spent time on loan with Zacatepec in 2019.^[8]

Reno 1868

On 31 January 2020, Alfaro signed with USL Championship side Reno 1868 FC.^[9] Reno folded their team on November 6, 2020, due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[10]

D.C. United

On 16 April 2021, Alfaro returned to Major League Soccer, signing with D.C. United.^[11] The next day, Alfaro debuted for the team in the 2–1 win over New York City FC.^[12] Alfaro scored his first MLS career goal on 1 May 2021, in a 1–4 loss against the San Jose Earthquakes.^[13] Following the 2022 season, his contract option was declined by D.C. United.^[14]