On October 24, 1997, Edson Lvarez was born in Tlalnepantla, Mexico. Edson Omar Velázquez is the birth name of the 25-year-old football player. He is a member of the Mexican-White ethnic group and possesses Mexican nationality. He is the son of Adriana Velazquez and Evaristo Alvarez. When Edson was a young man, he used to work for the family business that produced football uniforms for neighborhood teams.
Then, he developed an interest in football. When he was 14 years old, he tried out for the Pachuca youth team but was not chosen. He then made the decision to join the Club América youth team, where he was given a three-month trial. He first learned football from the team. The cost of getting from his house to the training facility in Coapa came close to making up 70% of his monthly salary.
