Jorge Antonio Ruvalcaba Castro (born 23 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club UNAM. Born in the United States, he represents Mexico at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Antonio Ruvalcaba Castro | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Rialto, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UNAM | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021 | UNAM | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Ocelot Academy | ||
| 2022– | UNAM | 41 | (7) |
| 2022 | → Pumas Tabasco (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → SL16 FC (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Mexico U21 | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2022 | |||
Club career
editIn 2019, Ruvalcaba almost joined the youth academy of Spanish La Liga side Leganés.[1] In 2020, he signed for Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes in the United States.[2] After playing collegiately at Cal State San Bernardino, Ruvalcaba joined amateur side Ocelot Academy playing in the United Premier Soccer League.[3] In 2021, he signed for Mexican top flight club Pumas.[4] On 11 January 2022, Ruvalcaba debuted for Pumas during a 5–0 win over Toluca,[5] in which he scored his first professional goal.[5]
In August 2023, Ruvalcaba signed for Belgian Challenger Pro League club SL16 FC, the reserve side of Standard Liège on a season-long loan deal.[6]
International career
editBorn in the United States, Ruvalcaba was included in Mexico's under-21 roster that participated in the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament,[7] scoring one goal, Mexico finished third.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 30 July 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| UNAM | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 10 | 3 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 5 | |||
| Pumas Tabasco (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga de Expansión MX | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
References
edit- ^ "Colton High soccer star Jorge Ruvalcaba to play for Leganés FC". iecn.com. 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Jorge Ruvalcaba Signs NLI With Yotes". csusbathletics.com. 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Jorge Ruvalcaba Shining with UNAM Pumas after UPSL Side Mafo FC (Los Angeles, CA)". UPSL.com. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Jorge Ruvalcaba, la joya mexicoamericana que descubrió Pumas". espndeportes.espn.com. 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b Jorge Ruvalcaba at Soccerway
- ^ "Jorge RUVALCABA rejoint les Rouches" [Jorge RUVALCABA joins the Rouches]. standard.be/fr (in French). 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Mexico announce squad for 2022 Toulon Tournament". FMF State of Mind. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Tri Sub-21 se queda con el tercer lugar del Maurice Revello tras derrotar a Colombia". Mediotiempo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ Jorge Ruvalcaba at Soccerway
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External links
edit- Jorge Ruvalcaba at Soccerway