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 represented the Mexico national under-21 team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Antonio Ruvalcaba Castro | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Rialto, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | UNAM | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021 | UNAM | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2022 | Mafo FC | ||
| 2022– | UNAM | 23 | (4) |
| 2022 | → Pumas Tabasco (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2022 | Mexico U21 | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2022 | |||
In 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 Mafo FC 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]
Born in the United States, Ruvalcaba was included in the under-21 roster that participated in the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament,[6] scoring one goal, Mexico finished third.[7]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
| Pumas Tabasco (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga de Expansión MX | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
UNAM – current squad | |
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