Jorge Ruvalcaba
Personal information
Full name Jorge Antonio Ruvalcaba Castro
Date of birth (2001-07-23) 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
 SL16
(on loan from 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 36 (5)
2022 → Pumas Tabasco (loan) 2 (0)
2023– → SL16 FC (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2022 Mexico U21 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2022

Jorge Antonio Ruvalcaba Castro (born 23 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for SL16 FC, the second team of Standard Liège on loan from Liga MX club UNAM. Born in the United States, he represented the Mexico national under-21 team.

Club career

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 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

Born 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

Club

As of match played 30 July 2023[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
UNAM 2021–22 Liga MX 103—2[lower-alpha 1]0—123
2022–23 232———232
2023–24 30——2[lower-alpha 2]050
Total 365—2020405
Pumas Tabasco (loan) 2021–22 Liga de Expansión MX 20———20
Career total 385002020425
  1. ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Colton High soccer star Jorge Ruvalcaba to play for Leganés FC". iecn.com.
  2. ↑ "Jorge Ruvalcaba Signs NLI With Yotes". csusbathletics.com.
  3. ↑ "Jorge Ruvalcaba Shining with UNAM Pumas after UPSL Side Mafo FC (Los Angeles, CA)". UPSL.com. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Jorge Ruvalcaba, la joya mexicoamericana que descubrió Pumas". espndeportes.espn.com.
  5. 1 2 Jorge Ruvalcaba at Soccerway
  6. ↑ "Jorge RUVALCABA rejoint les Rouches" [Jorge RUVALCABA joins the Rouches]. standard.be/fr (in French). 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Mexico announce squad for 2022 Toulon Tournament". FMF State of Mind. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Tri Sub-21 se queda con el tercer lugar del Maurice Revello tras derrotar a Colombia". Mediotiempo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  9. ↑ Jorge Ruvalcaba at Soccerway

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