Uriel Antuna

Carlos Uriel Antuna Romero (born 21 August 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Guadalajara and the Mexico national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Antuna and the second or maternal family name is Romero.
Uriel Antuna
Personal information
Full name Carlos Uriel Antuna Romero[1]
Date of birth (1997-08-21) 21 August 1997[2]
Place of birth Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Guadalajara
Number 7
Youth career
2012–2017 Santos Laguna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Santos Laguna 1 (0)
2017–2019 Manchester City 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Groningen (loan) 20 (0)
2017–2018 → Jong Groningen (loan) 19 (5)
2019 → LA Galaxy (loan) 31 (6)
2020– Guadalajara 33 (4)
National team‡
2017 Mexico U20 10 (3)
2018 Mexico U21 5 (0)
2019– Mexico 16 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

Early career

In 2012, Antuna joined the Santos Laguna youth academy, successfully going through the U-15, U-17 and U-20 teams.

In 2017, first-team manager José Manuel de la Torre promoted Antuna. On March 5, Antuna made his professional debut in the Liga MX entering as a substitute in a 2–1 loss to Pumas UNAM.[3]

FC Groningen

On July 12, 2017, English club Manchester City, via City Football Group, announced they had signed Antuna on a four-year contact.[4] On August 9, he joined Eredivisie club FC Groningen on a two-year loan deal.[5]

On September 10, Antuna made his league debut against VVV-Venlo; he entered the match as a substitute in a 1–1 draw.[6]

LA Galaxy

On January 29, 2019, Antuna joined MLS side LA Galaxy on loan for their 2019 season. He scored his first goal for the team in their 2–1 victory over Real Salt Lake on April 28.[7] In October, he extended his contract with Manchester City, keeping him through 2022.[8] At the end of his time with LA Galaxy, he made 31 league appearances with 6 goals and 5 assists; he also received interest from Portuguese club Benfica.[9]

Guadalajara

On 28 November 2019, Antuna joined Liga MX side Guadalajara.[10] On 11 January 2020, he would make his debut with Guadalajara, coming on as a substitute for Isaác Brizuela in a 2–0 victory over Juárez.[11] On 5 September, Antuna scored his first goal with Chivas against Tigres UANL in a 3–1 victory.[12]

International career

Mexico U-20

Antuna was called up for the Mexico U-20 national team camp in preparations for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[13] He was subsequently called up for the tournament.[14] During a classification stage match against El Salvador he would score a hat-trick, with Mexico winning the match 6–1.[15] He was included in the best XI of the tournament.[16]

He was called up for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[17] He would appear in all five matches until they were eliminated by England in the quarter-finals.

Mexico U-21

Antuna was included in the final roster that participated at the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[18] He would appear in all five matches as Mexico went on to face England in the final, losing 2–1.[19]

Mexico national team

On 3 November 2017, Mexico national team coach Juan Carlos Osorio named Antuna for the friendly matches against Belgium and Poland on 10 and 13 November but did not appear in either match.[20]

In May 2019, Antuna was included in Gerardo Martino's preliminary list for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.[21] He made his debut on 5 June in a friendly against Venezuela, appearing as a 68th minute substitute for Roberto Alvarado.[22] After originally being left out of the definite list for the Gold Cup, he was included after Jorge Sánchez picked up an injury in a friendly match Ecuador.[23] In Mexico’s opening match against Cuba, Antuna scored a hat-trick and provided an assist in the team's 7–0 rout;[24] his first goal at the 2nd minute of the match is the fastest goal scored by Mexico in a Gold Cup tournament.[25] He appeared in every match as Mexico would go on to win the tournament.[26]

On 19 November, in Mexico's final Nations League group stage match against Bermuda, Antuna scored the winning goal in injury time to secure a 2–1 win, maintaining Mexico's perfect group-stage record.[27]

Style of play

Antuna is an agile player with sheer acceleration and speed who can dribble past opponents,[28][29][30][31][32] with ESPN describing his work rate as "intriguing" yet "unrefined."[33] Described as a player that likes to hold on to the ball and cross, he is fouled on often.[34]

During a Guardianes 2020 quarter-finals match against Club América, his speed throughout the encounter was recorded as one of the fastest footballers in the world, second to Kylian Mbappe.[35]

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 January 2021[36][37]
Club Season League Domestic Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Santos Laguna 2016–17 Liga MX 1010—20
Groningen (loan) 2017–18 Eredivisie 11010—120
2018–19 9010—100
Total 20020—220
2017–18 Derde Divisie 143——143
2018–19 52——52
Total 195——195
LA Galaxy (loan) 2019 MLS 31610—326
Guadalajara 2019–20 Liga MX 9020—110
2020–21 24400—244
Total 33420—354
Career total 1041560—11015

International
As of match played 17 November 2020[38]
Mexico
YearAppsGoals
2019137
202031
Total168

International goals
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[36]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 June 2019Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States Cuba1–07–02019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2.4–0
3.7–0
4.23 June 2019Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, United States Martinique1–03–2
5.6 September 2019MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States United States3–03–0Friendly
6.11 October 2019Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda Bermuda1–05–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
7.19 November 2019Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico2–12–1
8.14 November 2020Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria South Korea2–13–2Friendly

Honours

International
Mexico

Individual

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