Jorge Ruvalcaba

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Jorge Ruvalcaba
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Ruvalcaba with UNAM in 2025
Personal information
Full name Jorge Antonio Ruvalcaba Castro
Date of birth (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Rialto, California, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 UNAM
Number 17
Youth career
2021 UNAM
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Ocelot Academy
2022– UNAM 75 (14)
2022 → Pumas Tabasco (loan) 2 (0)
2023–2024 → SL16 FC (loan) 13 (1)
International career‡
2022 Mexico U21 4 (1)
2025– Mexico 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Toulon Tournament
Bronze medal icon.svg 2022 France Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

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 the Mexico national team.

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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

Mexico under-21

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]

Senior Mexico national team

Ruvalcaba earned one un-official cap with the senior side on 16 January 2025 in a friendly match against Brazilian club SC Internacional scoring the second goal of that match with Mexico winning 2–0.

His full debut appearance with the senior Mexico side occurred on 18 of November 2025 in a friendly match against Paraguay. His side lost the match 2–1 at the San Antonio Alamodome. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 July 2023 [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
UNAM 2021–22 Liga MX 103—2 [a] 0—123
2022–23 232———232
2023–24 30——2 [b] 050
2024–25 00———00
Total365—2020405
Pumas Tabasco (loan) 2021–22 Liga de Expansión MX 20———20
Career total385002020425
  1. ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 18 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202510
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "Colton High soccer star Jorge Ruvalcaba to play for Leganés FC". iecn.com. 23 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Jorge Ruvalcaba Signs NLI With Yotes". csusbathletics.com. 17 March 2020.
  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. 12 January 2022.
  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. 27 May 2022. 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. ↑ Faed, Sebastián (7 November 2025). "¿Quién es Jorge Ruvalcaba, el 'nuevo' convocado a la Selección Mexicana". Mediotiempo.com.
  10. ↑ Jorge Ruvalcaba at Soccerway
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