Uriel Antuna


Carlos Uriel Antuna Romero is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club UNAM.
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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 5 March, Antuna made his professional debut in the Liga MX entering as a substitute in a 2–1 loss to Pumas UNAM.

FC Groningen

On 12 July 2017, English club Manchester City, via City Football Group, announced they had signed Antuna on a four-year contract. On 9 August, he joined Eredivisie club FC Groningen on a two-year loan deal.
On 10 September, Antuna made his league debut against VVV-Venlo; he entered the match as a substitute in a 1–1 draw.

LA Galaxy

On 29 January 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 28 April. In October, he extended his contract with Manchester City, keeping him through 2022. 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.

Guadalajara

On 28 November 2019, Antuna joined Liga MX side Guadalajara. 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. On 5 September, Antuna scored his first goal with Chivas against Tigres UANL in a 3–1 victory.

Cruz Azul

In early December, Guadalajara and Club América agreed to a player exchange involving Uriel Antuna and Sebastián Córdova. However, after the proposed trade did not materialize, Cruz Azul reached an agreement with Guadalajara to sign Antuna on January 4, 2022.

Tigres UANL

On 27 August 2024, Antuna joined Tigres UANL.

UNAM

On 29 January 2026, Antuna signed with Universidad Nacional.

International career

Youth

Antuna was called up to the under-20 team camp in preparations for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He was subsequently called up for the tournament. During a classification stage match against El Salvador he would score a hat-trick, with Mexico winning the match 6–1. He was included in the best XI of the tournament. Antuna was called up for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He would appear in all five matches until they were eliminated by England in the quarter-finals.
Antuna was included in the final roster that participated at the 2018 Toulon Tournament. He would appear in all five matches as Mexico went on to face England in the final, losing 2–1.
Antuna participated at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, scoring three goals in five appearances, where Mexico won the competition. He was subsequently included in the tournament's Best XI. He was subsequently called up to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Antuna won the bronze medal with the Olympic team.

Senior

On 3 November 2017, Juan Carlos Osorio named Antuna to the senior national team for the friendly matches against Belgium and Poland on 10 and 13 November but did not appear in either match.
In May 2019, Antuna was included in Gerardo Martino's preliminary list for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. He made his debut on 5 June in a friendly against Venezuela, appearing as a 68th minute substitute for Roberto Alvarado. 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 against Ecuador. In Mexico's opening match against Cuba, Antuna scored a hat-trick and provided an assist in the team's 7–0 rout; his first goal at the 2nd minute of the match is the fastest goal scored by Mexico in a Gold Cup tournament. He appeared in every match as Mexico would go on to win the tournament.
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.
In October 2022, Antuna was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and in November, he was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster.

Style of play

Antuna is an agile player with sheer acceleration and speed who can dribble past opponents, with ESPN describing his work rate as "intriguing" yet "unrefined." Described as a player that likes to hold on to the ball and cross, he is fouled on often.
During a [Guardianes 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship|2020 Liga MX final phase|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.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
115 June 2019Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States1–07–02019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
215 June 2019Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States4–07–02019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
315 June 2019Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States7–07–02019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
23 June 2019Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, United States1–03–22019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
46 September 2019MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States3–03–0Friendly
511 October 2019Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda1–05–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
619 November 2019Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico2–12–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
714 November 2020Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria2–13–2Friendly
830 March 2022Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
99 November 2022Estadi Montilivi, Girona, Spain4–04–0Friendly
1019 April 2023State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States1–01–1Friendly
1112 September 2023Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, United States3–23–3Friendly
1214 October 2023Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, United States2–02–0Friendly
1317 October 2023Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States1–12–2Friendly

Honours

Cruz Azul
Mexico U23
Mexico
Individual