Uriel Antuna


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

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.

FC Groningen

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

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. In October, he extended his contract with Manchester City, keeping him through 2022. At the end of his time with LA Galaxy, he made 29 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 Chivas, coming on as a substitute for Isaác Brizuela in a 2–0 victory over Juárez.

International career

Mexico U-20

Antuna was called up for the Mexico U-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 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.

Mexico U-21

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.

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.
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 Ecuador. In Mexico’s opening match against Cuba, Antuna scored a hat-trick and provided an assist in the team's 7–0 rout. 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.

Style of play

Antuna is a quick and agile player who can dribble, with an "intriguing" work rate. Described as a player that likes to hold on to the ball and cross, he is fouled on often.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 June 2019Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States1–07–02019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2.15 June 2019Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States4–07–02019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.15 June 2019Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States7–07–02019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4.23 June 2019Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, United States1–03–22019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
5.6 September 2019MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States3–03–0Friendly
6.11 October 2019Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda1–05–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
7.19 November 2019Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico2–12–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A

Honours

International

;Mexico