Jorge Ruvalcaba

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruvalcaba and the second or maternal family name is Castro.

Jorge Ruvalcaba
Ruvalcaba with the New York Red Bulls in 2026
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 Winger
Team information
Current team
 New York Red Bulls
Number 11
Youth career
2021 Ocelot Academy
2021 UNAM
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2026 UNAM 84 (14)
2022 → Pumas Tabasco (loan) 2 (0)
2023–2024 → SL16 FC (loan) 13 (1)
2026– New York Red Bulls 1 (0)
International career‡
2022 Mexico U21 4 (1)
2025– Mexico 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
Toulon Tournament
2022 France Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:37, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
‡ 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 Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls. Born in the United States, he represents the Mexico national team.

Club career

Born in Rialto, California, Ruvalcaba began his career with FC Golden State Development Academy. 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]

UNAM

Ruvalcaba joined UNAM’s U-20 squad in 2021.[4] On 11 January 2022, he made his professional debut against Toluca, marking the occasion by scoring his first career goal.[5]

Loan to Standard Liège

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] He appeared in 13 matches for the Belgian side scoring 1 goal.

Return to UNAM

Ruvalcaba returned to UNAM for the 2024–25 season, becoming an important player for the side. In his first match back, 7 July 2024, he scored two goals in a 4–1 victory over León.[7] On 7 August 2024, Ruvalcaba scored his first international goal for Pumas, in a 2–0 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps in the Leagues Cup.[8]

On 12 January 2025, Ruvalcaba helped Pumas to a 2–1 victory over Necaxa, scoring the opening goal of the match on matchday 1 of the Torneo Clausura.[9] On 8 November 2025, Ruvalcaba scored the opening goal for Pumas in a 3–2 victory over Cruz Azul.[10]

New York Red Bulls

In February 2026, Ruvalcaba joined New York Red Bulls on a permanent transfer from UNAM, signing a long-term contract.[11][12]

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,[13] scoring one goal, Mexico finished third.[14]

Mexico senior team

Ruvalcaba earned one unofficial 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 November 2025 in a friendly match against Paraguay. His side lost the match 2–1 at the San Antonio Alamodome.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 January 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
UNAM 2021–22 Liga MX 10 3 4 0 2[b] 0 — 16 3
2022–23 Liga MX 23 2 — — — 23 2
2023–24 Liga MX 3 0 — — 2[c] 0 5 0
2024–25 Liga MX 29 4 — — 4[c] 1 33 5
2025–26 Liga MX 19 5 — 6[d] 0 3[c] 1 28 6
Total 84 14 4 0 8 0 9 2 105 16
Pumas Tabasco (loan) 2021–22 Liga de Expansión MX 2 0 — — — 2 0
SL16 FC (loan) 2023–24 Challenger Pro League 13 1 — — — 13 1
Career total 99 15 4 0 8 0 9 0 120 17
  1. ^ Includes Copa MX
  2. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in Leagues Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup

International

As of match played 18 November 2025[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2025 1 0
Total 1 0

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. ^ 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. ^ "Con doblete de Jorge Ruvalcaba, Pumas UNAM liquidó 4-1 a León". lamejorjugada.com (in Spanish). 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  8. ^ "'Caps bow out of Leagues Cup". whitecapsfc.com. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  9. ^ "los de la UNAM debutan con triunfo en Ciudad Universitaria" (in Spanish). 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  10. ^ "¡Hicieron la hazaña! Pumas derrota a Cruz Azul y se meten al Play In" (in Spanish). 8 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Red Bull New York acquire Jorge Ruvalcaba from Pumas | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  12. ^ "¡Gracias, Ruva!". pumas.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Mexico announce squad for 2022 Toulon Tournament". FMF State of Mind. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Tri Sub-21 se queda con el tercer lugar del Maurice Revello tras derrotar a Colombia". Mediotiempo. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  15. ^ Faed, Sebastián (7 November 2025). "¿Quién es Jorge Ruvalcaba, el 'nuevo' convocado a la Selección Mexicana". Mediotiempo.com.
  16. ^ Jorge Ruvalcaba at Soccerway
  17. ^ Jorge Ruvalcaba at National-Football-Teams.com
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