| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Uriel Antuna Romero[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-08-21)21 August 1997 (age 28)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UNAM | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2021 | Guadalajara | 62 | (6) |
| 2022–2024 | Cruz Azul | 97 | (24) |
| 2024–2026 | Tigres UANL | 23 | (0) |
| 2026– | UNAM | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Mexico U20 | 10 | (5) |
| 2018 | Mexico U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Mexico U23 | 11 | (4) |
| 2019–2024 | Mexico | 64 | (13) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 June 2024 | |||
Carlos Uriel Antuna Romero (born 21 August 1997) is a Mexican professionalfootballer who plays as awinger forLiga MX clubUNAM.
In 2012, Antuna joined theSantos Laguna youth academy, successfully going through the U-15, U-17 and U-20 teams.
In 2017,first-team managerJosé Manuel de la Torre promoted Antuna. On 5 March, Antuna made his professional debut in theLiga MX entering as a substitute in a 2–1 loss toPumas UNAM.[4]
On 12 July 2017, English clubManchester City, viaCity Football Group, announced they had signed Antuna on a four-year contract.[5] On 9 August, he joinedEredivisie clubFC Groningen on a two-year loan deal.[6]
On 10 September, Antuna made his league debut againstVVV-Venlo; he entered the match as a substitute in a 1–1 draw.[7]
On 29 January 2019, Antuna joinedMLS sideLA Galaxy on loan for their 2019 season. He scored his first goal for the team in their 2–1 victory overReal Salt Lake on 28 April.[8] In October, he extended his contract with Manchester City, keeping him through 2022.[9] 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 clubBenfica.[10]
On 28 November 2019, Antuna joinedLiga MX sideGuadalajara.[11] On 11 January 2020, he would make his debut with Guadalajara, coming on as a substitute forIsaác Brizuela in a 2–0 victory overJuárez.[12] On 5 September, Antuna scored his first goal withChivas againstTigres UANL in a 3–1 victory.[13]
In early December, Guadalajara andClub América agreed to a player exchange involving Uriel Antuna andSebastián Córdova.[14] However, after the proposed trade did not materialize,Cruz Azul reached an agreement with Guadalajara to sign Antuna on January 4, 2022.[15]
On 27 August 2024, Antuna joinedTigres UANL.[16]
On 29 January 2026, Antuna signed withUniversidad Nacional.[17]
Antuna was called up to theunder-20 team camp in preparations for the2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[18] He was subsequently called up for the tournament.[19] During aclassification stage match againstEl Salvador he would score ahat-trick, with Mexico winning the match 6–1.[20] He was included in the best XI of the tournament.[21] Antuna was called up for the2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[22] He would appear in all five matches until they were eliminated byEngland in thequarter-finals.
Antuna was included in the final roster that participated at the2018 Toulon Tournament.[23] He would appear in all five matches as Mexico went on to faceEngland in the final, losing 2–1.[24]
Antuna participated at the2020 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.[25] He was subsequently called up to participate in the2020 Summer Olympics. Antuna won thebronze medal with the Olympic team.[26]
On 3 November 2017,Juan Carlos Osorio named Antuna to thesenior national team for the friendly matches againstBelgium andPoland on 10 and 13 November but did not appear in either match.[27]
In May 2019, Antuna was included inGerardo Martino's preliminary list for theCONCACAF Gold Cup.[28] He made his debut on 5 June in a friendly againstVenezuela, appearing as a 68th minute substitute forRoberto Alvarado.[29] After originally being left out of the definite list for the Gold Cup, he was included afterJorge Sánchez picked up an injury in a friendly match againstEcuador.[30] In Mexico's opening match againstCuba, Antuna scored a hat-trick and provided an assist in the team's 7–0 rout;[31] his first goal at the 2nd minute of the match is the fastest goal scored by Mexico in aGold Cup tournament.[32] He appeared in every match as Mexico would go on to win the tournament.[33]
On 19 November, in Mexico's finalNations League group stage match againstBermuda, Antuna scored the winning goal in injury time to secure a 2–1 win, maintaining Mexico's perfect group-stage record.[34]
In October 2022, Antuna was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-mansquad for the2022 FIFA World Cup, and in November, he was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster.[35]
Antuna is an agile player with sheer acceleration and speed who candribble past opponents,[36][37][38][39][40] withESPN describing hiswork rate as "intriguing" yet "unrefined."[41] Described as a player that likes to hold on to the ball and cross, he is fouled on often.[42]
During aGuardianes 2020 quarter-finals match againstClub América, his speed throughout the encounter was recorded as one of the fastest footballers in the world, second toKylian Mbappe.[43]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos Laguna | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Groningen (loan) | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Jong Groningen (loan) | 2017–18 | Derde Divisie | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | 19 | 5 | |||||
| LA Galaxy (loan) | 2019 | MLS | 31 | 6 | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| Guadalajara | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 38 | 6 | — | — | — | 38 | 6 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 62 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 64 | 6 | ||||
| Cruz Azul | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 20 | 2 | — | 5[c] | 2 | 1[d] | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| 2022–23 | 35 | 8 | — | – | – | 35 | 8 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 37 | 14 | — | – | 3[e] | 1 | 40 | 15 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 5 | 0 | — | – | 4[e] | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 97 | 24 | – | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 110 | 28 | |||
| Tigres UANL | 2024–25 | Liga MX | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 230 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 251 | 45 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2019 | 12[note 1] | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 18 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 13 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 June 2019 | Rose Bowl,Pasadena, United States |  Cuba | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 2 | 4–0 | |||||
| 3 | 7–0 | |||||
| 23 June 2019 | Bank of America Stadium,Charlotte, United States |  Martinique | 1–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 4 | 6 September 2019 | MetLife Stadium,East Rutherford, United States |  United States | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 11 October 2019 | Bermuda National Stadium,Devonshire Parish, Bermuda |  Bermuda | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 6 | 19 November 2019 | Estadio Nemesio Díez,Toluca, Mexico | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 7 | 14 November 2020 | Stadion Wiener Neustadt,Wiener Neustadt, Austria |  South Korea | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 8 | 30 March 2022 | Estadio Azteca,Mexico City, Mexico |  El Salvador | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 9 November 2022 | Estadi Montilivi,Girona, Spain |  Iraq | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 10 | 19 April 2023 | State Farm Stadium,Glendale, United States | United States | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 11 | 12 September 2023 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium,Atlanta, United States |  Uzbekistan | 3–2 | 3–3 | |
| 12 | 14 October 2023 | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, United States |  Ghana | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 13 | 17 October 2023 | Lincoln Financial Field,Philadelphia, United States |  Germany | 1–1 | 2–2 |
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