Júnior Alonso
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Júnior Osmar Ignacio Alonso Mujica[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 February 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Centre-back Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Krasnodar | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | Cerro Porteño | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Cerro Porteño | 136 | (11) |
2017–2020 | Lille | 46 | (2) |
2018 |
→ Celta (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Atlético Mineiro | 69 | (2) |
2022– | Krasnodar | 41 | (1) |
2022 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 32 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | Paraguay U-20 | 8 | (2) |
2013– | Paraguay | 47 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 April 2022 |
Júnior Osmar Ignacio Alonso Mujica (born 9 February 1993)[3] is a Paraguayan footballer who plays either as a centre back or a left back for Russian Premier League club Krasnodar and the Paraguay national team.
Club career
Lille
Alonso joined French club Lille in a permanent transfer in January 2017.[4] He made his debut for the club on 18 February 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a win over SM Caen.[5] He would go on to make 56 appearances for Lille in all competitions before leaving on loan in August 2018.[4]
Celta (loan)
On 14 August 2018, Alonso was loaned to La Liga's Celta Vigo for one year with an option to make the deal permanent.[6][4]
Boca Juniors (loan)
On 2 January 2019, he was loaned to Boca Juniors.[7] On 2 May 2019, Alonso was an unused substitute as Boca defeated Rosario Central in the 2018 Supercopa Argentina on penalty-kicks after the match ended 0–0.[8]
Atlético Mineiro
On 2 July 2020, Alonso joined Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro on a four-year deal for a €3 million fee.[9]
Krasnodar
On 7 January 2022, Russian club
Return to Atlético Mineiro (loan)
On 14 March 2022, Atlético Mineiro announced the return of Alonso on loan until the end of 2022.[13]
International career
Alonso is a full international for Paraguay, having made his senior debut for his country in 2013.[4]
In a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match on 23 March 2017, Alonso scored the winning goal, and his first for the national team, in a 2–1 defeat of Ecuador.[14]
On 29 May 2019, Alonso was selected to the final 23-man roster for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil.[15] He would go on to start in all four of Paraguay's matches, playing every single minute, as they lost in the quarter-finals in a penalty shoot-out to hosts and eventual champions Brazil.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 May 2024.[17]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cerro Porteño | 2013 | Paraguayan Primera División | 31 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
2014 | Paraguayan Primera División | 30 | 2 | — | 12[b] | 0 | — | 42 | 2 | |||
2015 | Paraguayan Primera División | 43 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 43 | 4 | |||
2016 | Paraguayan Primera División | 32 | 4 | — | 18[c] | 1 | — | 50 | 5 | |||
Total | 136 | 11 | — | 32 | 1 | — | 168 | 12 | ||||
Lille | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 1 | 38 | 3 | ||
Total | 46 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 52 | 3 | |||
Celta (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Boca Juniors (loan) |
2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 5[f] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
Atlético Mineiro | 2020 | Série A | 32 | 1 | — | — | 6[g] | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
2021 | Série A | 22 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 12[e] | 0 | 9[g] | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
Total | 54 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 89 | 2 | ||
Krasnodar | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
Total | 41 | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 1 | ||||
Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10[e] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 44 | 0 |
Career total | 338 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 451 | 18 |
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Eight appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Eight appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, ten appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa de la Superliga
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
International
- As of 2 April 2022.[18]
Paraguay | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|
2013 | 1 | 0 |
2014 | 5 | 0 |
2016 | 3 | 0 |
2017 | 7 | 1 |
2018 | 3 | 0 |
2019 | 9 | 0 |
2020 | 4 | 0 |
2021 | 12 | 1 |
2022 | 4 | 0 |
2023 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 52 | 2 |
- Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 23 March 2017 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Ecuador | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 2 July 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil | Peru | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2021 Copa América |
Honours
Club
Cerro Porteño
Boca Juniors
Atlético Mineiro
Individual
- Bola de Prata: 2020, 2021
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2021
- Best Centre-back in Brazil: 2021[20]
- South American Team of the Year: 2021
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Paraguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
- ^ "El Plantel: Junior Alonso" [The Squad: Junior Alonso] (in Spanish). Boca Juniors. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Soccer | lib | Player Stats - Júnior Alonso - Boca Juniors - washingtonpost.com". stats.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Official: Lille central defender Junior Alonso joins Celta Vigo on loan". Get Football News. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "El esperado debut" (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Junior Alonso ya es del Celta". AS. 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Transferts : Lille prête Junior Alonso à Boca Juniors". lequipe.fr. 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Alfaro: "Lo quiero compartir con Guillermo"". Fox Sports (in Spanish). 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Atlético-MG anuncia contratação do zagueiro Junior Alonso, que pertencia ao Lille" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte. 2 July 2020.
- ^ ""КРАСНОДАР" И "АТЛЕТИКО МИНЕЙРО" СОГЛАСОВАЛИ ТРАНСФЕР ХУНИОРА АЛОНСО" (in Russian). Krasnodar. 7 January 2022.
- ^ "ХУНИОР АЛОНСО СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "КРАСНОДАРА"" (in Russian). Krasnodar. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ ""КРАСНОДАР" ПРИОСТАНОВИЛ КОНТРАКТЫ С НЕСКОЛЬКИМИ ИГРОКАМИ" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Tem novidade na área" (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Paraguay 2:1 Ecuador". Sky Sports. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "La lista definitiva (23) de la Albirroja para la Copa América "Brasil 2019"". apf.org.py (in Spanish). APF. 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Brazil survive penalty shootout to beat Paraguay". ESPN. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Júnior Alonso at Soccerway
- ^ "Alonso, Júnior". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Picante posteo de Junior Alonso tras el triunfo de Cerro ante Olimpia" (in Spanish). D10. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Confira todos os ganhadores do Troféu Mesa Redonda 2021 - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
External links
- Júnior Alonso at National-Football-Teams.com
- Júnior Alonso at Soccerway
- Júnior Alonso at Fichajes.com (in Spanish)