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Júnior Alonso

Júnior Alonso

Paraguayan footballer (born 1993)

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.

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

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 Krasnodar announced that the terms of transfer has been agreed with Atlético Mineiro, and the terms of the 3.5-year contract has been agreed with Alonso.[10] The contract was signed on 12 January 2022.[11] On 3 March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Krasnodar announced that his contract is suspended and he will not train with the team, but the contract is not terminated and remains valid.[12]

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 13 April 2024.[17]
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  1. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Eight appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Eight appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, ten appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  5. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  6. Appearance(s) in Copa de la Superliga
  7. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro

International

As of 2 April 2022.[18]
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Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.
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Honours

Club

Cerro Porteño

Boca Juniors

Atlético Mineiro

Individual

References

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    "El Plantel: Junior Alonso" [The Squad: Junior Alonso] (in Spanish). Boca Juniors. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Soccer | lib | Player Stats - Júnior Alonso - Boca Juniors - washingtonpost.com". stats.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Official: Lille central defender Junior Alonso joins Celta Vigo on loan". Get Football News. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. [5]
    "El esperado debut" (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Junior Alonso ya es del Celta". AS. 14 August 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Transferts : Lille prête Junior Alonso à Boca Juniors". lequipe.fr. 2 January 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Alfaro: "Lo quiero compartir con Guillermo"". Fox Sports (in Spanish). 2 May 2019.
  9. [9]
    "Atlético-MG anuncia contratação do zagueiro Junior Alonso, que pertencia ao Lille" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte. 2 July 2020.
  10. [10]
    ""КРАСНОДАР" И "АТЛЕТИКО МИНЕЙРО" СОГЛАСОВАЛИ ТРАНСФЕР ХУНИОРА АЛОНСО" (in Russian). Krasnodar. 7 January 2022.
  11. [11]
    "ХУНИОР АЛОНСО СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "КРАСНОДАРА"" (in Russian). Krasnodar. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  12. [12]
    ""КРАСНОДАР" ПРИОСТАНОВИЛ КОНТРАКТЫ С НЕСКОЛЬКИМИ ИГРОКАМИ" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  13. [13]
    "Tem novidade na área" (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 14 March 2022.
  14. [14]
    "Paraguay 2:1 Ecuador". Sky Sports. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  15. [15]
    "La lista definitiva (23) de la Albirroja para la Copa América "Brasil 2019"". apf.org.py (in Spanish). APF. 29 May 2019.
  16. [16]
    "Brazil survive penalty shootout to beat Paraguay". ESPN. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  17. [17]
    Júnior Alonso at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  18. [18]
    "Alonso, Júnior". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  19. [19]
    "Picante posteo de Junior Alonso tras el triunfo de Cerro ante Olimpia" (in Spanish). D10. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  20. [20]
    "Confira todos os ganhadores do Troféu Mesa Redonda 2021 - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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