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Júnior Alonso
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Alonso with Paraguay in 2018
Personal information
Full name Júnior Osmar Ignacio Alonso Mujica
Date of birth (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.85 m
Playing position Centre-back
Left-back
Club information
Current club Atlético Mineiro
Number 8
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)
2022–2024 Krasnodar 41 (1)
2022 → Atlético Mineiro (loan) 32 (0)
2024– Atlético Mineiro 9 (1)
National team‡
2013 Paraguay U-20 8 (2)
2013– Paraguay 57 (2)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2024.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Alonso and the second or maternal family name is Mujica.

Júnior Osmar Ignacio Alonso Mujica (born 9 February 1993) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays either as a centre back or a left back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro and the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Lille

Alonso joined French club Lille in a permanent transfer in January 2017. He made his debut for the club on 18 February 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a win over SM Caen. He would go on to make 56 appearances for Lille in all competitions before leaving on loan in August 2018.

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.

Boca Juniors (loan)

On 2 January 2019, he was loaned to Boca Juniors. 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.

Atlético Mineiro

On 2 July 2020, Alonso joined Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro on a four-year deal for a €3 million fee.

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. The contract was signed on 12 January 2022. On 3 March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Krasnodar announced that his contract was suspended and he would not train with the team, but the contract was not terminated and remained valid.

Return to Atlético Mineiro (loan)

On 14 March 2022, Atlético Mineiro announced the return of Alonso on loan until the end of 2022.

Second return to Atlético Mineiro

On 10 July 2024, Alonso rejoined Atlético Mineiro on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

International career

Alonso is a full international for Paraguay, having made his senior debut for his country in 2013.

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.

On 29 May 2019, Alonso was selected to the final 23-man roster for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil. 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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cerro Porteño 2013 Paraguayan Primera División 31 1 — 2 0 — 33 1
2014 Paraguayan Primera División 30 2 — 12 0 — 42 2
2015 Paraguayan Primera División 43 4 — 0 0 — 43 4
2016 Paraguayan Primera División 32 4 — 18 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 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 0 5 0 16 0
2019–20 Argentine Primera División 14 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 17 0
Total 21 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 33 0
Atlético Mineiro 2020 Série A 32 1 — — 6 0 38 1
2021 Série A 22 1 8 0 12 0 9 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 0 1 0 44 0
Atlético Mineiro 2024 Série A 9 1 3 0 2 0 — 14 1
Career total 347 17 34 0 60 1 24 1 465 19

International

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
2024 5 0
Total 57 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

  • Paraguayan Primera División: 2013 Clausura, 2015 Apertura

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
  • South American Team of the Year: 2021

See also

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