Júnior Alonso

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 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro and the Paraguay national team.

Júnior Alonso

Alonso with Paraguay in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Júnior Osmar Ignacio Alonso Mujica[1]
Date of birth	(1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back Left-back
Team information
Current team	Atlético Mineiro
Number	6
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	33	(1)
International career‡
2013	Paraguay U-20	8	(2)
2013–	Paraguay	63	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

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 was suspended and he would not train with the team, but the contract was not terminated and remained 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]

Second return to Atlético Mineiro

On 10 July 2024, Alonso rejoined Atlético Mineiro on a two-and-a-half-year deal.^[14]

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.^[15]

On 29 May 2019, Alonso was selected to the final 23-man roster for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil.^[16] 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.^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 June 2025.^[18]

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[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
Atlético Mineiro	2024	Série A	12	1	8	0	7[e]	0	—		27	1
	2025	Série A	12	0	4	0	5[a]	0	9[g]	0	30	0
	Total		24	1	12	0	12	0	9	0	57	1
Career total			362	17	43	0	70	1	33	1	508	19

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 10 June 2025.^[19]

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	7	0
2025	4	1
Total	63	3

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
3	25 March 2025	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia	Colombia	1–2	2–2	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Cerro Porteño

• Paraguayan Primera División: 2013 Clausura, 2015 Apertura^[20]

Boca Juniors

• Argentine Primera División: 2019–20
• Supercopa Argentina: 2018^[8]

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2021
• Copa do Brasil: 2021
• Campeonato Mineiro: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025

Individual

• Bola de Prata: 2020, 2021
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2021
• Best Centre-back in Brazil: 2021^[21]
• South American Team of the Year: 2021
• Campeonato Mineiro Team of the Year: 2025