Júnior Osmar Ignacio Alonso Mujica (born 9 February 1993) is a Paraguayan

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who plays either as a

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or a left back for

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club

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and the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Lille

Alonso joined French club

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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

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. 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

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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

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in the

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on penalty-kicks after the match ended 0–0.

Atlético Mineiro

On 2 July 2020, Alonso joined Brazilian club

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on a four-year deal for a

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3 million fee.

Krasnodar

On 7 January 2022, Russian club

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

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, Krasnodar announced that his contract is suspended and he will not train with the team, but the contract is not terminated and remains valid.

Return to Atlético Mineiro (loan)

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

International career

Alonso is a full international for

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

, having made his senior debut for his country in 2013. In a

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match on 23 March 2017, Alonso scored the winning goal, and his first for the national team, in a 2–1 defeat of

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

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

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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

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Cerro Porteño *

Paraguayan Primera División The División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (; "Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association"), also known as the Primera División (; "first division"), or due to sponsorship reasons Copa de Primera TIGO-Vi ...

: 2013 Clausura, 2015 Apertura Boca Juniors * Argentine Primera División: 2019–20 *

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Atlético Mineiro * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A:

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* Campeonato Mineiro:

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Individual

* Bola de Prata: 2020, 2021 * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2021 * South American Team of the Year: 2021

References

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