{"id":120217,"date":"2026-02-02T17:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/120217\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:13:13","slug":"jorge-ruvalcaba-primed-to-bring-joy-to-red-bull-new-yorks-new-look-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/120217\/","title":{"rendered":"Jorge Ruvalcaba primed to bring \u2018joy\u2019 to Red Bull New York\u2019s new-look attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jorge Ruvalcaba poses with his jersey after signing a four-and-a-half-year deal with Red Bull New York.<\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of Red Bull New York<\/p>\n

\t\tONLY IN AMNEWYORK<\/p>\n

Red Bull New York has completed its new-look attacking trio, completing the signing of Mexican international winger Jorge Ruvalcaba on a four-and-a-half-year MLS contract through the 2029-30 season with an option for 2030-31.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old comes from Liga MX side UNAM Pumas and will occupy the club\u2019s third and final designated player (DP) roster spot in 2026, but remains TAM eligible for future seasons.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\u201cYou understand what Red Bull has been in the world and sports, especially, and just knowing what Red Bull always strives to be, to be No. 1, to be the best in everything they do,\u201d Ruvalcaba told amNewYork in an exclusive first interview after signing his deal. \u201cThis is a project that everyone wants to be a part of\u2026 This is a team where I could come and fight for important things, which I think is very important for any player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ruvalcaba, of Mexican heritage and born in California, joined Pumas in 2022 and developed into a dynamic speedster on the wing, scoring 16 goals and adding nine assists in 100 appearances with the club.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s at his best when he\u2019s playing with \u201cjoy,\u201d which is something he continuously stressed throughout our conversation, and it\u2019s something he believes can be maintained with Red Bull.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very important to me to never lose that joy in what we do and play as we did as kids,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve experienced coaches or just different teams, different locker rooms where they test you when it comes to playing the sport with that same joy as you did as a kid. It\u2019s probably the most important thing when it comes to playing: never losing that joy, you know, just being yourself, feeling like yourself, and enjoying what we do. If you don\u2019t enjoy what you do, it\u2019s very hard to completely play at your best abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JorgeREUTERS\/Henry Romero<\/p>\n

With that joyful, expressive play, he ultimately caught the eye of the Mexican national team, and he made his senior team debut in November. It is a perch that he hopes to maintain by exceling with Red Bull. The FIFA<\/a> World Cup, which is co-hosted by Mexico, the United States, and Canada is just five months away.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlaying a World Cup for any kid, for any athlete, it\u2019s a dream,\u201d Ruvalcaba said. \u201cUltimately, it comes down to me. I have to come here and do things the best way possible. I have to try and be one of the best players in the team and help the help the team grow, and if possible, be the best one of that players in the league. So I think if I do things well here, that will open up my doors to the national team. Right now I\u2019m showing up. I\u2019m very excited to start going [with New York] and with that, the World Cup is in five months. It\u2019s a dream. I have to work for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Red Bull, Ruvalcaba will be tasked with revolutionizing the organization\u2019s philosophy, moving from high-intensity counter-pressing and defense to exciting, attacking, free-flowing soccer that emphasizes possession and playmaking under first-year head coach and American soccer legend Michael Bradley.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ruvalcaba lauded his teammate and fellow new signing from a Mexican club, American international winger Cade Cowell, as an agile threat with a similar skill set to his own. They will flank veteran striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who scored 17 goals in his first season with New York in 2025 after a successful four-year stint with German powerhouses Bayern Munich.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cJust seeing that Cade Cowell, who was playing a Chivas, come into the team\u2026 we kind of play the same way,\u201d Ruvalcaba said. \u201cHaving Choupo in front, and knowing the career he\u2019s had, it\u2019s exciting. I\u2019m a person who loves to learn and be better. Having these types of players by your side motivates you to want to learn and be better. So it\u2019s definitely something that I\u2019m looking forward to. I\u2019m sure that we\u2019re gonna have a great connection.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more on Jorge Ruvalcaba and Red Bull New York, visit AMNY.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jorge Ruvalcaba poses with his jersey after signing a four-and-a-half-year deal with Red Bull New York. Photo courtesy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":120218,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[51328,6583,9,11,10,4505,36179,400,319],"class_list":{"0":"post-120217","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-jorge-ruvalcaba","9":"tag-mls","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-headlines","12":"tag-new-york-news","13":"tag-new-york-red-bulls","14":"tag-red-bull-new-york","15":"tag-soccer","16":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}