Juanjo Purata

Juanjo Purata
Sánchez Purata with Tigres UANL in 2025
Personal information
Full name Juan José Sánchez Purata
Date of birth (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998
Place of birth San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Atlas (on loan from Tigres UANL)
Number 44
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Tigres UANL 76 (0)
2022–2023 → Atlanta United (loan) 46 (7)
2026– → Atlas (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2025– Mexico 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025

Juan José Sánchez Purata (born 9 January 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Atlas, on loan from Tigres UANL and also for the Mexico national team.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 15 August 2026[3][4]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tigres UANL 2017–18 Liga MX —10——10
2018–19 4060——100
2019–20 30—1[b]1—41
2020–21 60———60
2021–22 130———130
2023–24 100103[b]0—140
2024–25 160—7[b]11[c]0241
2025–26 240—5[b]04[c]0330
Total 76080162501052
Atlanta United (loan) 2022 MLS 176———176
2023 29110—2[c]0321
Total 46710—20497
Atlas (loan) 2026–27 Liga MX 10——3[c]040
Career total 1237901621001589

International

As of match played 9 September 2025[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202510
Total10

Honours

Tigres UANL

References

  1. ↑ "Juan José Sánchez Purata". Liga MX. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Purata defenderá a los Rojinegros". Atlas FC (in Spanish). 29 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Juanjo Purata at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Statistics". Liga MX. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Juanjo Purata at National-Football-Teams.com