# 2022–23 Club Universidad Nacional season

The 2022–23 Club Universidad Nacional season, commonly referred to as UNAM, is the club's 69th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team will participate in the Liga MX.

## Squad

| No. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Julio González | (1991-04-23)23 April 1991 (aged 31) | 2020 | Praviano |
| 13 | Gil Alcalá | (1991-07-29)29 July 1991 (aged 30) | 2022 | Tijuana |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Ricardo Galindo | (1998-01-13)13 January 1998 (aged 24) | 2018 | Youth system |
| 5 | Jerónimo Rodríguez | (1999-03-24)24 March 1999 (aged 23) | 2018 | Youth system |
| 16 | Adrián Aldrete | (1988-06-14)14 June 1988 (aged 34) | 2022 | Cruz Azul |
| 18 | Efraín Velarde | (1986-04-18)18 April 1986 (aged 36) | 2021 | Mazatlán |
| 23 | Nicolás Freire (captain) | (1994-02-18)18 February 1994 (aged 28) | 2019 | L.D.U. Quito |
| 25 | Arturo Ortiz | (1992-08-25)25 August 1992 (aged 29) | 2021 | UDG |
| 33 | Dani Alves | (1983-05-06)6 May 1983 (aged 39) | 2022 | Barcelona |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | Marco García | (2000-01-17)17 January 2000 (aged 22) | 2020 | UNAM Academy |
| 8 | Higor Meritão | (1994-06-23)23 June 1994 (aged 28) | 2021 | Paraná |
| 10 | Eduardo Salvio | (1990-07-13)13 July 1990 (aged 31) | 2022 | Boca Juniors |
| 11 | Carlos Gutiérrez | (1999-02-05)5 February 1999 (aged 23) | 2018 | Youth system |
| 14 | Amaury García | (2001-12-19)19 December 2001 (aged 20) | 2020 | Youth system |
| 17 | Leonel López | (1994-05-24)24 May 1994 (aged 28) | 2020 | América |
| 35 | Jorge Ruvalcaba | (2001-07-23)23 July 2001 (aged 20) | 2022 | Cal State San Bernardino |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | Diogo | (1996-12-04)4 December 1996 (aged 25) | 2021 | Plaza Colonia |
| 9 | Juan Dinenno | (1994-08-28)28 August 1994 (aged 27) | 2020 | Deportivo Cali |
| 12 | César Huerta | (2000-12-03)3 December 2000 (aged 21) | 2022 | Guadalajara |
| 21 | Gustavo Del Prete | (1996-06-12)12 June 1996 (aged 26) | 2022 | Estudiantes |
| 27 | Emanuel Montejano | (2001-07-12)12 July 2001 (aged 20) | 2020 | Youth system |
Players and squad numbers last updated on 4 July 2022. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

## Club officials
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Andrés Lillini |
| Assistant managers | Hermes Desio |
| Assistant managers | Gustavo Vargas |
| Assistant managers | Gabriel Aguilar |
| Goalkeeper coach | Iván Gaytán |
| Fitness coach | Milton Mora |
| Physiotherapist | Miguel Márquez |
| Team doctors | Joaquín Ledesma |
| Team doctors | Antonio Acevedo |
Source: Liga MX

## Transfers and loans
### In
#### Players transferred

| Date | Pos. | Player | From |
| June 2022 | FW | César Huerta | Guadalajara |
| June 2022 | DF | Adrián Aldrete | Cruz Azul |
| 13 June 2022 | FW | Gustavo Del Prete | Estudiantes |
| 4 July 2022 | MF | Eduardo Salvio | Boca Juniors |
| 21 July 2022 | DF | Dani Alves | Barcelona |

#### Players loaned

| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Source |
| 24 May 2022 | GK | Gil Alcalá | Tijuana | End of season | |

### Out
#### Players loaned

| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | On loan until | Source |
| June 24, 2022 | FW | Favio Álvarez | Talleres | December 2023 | |

## Kits

Supplier: Nike
| Home | Away |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Apertura 2022 | 3 July 2022 | 30 September 2022 | Matchday 1 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 011.76 |
| Clausura 2023 | January 2023 | TBD | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 011.76 |
Last updated: 12 August 2022 Source: Mediotiempo.com

### Liga MX
#### Torneo Apertura
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Mazatlán | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 17 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 17 |
| 16 | UNAM | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 14 |
| 17 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 13 |
| 18 | Querétaro | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 9 |

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 12 August 2022. Source: Soccerway

##### Results round by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 8 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 29 May 2022.

### Leagues Cup
#### East 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UNM | DCU | MTL |
| 1 | UNAM | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | — |
| 2 | D.C. United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — |
| 3 | CF Montréal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | — |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

    As of match played 31 July 2022
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted numerically by squad number when total goals are equal.
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | Liga MX | Liga MX | Total |
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | Apertura | Clausura | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | | Juan Dinenno | 6 | | 6 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | | Eduardo Salvio | 5 | | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | | Diogo | 4 | | 4 |
| 4 | DF | 5 | | Jerónimo Rodríguez | 1 | | 1 |
| 4 | DF | 16 | | Adrián Aldrete | 1 | | 1 |
| 4 | FW | 21 | | Gustavo Del Prete | 1 | | 1 |
| 4 | DF | 23 | | Nicolás Freire | 1 | | 1 |
| 4 | MF | 35 | | Jorge Ruvalcaba | 1 | | 1 |
| 4 | GK | 1 | | Julio González | 1 | | 1 |
| 4 | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 22 | | 22 |
Sources: Soccerway, Liga MX

### Assists

    As of match played 31 July 2022
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted numerically by squad number when total assists are equal.
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | Liga MX | Liga MX | Total |
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | Apertura | Clausura | Total |
| 1 | MF | 17 | | Leonel López | 4 | | 4 |
| 1 | DF | 33 | | Dani Alves | 4 | | 4 |
| 2 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | | Juan Dinenno | 1 | | 1 |
| 2 | DF | 16 | | Adrián Aldrete | 1 | | 1 |
| 2 | MF | 35 | | Jorge Ruvalcaba | 1 | | 1 |
| 2 | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | | 6 |
Source: Soccerway

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition | Ref. |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Player | Liga MX | Liga MX | Total |
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Player | Apertura | Clausura | Total |
| 1 | 1 | | Julio González | 2 | | 2 |
| Total | 2 | | 2 |
Source: FBref.com