Efrain Juárez

Personal information
Efraín Juárez
Full name	Efraín Juárez Váldez
Date of birth	February 22, 1988 (1988-02-22) (age 20)
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	UNAM Pumas
Number	3
Youth clubs
2001-2006 2006 -	UNAM Pumas FC Barcelona
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2007 2008	→ CF Barbate (Loan) UNAM Pumas
National team
2005 2007-	Mexico U-17 Mexico U-20	5 (0) 4 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Efraín Juárez Váldez (born 22 February 1988) is a Mexican football player.

He currently plays as a defender for UNAM Pumas. He joined the Pumas youth system at the age of 13. After winning the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, playing a key role in defense, he was snapped up by FC Barcelona along with national teammate Jorge Hernández in 2006. During the first game of the Mexican national team against Gambia in the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007, he played as a starting midfielder. Mexico won the match 3-0. Amongst the players of his national team, he's become great friends with Carlos Vela and Giovanni dos Santos. Its rumoured English giants Everton FC are looking to acquire the young player.

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UNAM Pumas – current squad

1 Patiño • 2 Velarde • 4 Verón • 5 Castro • 6 G. Espinoza • 7 Leandro • 8 Barrera • 9 Solari • 10 Scocco • 11 Sambueza • 12 Bernal • 13 Chiapas • 14 Diego • 15 González • 16 F. Espinoza • 17 Palencia • 18 Meza • 19 Bonells • 20 Íñiguez • 21 Cabrera • 22 Santana • 23 García • 24 Mosco • 25 A. Palacios • 26 Juárez • 27 Morales • 28 M. Palacios • 30 Ramírez • 34 Pineda • 40 Jaramillo • 45 Briones • 61 Medina • 67 Alanís • Manager: Ferretti