The Cantera (quarry) of Mexican professional football club UNAM is the organisation's youth academy, developing players from childhood through to the integration of the best prospects into the adult teams.
| Nickname(s) | Pumas Universidad (University) Universitarios (Collegiates) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | Cantera Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Owner | UNAM | ||
| Chairman | Luis Raúl González | ||
| Manager | Juan de Dios Ramírez (U-23) Horacio Cervantes (U-18) Carlos González (U-16) Alejandro Estrada (U-14) | ||
| League | Liga MX U-23 Liga MX U-18 Liga MX U-16 Liga MX U-14 | ||
| Apertura 2022 | U-20: Winners U-18: Quarter-finals U-16: 10th U-14: Quarter-finals | ||
The academy is based at the club training complex, Cantera, which is often the name used informally to refer to the system itself.
Current U-23 roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 196 | DF |  MEX | Mateo Casares |
| 197 | MF | MEX | Miguel Carreón |
| 198 | MF | MEX | Edwin Arteaga |
| 199 | MF | MEX | Kléber Carranza |
| 200 | FW | MEX | Alan Guzmán |
| 201 | MF | MEX | Abraham De León |
| 202 | FW | MEX | Fernando Sámano |
| 204 | MF | MEX | Randy Bautista |
| 208 | FW | MEX | Gael Rodríguez |
| 209 | MF | MEX | Jorge Alaniz |
| 212 | FW | MEX | José González |
| 214 | FW | MEX | Santiago Rey |
| 215 | DF | MEX | Ángel Azuaje |
Current U-18 roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | MF | MEX | Axel Trujillo |
| 251 | MF | MEX | Alan Chávez |
| 252 | MF | MEX | José Acuña |
| 253 | FW | MEX | Misael Torres |
| 254 | FW |  CAN | Santiago López |
| 255 | FW | MEX | Yonathan Del Valle |
| 256 | MF | MEX | Sebastián Venegas |
| 257 | FW | MEX | Iker Robles |
| 258 | FW | MEX | Luis Tavera |
| 259 | DF | MEX | Etzin Villa |
| 260 | DF | MEX | Julio Trujillo |
| 261 | MF | MEX | Fernando Franco |
| 262 | FW | MEX | Horacio Sánchez Hidalgo |
| 264 | DF | MEX | Kevin Borges |
| 265 | DF | MEX | Gustavo González |
| 266 | MF | MEX | Ángel Navarro |
| 267 | MF | MEX | Diego Villaluz |
| 258 | FW | MEX | César Mundo |
Current U-16 roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 297 | DF | MEX | Julio Domínguez |
| 298 | FW | MEX | José Mancilla |
| 299 | MF | MEX | Axel Jiménez |
| 300 | MF | MEX | Axel Ibañez |
| 301 | DF | MEX | Emiliano Montaño |
| 302 | DF | MEX | Humberto Vega |
| 303 | DF | MEX | Ernesto Preciado |
| 305 | MF | MEX | Kevin Nova |
| 307 | DF | MEX | Guillermo Velázquez |
| 308 | MF | MEX | Axel López |
| 310 | MF | MEX | Whittingham Alanis |
| 311 | MF | MEX | Emiliano Villaseñor |
| 312 | GK | MEX | Eitan Bautista |
| 313 | FW | MEX | Donaldo De La Fuente |
Notable youth system graduates
References
External links
- (in Spanish) Universidad Nacional official website
- (in Spanish) UNAM official website