Overview
- The transfer from UNAM Pumas is official, with a four-and-a-half-year MLS deal through 2029-30 and a club option for 2030-31.
- Ruvalcaba will fill New York’s third Designated Player slot in 2026 and remains eligible for Targeted Allocation Money in future seasons.
- The club did not disclose the fee, though the New York Post reported a $6.5 million price that would set a team record.
- He enters a revamped front line alongside Cade Cowell and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, with club leaders lauding his pace, creativity and fit for the new approach.
- The California-born Mexico international logged 100 appearances with 16 goals and nine assists for Pumas, debuted for Mexico’s senior team in November 2025, and says maintaining ‘joy’ in his play drives a push for a 2026 World Cup roster spot.