Raúl Ruiz (footballer)

Raúl Ruiz Matarín (born 25 March 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right-back.

Raúl Ruiz
Ruiz in 2011
Personal information
Full name Raúl Ruiz Matarín
Date of birth (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990
Place of birth Alicante, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
1998–2000 Sporting Plaza Argel
2000–2008 Hércules
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Hércules B
2008–2009 Hércules 10 (1)
2009–2012 Real Madrid B 15 (0)
2011Halmstad (loan) 14 (1)
2012–2014 Albacete 31 (0)
2013S.S. Reyes (loan) 12 (0)
2014–2019 Guijuelo 167 (15)
2019–2020 AEK Larnaca 12 (0)
2020Hércules (loan) 7 (0)
2020–2023 Hércules 78 (6)
International career
2009 Spain U19 5 (1)
2008 Spain U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:51, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Ruiz was born in Alicante, Valencian Community. After reaching the club's youth system at the age of 10[1] he was promoted to hometown Hércules CF's first team for the 2008–09 season, appearing sparingly – but scoring once – as they fell short of a La Liga promotion.

Ruiz signed with Real Madrid in summer 2009, being immediately relocated to its reserve side.[2] On 1 February 2011, he was loaned out to Swedish club Halmstads BK along with Castilla teammates Javi Hernández and José Zamora.[3]

In late January 2012, Ruiz terminated his contract with Real Madrid and signed until June 2013 with Albacete Balompié in the third division.[4] After a loan stint at UD San Sebastián de los Reyes of the same level,[5] he featured more regularly during the 2013–14 campaign, which ended in promotion.

On 1 August 2014, Ruiz joined CD Guijuelo also in the third tier.[6]

International career

In November 2008, Ruiz was summoned by the Spain under-21 team, appearing in a friendly with Portugal in Cartaxo. He came on as a substitute for Dani Parejo in the 80th minute of a 4–1 loss.[7]

On 10 February 2009, also from the bench and in a friendly (he took the place of Fran Mérida at half-time), Ruiz scored the third and final goal for the under-19s in a 3–0 win over England, in Bournemouth.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 February 2021[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hércules 2008–09 Segunda División 10130131
Real Madrid 2009–10 La Liga 00000 000
Real Madrid B 2010–11 Segunda División B 150150
Halmstad (loan) 2011 Allsvenskan 14120161
Albacete 2011–12 Segunda División B 50002[lower-alpha 1]070
2012–13 402060
2013–14 170103[lower-alpha 1]0210
Total 260300050340
S.S. Reyes (loan) 2012–13 Segunda División B 120120
Guijuelo 2014–15 Segunda División B 32310333
2015–16 30010310
2016–17 35640396
2017–18 3520 0352
2018–19 3540 0354
Total 1671560000017315
AEK Larnaca 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 120106[lower-alpha 2] 1191
Hércules (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División B 700070
Hércules 2020–21 Segunda División B 800080
Total 251400000291
Career total 27117150615029718
  1. Appearance(s) in Segunda División B Play-Off
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. «Estoy en una nube» ("I'm on a cloud"); Diario Información, 6 October 2008 (in Spanish)
  2. Raúl Ruiz, feliz en su nueva casa (Raúl Ruiz, happy in his new home); Real Madrid CF, 20 October 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. "Castilla players loaned to Halmstad". Real Madrid CF. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  4. "El Alba ya cuenta con Raúl Ruiz y Torres se incorporó al Alcoyano" [Albacete have Raul Ruiz and Torres joined Alcoyano] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Albacete. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  5. "Raúl Ruiz se marchará cedido al San Sebastián de los Reyes y deja hueco" [Raúl Ruiz will be loaned to San Sebastián de los Reyes and will leave a place] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Albacete. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  6. "Raúl Ruiz y Jonathan Ortiz, nuevos jugadores del Guijuelo" [Raúl Ruiz and Jonathan Ortiz, new players of Guijuelo] (in Spanish). La Gaceta de Salamanca. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  7. La Sub-21 naufraga en Portugal (Under-21s sink in Portugal); Diario AS, 18 November 2008 (in Spanish)
  8. Exhibición de la Sub'19 en Inglaterra (Under-19 show in England); Diario AS, 10 February 2009 (in Spanish)
  9. Raúl Ruiz at BDFutbol
  10. Raúl Ruiz at Soccerway
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