Abel Ruiz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abel Ruiz Ortega | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Almussafes, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona B | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Valencia | ||
| 2012– | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Barcelona B | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Spain U17 | 36 | (24) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 October 2017 | |||
Abel Ruiz Ortega (born 28 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a forward.
Club career
Born in Almussafes, Valencian Community, Ruiz joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2012, from Valencia CF.[1] On 21 November 2016, he renewed his contract with the club.[2]
On 9 April 2017, while still a junior, Ruiz made his senior debut with the reserves, coming on as a late substitute for Jesús Alfaro in a 2–0 Segunda División B away win against CF Badalona; he also became the first player born in the 2000s to make an appearance for the club's senior ranks.[3] He made his professional team debut on 28 August, replacing David Concha in an 0–3 home loss against CD Tenerife for the Segunda División championship.[4]
Ruiz scored his first professional goal on 1 September 2017, in a 2–2 draw against Granada CF.[5]
International career
Ruiz made his debut for the Spain under-17 team on 25 October 2015, starting and scoring the first in a 2–0 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification win against Andorra.[6] He was also named in the list for the finals in Azerbaijan,[7] despite being one year younger than his teammates.
Ruiz finished the competition with four goals, being awarded the Silver Boot ; he was also included in the tournament's best eleven.[8] During the 2017 edition in Croatia, he captained the side as Spain achieved his ninth title.[9]
On 22 September 2017, Ruiz was included in Santiago Denia's squad ahead of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[10] and scored two braces in the tournament, scoring two goals in a 4–0 win against Niger on 10 October, and two more in a 3–1 semi-finals win against Mali on 25 October.[11]
Honours
International
- Spain U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: Runner-up 2016
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: Champion 2017[9]
- FIFA Under-17 World Cup: Runner-up 2017
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Silver Boot: 2016[12]
- FIFA Under-17 World Cup Bronze Boot (6 goals, same as Silver Boot's Lassana N'Diaye): 2017
Records
- Top goalscorer in the history of UEFA European Under-17 Championship finals: 8 goals (shared with Amine Gouiri and Odsonne Edouard)[13]
- Top goalscorer in the history of UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 16 goals (shared with José Gomes)[14]
- Top goalscorer in the history of the Spain under-17 team: 27 goals.[15]
References
- ^ "Abel Ruiz, el futuro nueve de España" (in Spanish). Sphera Sports. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Abel Ruiz se queda en el Barça" (in Spanish). Sport. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "El almusafense Abel Ruiz debuta con el filial del FC Barcelona en la Segunda B" (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "El Tenerife se pone líder en Barcelona" (in Spanish). Marca. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Tercer empate de un Granada que no termina de arrancar" (in Spanish). Marca. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Abel Ruiz abre el camino de la victoria de la selección española sub'17 ante Andorra" (in Spanish). Sport. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Cuatro representantes valencianos, rumbo a la Eurocopa Sub-17 de Azerbaiyán" (in Spanish). FFCV. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ten to watch from U17 EURO in Azerbaijan". UEFA.com. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Spain secure record third U17 EURO title". UEFA.com. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "Oficial | Esta es la convocatoria para la Copa Mundial Sub-17 de India" (in Spanish). SeFutbol. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 - Matches - Mali-Spain - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
- ^ "U17 Top scorers in Azerbaijan". UEFA.com. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Abel Ruiz and Amine Gouiri equal record". UEFA.com. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Ruiz level with José Gomes as top U17 EURO scorer". UEFA.com. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "Abel Ruiz, récord de la Sub 17" (in Spanish). Marca. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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