Abel Ruiz
File:Abel Ruiz Ortega Spain U19.jpg | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abel Ruiz Ortega[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 January 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Almussafes, Spain | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona B | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2012 | Valencia | ||
2012–2017 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Barcelona B | 49 | (6) |
2019– | Barcelona | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2017 | Spain U17 | 38 | (25) |
2018 | Spain U18 | 4 | (7) |
2017–2019 | Spain U19 | 18 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2019 |
Abel Ruiz Ortega (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈβel ˈrwiθ]; born 28 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for FC Barcelona B.
Club career
Born in Almussafes, Valencian Community, Ruiz joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2012, from Valencia CF.[2] On 21 November 2016, he renewed his contract with the club.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
Ruiz scored his first professional goal on 1 September 2017, in a 2–2 draw against Granada CF.[6]
Abel Ruiz had his debut with FC Barcelona's first team in the Supercopa de Catalunya final on 7 March 2018, against RCD Espanyol, by scoring the last shot of the penalty shoot-out, which allowed to win the trophy.[7]
Ruiz made his La Liga debut on 12 May 2019 in a 2–0 win against Getafe CF, coming on as a substitute for Philippe Coutinho.
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.[8] He was also named in the list for the finals in Azerbaijan,[9] 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.[10] During the 2017 edition in Croatia, he captained the side as Spain achieved his ninth title.[11]
On 22 September 2017, Ruiz was included in Santiago Denia's squad ahead of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[12] 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.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 28 April 2019[14]
Club | League | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Barcelona B | ||||||||||||
Segunda División B | 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Segunda División | 2017–18 | 26 | 3 | — | 26 | 3 | ||||||
Segunda División B | 2018–19 | 21 | 3 | — | 21 | 3 | ||||||
Total | 49 | 6 | — | 49 | 6 | |||||||
Barcelona | La Liga | 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Career total | 50 | 6 | — | 50 | 6 |
Honours
Club
- Barcelona
International
- Spain U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship: Champion 2019
- Spain U18
- Mediterranean Games: Gold Medal 2018
- Spain U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: Runner-up 2016
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: Champion 2017[11]
- FIFA Under-17 World Cup: Runner-up 2017
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Silver Boot: 2016[15]
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[16]
- FIFA Under-17 World Cup Bronze Boot: 2017 (6 goals)
- Mediterranean Games top scorer: 2018 (7 goals)
Records
- Top goalscorer in the history of UEFA European Under-17 Championship finals: 8 goals (shared with Amine Gouiri and Odsonne Édouard)[17]
- Top goalscorer in the history of UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 16 goals (shared with José Gomes)[18]
- Top goalscorer in the history of the Spain under-17 team: 27 goals.[19]
- Most-capped player in the history of the Spain under-17 team: 37 appearances.
References
- ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 12 de mayo de 2019, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 12 May 2019, in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Abel Ruiz, el futuro nueve de España" [Abel Ruiz, the future nine of Spain] (in Spanish). Sphera Sports. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Abel Ruiz se queda en el Barça" [Abel Ruiz stays at Barça] (in Spanish). Sport. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "El almusafense Abel Ruiz debuta con el filial del FC Barcelona en la Segunda B" [The almusafense Abel Ruiz debuts with the reserve team of FC Barcelona in Segunda B] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "El Tenerife se pone líder en Barcelona" [Tenerife become leader in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Tercer empate de un Granada que no termina de arrancar" [Third draw of a Granada which cannot get going] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "Abel Ruiz, protagonista en la tanda de penaltis" [Abel Ruiz had his debut by scoring on the penalty shoot-out] (in Spanish). Sport. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Abel Ruiz abre el camino de la victoria de la selección española sub'17 ante Andorra" [Abel Ruiz shows the way to victory of Spain under-17s against Andorra] (in Spanish). Sport. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "Cuatro representantes valencianos, rumbo a la Eurocopa Sub-17 de Azerbaiyán" [Four Valencians, to the under-17 European Championship in Azerbaijan] (in Spanish). FFCV. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "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" [Official | This is the call-up for the Under-17 World Cup in India] (in Spanish). SeFutbol. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017". FIFA.com. FIFA.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ Abel Ruiz at Soccerway
- ^ "U17 Top scorers in Azerbaijan". UEFA.com. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Technical Report – Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 17 December 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" [Abel Ruiz, recordist of the under-17s] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
External links
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Ribera Baixa
- Spanish footballers
- Valencian footballers
- Association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- FC Barcelona players
- FC Barcelona B players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games medalists in football