Rubio Rubin
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rubio Yovani Mendez Rubin[1] | ||
Date of birth | March 1, 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Beaverton, Oregon, United States | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Real Salt Lake | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2011 | Westside Metros | ||
2011–2012 | IMG Academy | ||
2012–2013 | Westside Timbers | ||
2013–2014 | FC Utrecht | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | FC Utrecht | 41 | (3) |
2016–2017 | Jong FC Utrecht | 6 | (0) |
2017 | Silkeborg IF | 3 | (0) |
2017 | Stabæk | 7 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Tijuana | 15 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → Dorados (loan) | 34 | (5) |
2020 | San Diego Loyal | 5 | (7) |
2021– | Real Salt Lake | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2013 | United States U17 | 37 | (14) |
2014–2015 | United States U20 | 11 | (6) |
2014–2015 | United States U23 | 3 | (0) |
2014–2018 | United States | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 4, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 2, 2018 |
Rubio Yovani Mendez Rubin (born March 1, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Real Salt Lake in MLS.
Career
Youth
Rubio attended Whitford Middle School in Beaverton, Oregon. He started his youth career at Westside Metros and played at Beaverton High School.
Club
Rubin signed a four-year deal with FC Utrecht upon turning eighteen in March 2014.[2] Rubin started, played the full 90 minutes and recorded an assist in his professional debut for Utrecht on August 17, 2014 in a 2–1 victory over Willem II.[3]
He won the Belofsten Eredivisie in 2015-16 with Jong FC Utrecht
Rubin signed with Silkeborg IF of the Danish Superliga in January 2017[4] after being released from FC Utrecht.
After his departure from Silkeborg, Rubin signed with Stabæk for the remainder of the 2017 season.[5]
Rubin joined Liga MX side Club Tijuana in February 2018.[6] After mostly playing on loan with Tijuana's affiliate Dorados, Rubin joined San Diego Loyal in September 2020.[7]
On January 7, 2021, Rubin joined MLS side Real Salt Lake.[8]
International
A former United States under-17 player, Rubin in 2012 was named U.S. Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year.[9]
Rubin was eligible to play for Guatemala, Mexico, or the United States. He joined the United States team for the match against the Czech Republic on September 3, 2014.[10] He earned his first cap when he started on November 14, 2014, in a 2–1 defeat against Colombia, narrowly failing to score a header in the second half and attracting praise from manager Jürgen Klinsmann.[11]
Personal life
Rubio was born to a Mexican father and a Guatemalan mother.[10][12]
References
- ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. May 30, 2015. p. 23. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ^ "American Exports: US youth int'l Rubio Rubin signs four-year deal with Eredivisie side Utrecht". MLSsoccer.com.
- ^ "American Exports: US U-20 Rubio Rubin goes 90 in Dutch debut for FC Utrecht victory". MLSsoccer.com.
- ^ "SIF henter amerikansk angriber". www.silkeborgif.com. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to Stabæk, Rubio Rubin". Stabæk.
- ^ "Ficha Xolos alatacante Rubio Rubin". Sitio Oficial del Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente.
- ^ "Rubin, Guido join USL side San Diego Loyal". September 2, 2020.
- ^ https://www.rsl.com/post/2021/01/07/real-salt-lake-signs-former-us-international-rubio-rubin
- ^ Ryan Rosenblatt (July 30, 2014). "Rubio Rubin signs 4-year contract with FC Utrecht". Stars and Stripes FC.
- ^ a b "Player Spotlight: For Rubio Rubin, It's All About the Red, White & Blue". www.ASN.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ^ Prince-Wright, Joe. "Rubio Rubin, just 18, shows plenty of promise on US national team debut". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ "Getting to Know: U.S. U-17 MNT Forward Rubio Rubin". ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
External links
- Rubio Rubin at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Beaverton, Oregon
- American people of Guatemalan descent
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- American soccer players
- American expatriate soccer players
- FC Utrecht players
- Association football forwards
- Soccer players from Oregon
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- American expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Eredivisie players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- United States men's under-23 international soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- American expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Eliteserien players
- Silkeborg IF players
- Stabæk Fotball players
- Club Tijuana footballers
- Dorados de Sinaloa footballers
- Liga MX players
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- USL Championship players
- San Diego Loyal SC players
- Real Salt Lake players
- American soccer forward stubs