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Kays Ruiz-Atil
Ruiz-Atil with Paris Saint-Germain in 2020
Personal information
Full name Kays Ruiz-Atil
Date of birth (2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 36
Youth career
2006–2009 FC Gerland
2009 Lyon
2009–2015 Barcelona
2015– Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Paris Saint-Germain 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2020

Kays Ruiz-Atil (born 26 August 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.[1]

Early life

Kays Ruiz-Atil was born in Lyon[2] and grew up in the Gerland part of Lyon's 7th arrondissement[3] in a French and Moroccan family. His father, Radouan Atil, is from Morocco.[4]

Club career

Early career

Having first played for FC Gerland and Olympique Lyonnais,[5] Ruiz-Atil drew the attention of medias in 2009 when he was recruited by FC Barcelona at only 7 years old.[6]

After the Barcelona transfer ban due to illegal signings of underage players,[7] he moved to Paris Saint-Germain in 2015.[8] But this move would later also prove to be controversial in the 2018 Football Leaks; there, the Parisian club was accused of having made an illegal transfer, with a suspicious employment of his father Radouan. This did not however lead to any legal procedure, PSG having seemingly received the approval of the international institutions.[9]

Before these controversies, Ruiz-Atil had signed a first "aspirant" contract with PSG in June 2017, locking his presence in the PSG youth academy.[10] On 31 August 2018, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[11] In the following seasons, Ruiz-Atil played in the UEFA Youth League, under the supervision of Thiago Motta for the 2018–19 season, whom he was quite close to.[4]

At this point, his public image does not seem to have suffered too much from the Football Leaks, Ruiz-Atil having for instance signed a big contract with Adidas.[4][11]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 10 September 2020, Ruiz-Atil made his debut for Paris Saint-Germain in a 1–0 loss to Lens.[12] He was part of the starting lineup for the match, but was substituted for Colin Dagba after 68 minutes of play.[13]

During the majority of the 2020–21 season, Ruiz-Atil was training and playing matches for PSG's first team; he made a total of seven appearances under the management of Thomas Tuchel in the first half of the season. However, in February 2021, a month after the arrival of Mauricio Pochettino as head coach, he was sent back to train with the U19 squad, with his departure at the end of his contract in June 2021 becoming increasingly likely.[14]

International career

Ruiz-Atil was selected with the Morocco U15 national team in November 2016.[15] He was also selected with the France U16 national team in August 2017,[16] and the France U19 national team in October 2020.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 December 2020

[1]

Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain 2020–21 Ligue 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0

References

  1. ^ a b Kays Ruiz-Atil at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Kays Ruiz : la pépite sur laquelle mise le PSG" [Kays Ruiz: the gem on which PSG gambles]. Le Point (in French). 17 July 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. ^ "PSG - Kays Ruiz remercie le Barça, mais ne rêve que de Paris" [PSG - Kays Ruiz thanks Barça, but only dreams of Paris]. Goal.com (in French). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Degorre, Damien (12 September 2019). "Les nouveaux prodiges (5/5) : Kays Ruiz-Atil, l'Espagnol de Paris" [The new prodigies (5/5): Kays Ruiz-Atil, the Spanish of Paris]. L'Équipe (in French). Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ Latour, Bertrand (22 July 2015). "Jeune prodige au PSG : "Arrêtez d'être pressés", lance le président de son ancien club" [Young prodigy at PSG: "Stop being in a hurry", says the president of his former club]. RTL (in French).
  6. ^ "Le Barça recrute le Lyonnais Kaïs, 7 ans". Le Monde (in French). 11 September 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. ^ Hamza Hizzir (21 July 2015). "Kays Ruiz, "le nouveau Messi" chipé au Barça par le PSG" [Kays Ruiz, "the new Messi" taken from Barça by PSG]. LCI (in French). Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Football : Kays Ruiz, le prodige que le PSG a chipé au Barça" [Football: Kays Ruiz, the prodigy that PSG has taken from Barça]. Le Parisien (in French). 21 July 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  9. ^ Henry, Michel (8 November 2018). "Le fils, le père et le maire: l'improbable recrutement d'un futur Messi au PSG" [The son, the father, and the mayor: the improbable recruitment of a future Messi at PSG]. Mediapart (in French). Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  10. ^ Alexandre Aflalo (27 June 2017). "PÉPITE : Le Paris Saint-Germain blinde l'un de ses U15" [GEM: Paris Saint-Germain protects one of its U15]. 90min.com (in French). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Football : " mon rêve est de jouer en équipe première du PSG ", assure la pépite Kays Ruiz-Atil" [Football: "my dream is to play in the first team of PSG", assures the gem Kays Ruiz-Atil]. Le Parisien (in French). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Lens vs. Paris Saint-Germain - Football Match Line-Ups - September 10, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  13. ^ "RC Lens - Paris Saint-Germain". SofaScore. Retrieved 24 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Léger-Moëc, Aurélien (4 February 2021). "PSG : Kays Ruiz-Atil se dirige vers un départ !" [PSG: Kays Ruiz-Atil heads toward a departure!]. Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Football : Kays Ruiz, la pépite du PSG que l'Europe convoite" [Football: Kays Ruiz, the gem of PSG that Europe desires]. Le Parisien (in French). 16 March 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Equipes de France - Débuts en Bleu" [France teams - Debuts in Blue]. fff.fr (in French). 16 August 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  17. ^ Cassoly, Marius (9 October 2020). "Matches annulés pour l'équipe de France U19 de Ruiz-Atil et Pembele après un cas de Covid-19" [Matches cancelled for the France U19 team of Ruiz-Atil and Pembele after a case of Covid-19]. Culture PSG (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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