Aitor Ruibal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aitor Ruibal García | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Sallent, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Betis | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manresa | |||
| 2013–2015 | Cornellà | ||
| 2015 | Hospitalet | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Manresa | 3 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Cornellà | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Hospitalet | 17 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Betis B | 72 | (20) |
| 2017– | Betis | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Cartagena (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Rayo Majadahonda (loan) | 34 | (11) |
| 2019–2020 | → Leganés (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2020 | |||
Aitor Ruibal García (born 22 March 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Real Betis.
Club career
Born in Sallent, Barcelona, Catalonia, Ruibal made his senior debut with CE Manresa in the 2012–13 campaign, in the regional leagues. In 2013 he moved to UE Cornellà, returning to youth football.
Ruibal featured in three first team matches for the side during the 2014–15 season, his first being on 21 December 2014 in a 0–1 Segunda División B home loss against CD Alcoyano. The following February he moved to fellow league team CE L'Hospitalet; initially playing with the Juvenil A squad, he was definitely promoted to the first team on 19 June 2015.[1]
On 22 December 2015, Ruibal signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Real Betis, being assigned to the reserves also in the third division.[2] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 10 December 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Fabián in a 0–1 home loss against Atlético Madrid.[3]
On 10 May 2018, Ruibal was loaned to third division side FC Cartagena until 30 June.[4] On 13 July, he moved to Segunda División side CF Rayo Majadahonda, also in a temporary deal.[5]
On 4 July 2019, Ruibal signed a new three-year deal with the Verdiblancos, being immediately loaned to fellow first division side CD Leganés for one year.[6]
References
- ^ "Aitor Ruibal puja al Primer Equip" [Aitor Ruibal promotes to the first team] (in Catalan). El Blog de L'Hospi. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Aitor Ruibal, nueva incorporación para el Betis B" [Aitor Ruibal, new addition for Betis B] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Saúl y no hay más que hablar" [Saúl and there is no need to talk anymore] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "La joya del Betis, Aitor Ruibal, se incorpora a la disciplina albinegra para el final de Liga" [Betis' pearl, Aitor Ruibal, joins the albinegro outfit for the final of the League] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "El Real Betis y el Rayo Majadahonda acuerdan la cesión de Aitor Ruibal" [Real Betis and Rayo Majadahonda agree the loan of Aitor Ruibal] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Aitor Ruibal renueva su contrato con el Real Betis y se marcha cedido al CD Leganés" [Aitor Ruibal renews his contract with Real Betis and moves out on loan at CD Leganés] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
External links
- Aitor Ruibal at BDFutbol
- Beticopedia profile (in Spanish)
- Aitor Ruibal at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Aitor Ruibal at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Bages
- Spanish footballers
- Catalan footballers
- Association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- CE Manresa players
- UE Cornellà players
- CE L'Hospitalet players
- Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers
- Real Betis players
- FC Cartagena footballers
- CF Rayo Majadahonda players
- CD Leganés players