Ruben Aguilar
_65.jpg) Aguilar with Lens in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruben Aguilar | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Grenoble, France | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lens | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2005 | Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux SP | ||
| 2005–2011 | Grenoble | ||
| 2011–2013 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Saint-Étienne B | 39 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Grenoble | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Auxerre | 81 | (0) |
| 2015 | Auxerre B | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Montpellier | 60 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Monaco | 100 | (1) |
| 2023– | Lens | 30 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2020 | France | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 | |||
Ruben Aguilar (born 26 April 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lens.
Early life
[edit]Ruben Aguilar[3] was born on 26 April 1993 in Grenoble, Isère.[1]
Club career
[edit]
Aguilar joined Auxerre in 2014 from Grenoble. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 1 August 2014 against Le Havre in a 2–0 home win.[4] In the 2016–17 season, he played 30 league matches for the club.[5]
In May 2017, Aguilar signed with Montpellier.[5] On 6 August 2019, he joined Monaco on a five-year deal.[6]
International career
[edit]On 9 November 2020, Aguilar was called-up to the France national team for the first time, having previously never played for France at any level.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Aguilar was born in Grenoble, Isère to a French mother and a Spanish father.[1] He was once called to the Bolivia national team even though he has no Bolivian descent, due to a Football Manager database mismatch.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 6 October 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saint-Étienne B | 2011–12 | CFA | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | CFA | 24 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 1 | – | – | – | 39 | 1 | |||||
| Grenoble | 2013–14 | CFA | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Auxerre | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 38 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 35 | 1 | ||
| Total | 81 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 95 | 1 | |||
| Auxerre B | 2015–16 | CFA | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Montpellier | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 38 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | ||
| Total | 60 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 68 | 1 | |||
| Monaco | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 8[a] | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 100 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 123 | 3 | ||
| Lens | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 327 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 375 | 7 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 11 November 2020[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ruben Aguilar". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Ruben Aguilar". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "OLA KALA". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
"Ruben Aguilar". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2022. - ^ "Auxerre vs. Le Havre – 1 August 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Ruben Aguilar (Auxerre) signe à Montpellier". L'Èquipe (in French). 23 May 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Ruben Aguilar à l'AS Monaco". Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Ruben Aguilar, called up for the first time with France". sportsfinding.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "A Football Manager mix-up turned this French defender into a Bolivian superstar". 9 October 2017.
- ^ "France – R. Aguilar – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Ruben Aguilar". European Football. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ruben Aguilar.
- Profile at the AS Monaco FC website
- Ruben Aguilar at the French Football Federation (in French)
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Grenoble
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Grenoble Foot 38 players
- AJ Auxerre players
- Montpellier HSC players
- AS Monaco FC players
- RC Lens players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- France men's international footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco
- French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
- French people of Spanish descent
- Sportspeople of Spanish descent
- 21st-century French sportsmen