Raúl Ruiz (footballer)

Spanish footballer (born 1990)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is  Matarín.

Raúl Ruiz

Ruiz in 2011

Personal information
Full name|  Raúl Ruiz Matarín
Date of birth|  (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth|  Alicante, Spain
Height|  1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)|  Right-back
Team information

Current team

|  Torrellano
Youth career
1998–2000|  Sporting Plaza Argel
2000–2008|  Hércules
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2008–2009|  Hércules B|  |
2008–2009|  Hércules|  10|  (1)
2009–2012|  Real Madrid B|  15|  (0)
2011|  → Halmstad (loan)|  14|  (1)
2012–2014|  Albacete|  31|  (0)
2013|  → S.S. Reyes (loan)|  12|  (0)
2014–2019|  Guijuelo|  167|  (15)
2019–2020|  AEK Larnaca|  12|  (0)
2020|  → Hércules (loan)|  7|  (0)
2020–2023|  Hércules|  78|  (6)
2023–2024|  Torrent|  30|  (3)
2024–|  Torrellano|  6|  (0)
International career
2009|  Spain U19|  5|  (1)
2008|  Spain U21|  1|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Raúl Ruiz Matarín (born 25 March 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right-back for Tercera Federación club Torrellano.

## Club career

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Ruiz was born in Alicante, Valencian Community. After reaching the club's youth system at the age of 10[1] he was promoted to hometown Hércules CF's first team for the 2008–09 season, appearing sparingly – but scoring once – as they fell short of a La Liga promotion.

Ruiz signed with Real Madrid in summer 2009, being immediately relocated to its reserve side.[2] On 1 February 2011, he was loaned out to Swedish club Halmstads BK along with Castilla teammates Javi Hernández and José Zamora.[3]

In late January 2012, Ruiz terminated his contract with Real Madrid and signed until June 2013 with Albacete Balompié in the third division.[4] After a loan stint at UD San Sebastián de los Reyes of the same level,[5] he featured more regularly during the 2013–14 campaign, which ended in promotion.

On 1 August 2014, Ruiz joined CD Guijuelo also in the third tier.[6]

## International career

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In November 2008, Ruiz was summoned by the Spain under-21 team, appearing in a friendly with Portugal in Cartaxo. He came on as a substitute for Dani Parejo in the 80th minute of a 4–1 loss.[7]

On 10 February 2009, also from the bench and in a friendly (he took the place of Fran Mérida at half-time), Ruiz scored the third and final goal for the under-19s in a 3–0 win over England, in Bournemouth.[8]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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As of match played 14 February 2021[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | National Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Hércules | 2008–09 | Segunda División | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1
Real Madrid | 2009–10 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | — | 0 | 0
Real Madrid B | 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0
Halmstad (loan)  | 2011 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1
Albacete | 2011–12 | Segunda División B  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 7 | 0
2012–13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0
2013–14 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 21 | 0
Total  | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0
S.S. Reyes (loan)  | 2012–13 | Segunda División B  | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0
Guijuelo | 2014–15 | Segunda División B  | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3
2015–16 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0
2016–17 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 6
2017–18 | 35 | 2 | 0  | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2
2018–19 | 35 | 4 | 0  | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4
Total  | 167 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 15
AEK Larnaca | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | — | 19 | 1
Hércules (loan)  | 2019–20 | Segunda División B  | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0
Hércules  | 2020–21 | Segunda División B  | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0
Total  | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1
Career total  | 271 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 297 | 18

1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Segunda División B Play-Off
2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

## References

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1. ^ «Estoy en una nube» ("I'm on a cloud"); Diario Información, 6 October 2008 (in Spanish)
2. ^ Raúl Ruiz, feliz en su nueva casa (Raúl Ruiz, happy in his new home); Real Madrid CF, 20 October 2009 (in Spanish)
3. ^ "Castilla players loaned to Halmstad". Real Madrid C.F. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
4. ^ "El Alba ya cuenta con Raúl Ruiz y Torres se incorporó al Alcoyano" [Albacete have Raul Ruiz and Torres joined Alcoyano] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Albacete. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
5. ^ "Raúl Ruiz se marchará cedido al San Sebastián de los Reyes y deja hueco" [Raúl Ruiz will be loaned to San Sebastián de los Reyes and will leave a place] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Albacete. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
6. ^ "Raúl Ruiz y Jonathan Ortiz, nuevos jugadores del Guijuelo" [Raúl Ruiz and Jonathan Ortiz, new players of Guijuelo] (in Spanish). La Gaceta de Salamanca. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
7. ^ La Sub-21 naufraga en Portugal (Under-21s sink in Portugal); Diario AS, 18 November 2008 (in Spanish)
8. ^ Exhibición de la Sub'19 en Inglaterra (Under-19 show in England); Diario AS, 10 February 2009 (in Spanish)
9. ^ Raúl Ruiz at BDFutbol
10. ^ Raúl Ruiz at Soccerway

## External links

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* Raúl Ruiz at BDFutbol
* Raúl Ruiz at Futbolme (in Spanish)

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals