Luis Ruiz (footballer, born 1987)

Luis Carlos Ruiz
Personal information
Full name Luis Carlos Ruiz Morales
Date of birth (1987-01-08) 8 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Santa Marta, Colombia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[citation needed]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Millonarios
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Barranquilla 32 (18)
2008–2014 Junior 191 (34)
2014 Shanghai Shenhua 9 (1)
2014–2017 Atlético Nacional 64 (17)
2016Sport Recife (loan) 12 (1)
2018–2019 Junior 20 (4)
2021-2022 Cortuluá 32 (13)
2022- Millonarios 12 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:42, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Luis Carlos Ruiz Morales (born 8 January 1987) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Categoría Primera A club Millonarios.

Career

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Ruiz was the joint top goal scorer during the 2013 Torneo Finalización with Dayro Moreno, both scoring 16 goals.

In December 2013, Ruiz claimed he had signed a Four-year contract with Neftchi Baku in the Azerbaijani Premier League, though this claim was denied by Neftchi.[1][2] On 4 January 2014, Ruiz announced that he wouldn't be joining Neftchi after all and that the statement posted had been the result of hackers hacking his Twitter account.[3][4]

In February 2014, Ruiz joined Shanghai Greenland Shenhua in the Chinese Super League. The transfer fee was about €3 million,[5] and he linked up with fellow Colombian Giovanni Moreno. In June 2014, Ruiz returned to Colombia, signing for Atlético Nacional.

Career statistics

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As of 19 January 2015[6][7]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2007 Barranquilla Categoría Primera B 32 18 0 0 32 18
2008 Junior Categoría Primera A 12 0 5 0 17 0
2009 37 3 0 0 37 3
2010 30 1 6 0 36 1
2011 31 3 8 0 1 0 40 3
2012 38 8 4 0 6 1 48 9
2013 37 18 5 1 42 19
2014 6 1 0 0 6 1
2014 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Chinese Super League 9 1 0 0 9 1
2014 Atlético Nacional Categoría Primera A 12 2 3 3 11 3 26 8
2015 9 3 1 0 8 4 18 7
2016 18 5 2 1 6 1 26 7
Total Colombia 262 62 34 5 32 9 338 76
China 9 1 0 0 9 1
Career total 271 63 34 5 32 9 338 76

Honours

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Club

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Atlético Nacional

Junior

Millonarios

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Новичок Нефтчи объявил о своем переходе (ФОТО)". azerisport.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. ^ ""Görünür, Azərbaycanda "Neftçi"dən başqa klub tanımadığından, "Neftçi"yə gələcəyini düşünür"" (in Azerbaijani). korner.az. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. ^ ".... will not go to Neftchi". Twitter. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Luis Karlos Ruis Neftçi barədə açıqlamalarını təkzib etdi" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Luis Carlos Ruiz se va al fútbol de China". Futbolred.com (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "Luis Carlos Ruiz Morales". fichajes.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  7. ^ "L. RUIZ". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
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