Pablo Ruiz (footballer, born 1998)

Pablo Ruiz
Ruíz with Real Salt Lake in 2021
Personal information
Full name Pablo Enrique Ruiz
Date of birth (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Real Salt Lake
Number 7
Youth career
C.A.I.
2014–2017 San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 San Luis 10 (0)
2018– Real Salt Lake 91 (4)
2018–2019Real Monarchs (loan) 11 (0)
2019Pinzgau Saalfelden (loan) 15 (9)
International career
2015 Argentina U17 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:12, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2018

Pablo Enrique Ruiz (born December 20, 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.

Club career

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A midfielder, Ruiz was with Comisión de Actividades Infantiles from his hometwon before joining the San Lorenzo youth system in 2014.[2] In 2017, he moved to Chile and joined San Luis de Quillota.[3][4]

On 2 February 2018, Ruíz joined MLS team Real Salt Lake from San Luis in Chile.[5] On 1 November 2020, he signed a contract extension through the end of 2025 MLS season.[6]

International career

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He represented Argentina U17 at the 2015 South American Championship. At senior level, he is eligible for both Argentina and Chile.[7]

Personal life

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His parents are Argentine and his grandparents are Chilean. Due to his Chilean heritage, he acquired the Chilean nationality by descent before joining San Luis de Quillota at the end of 2016.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Pablo Ruiz". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Pablo Ruiz, otra joya de la CAI en San Lorenzo". Mundo Azulgrana (in Spanish). 13 March 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  3. ^ "San Luis se enfrentó ante Colo Colo en amistoso: lo hará también con Barnechea, Cobresal y Audax". SoyChile (in Spanish). 8 January 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Equipo de proyección canario se adjudicó el segundo lugar en la Copa Canario 2017". www.sanluissa.cl (in Spanish). 11 July 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Real Salt Lake sign Argentine midfielder Pablo Ruiz". 2 February 2018.
  6. ^ Butler, Dylan (1 November 2020). "Real Salt Lake midfielder Pablo Ruiz signs contract extension through 2025". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b Merlo, César Luis (10 May 2022). "Nació en Argentina, brilla en la MLS y se ilusiona con La Roja: "Me veo jugando el Mundial 2026"". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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