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Bryan Ruiz Gonzalez

Costa Rican footballer

Bryan Jafet Ruiz González (es; born 18 August 1985) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer. A left-footed attacking midfielder, he also played as a second striker.

Bryan Ruiz
Ruiz with Costa Rica at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Bryan Jafet Ruiz González[1]
Date of birth (1985-08-18) 18 August 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Alajuelense 86 (24)
2006–2009 Gent 79 (26)
2009–2011 Twente 65 (35)
2011–2015 Fulham 97 (12)
2014 → PSV (loan) 14 (5)
2015–2018 Sporting CP 86 (12)
2018–2020 Santos 12 (0)
2020–2022 Alajuelense 63 (7)
Total 502 (121)
National team
2005–2022 Costa Rica 147 (29)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life

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At the age of twelve, Gonzalez started playing for Liga Deportiva Alajuelense minor leagues. He quickly became known as a skilled player. In 2003, at the age of 18, he began playing first division football. He would eventually become a professional soccer player with the same team.

Career

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During his first tournament, Gonzalez played well. He soon became an important member of his team. He played in many important games, like “El Clásico” (The Classic), when Alajuela plays their biggest enemy, Saprissa. In his second year Gonzalez's team won the CONCACAF Champion's Cup.

Though Gonzalez had only been a professional soccer player for a short time, he was asked to represent his country by playing on the Costa Rica National Team. He played well and was celebrated by the public.

Suddenly, in 2006, Gonzalez was invited to play for a soccer team in Belgium. The team, K.A.A. Gent, wanted to sign him to a four-year deal. Gonzalez accepted. He became a popular player in Belgium by becoming the best scorer on his team. He also got a hat-trick.

His success gained Gonzalez a lot of attention and popularity. He was asked again to play with the Costa Rican national team. He returned to Costa Rica and played well for the national team. Afterward, he hoped to get signed by a good European team.

In 2009, Gonzalez played with FC Twente Enschede in Holland, where is team won the Cup. In 2010, he began playing for the UEFA Champions League Cup.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Alajuelense 2003–04[3] Costa Rican Primera División 20 3 — — 10[a] 5 — 30 8
2004–05[4] 31 13 — — — — 31 13
2005–06[4][3] 35 8 — — 11[b] 6 — 46 14
2020–21[4] 40 7 — — 5[c] 1 — 45 8
2021–22[4] 42 2 — — 2[d] 0 1[e] 0 45 2
2022–23[4] 13 2 — — 5[d] 0 — 18 2
Total 181 35 — — 33 12 1 0 215 47
Gent 2006–07[4] Belgian First Division 16 3 2 0 — 1[f] 0 — 19 3
2007–08[4] 31 11 7 3 — 1[f] 0 — 39 14
2008–09[4] 32 12 4 2 — 2[g] 0 — 38 14
Total 79 26 13 5 — 4 0 — 96 31
Twente 2009–10[4] Eredivisie 34 24 2 2 — 12[h] 2 — 48 28
2010–11[4] 27 9 3 1 — 9[i] 0 1[j] 0 40 10
2011–12[4] 4 2 — — 3[k] 2 1[j] 1 8 5
Total 65 35 5 3 — 24 4 2 1 96 43
Fulham 2011–12[5] Premier League 27 2 2 0 1 0 — — 30 2
2012–13[6] 29 5 2 0 1 0 — — 32 5
2013–14[7] 12 1 — 2 0 — — 14 1
2014–15[8] Championship 29 4 1 0 2 1 — — 32 5
Total 97 12 5 0 6 1 — — 108 13
PSV Eindhoven (loan) 2013–14[4] Eredivisie 14 5 — — — — 14 5
Sporting CP 2015–16[4] Primeira Liga 34 8 2 1 1 1 8[l] 3 1[m] 0 46 13
2016–17[4] 32 2 2 0 2 0 6[k] 1 — 42 3
2017–18[4] 20 2 3 0 4 0 6[g] 0 — 33 2
Total 86 12 7 1 7 1 20 4 1 0 121 23
Santos 2018[4] Série A 12 0 — — 2[n] 0 — 14 0
2019[4] 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
Total 12 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 0
Career total 534 125 30 9 13 2 83 20 4 1 664 157
  1. ↑ Six appearances and four goals in UNCAF Interclub Cup, four appearances and one goal in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  2. ↑ Seven appearances and six goals in UNCAF Interclub Cup, four appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  3. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in CONCACAF League, one appearance in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearance(s) in CONCACAF League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa de Costa Rica
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  8. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  9. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  12. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  13. ↑ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  14. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[9][10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Costa Rica 2005 7 1
2006 2 0
2007 6 2
2008 8 4
2009 10 2
2010 6 0
2011 7 0
2012 3 0
2013 11 3
2014 12 5
2015 13 3
2016 10 2
2017 13 1
2018 10 2
2019 7 1
2020 0 0
2021 13 2
2022 9 1
Total 147 29
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ruiz goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Bryan Ruiz
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 July 2005 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States   Honduras 2–3 2–3 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2 24 March 2007 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica   New Zealand 3–0 4–0 Friendly
3 2 June 2007 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica   Chile 2–0 2–0 Friendly
4 21 June 2008 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica   Grenada 2–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 6 September 2008 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica   Suriname 7–0 7–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 10 September 2008 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti   Haiti 1–0 3–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 2–1
8 14 October 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, United States   United States 1–0 2–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 2–0
10 6 February 2013 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama   Panama 2–2 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 18 June 2013 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica   Panama 2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 15 October 2013 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica   Mexico 1–0 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 2 June 2014 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States   Japan 1–0 1–3 Friendly
14 20 June 2014 Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil   Italy 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup
15 29 June 2014 Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil   Greece 1–0 1–1 (5–3 pen.) 2014 FIFA World Cup
16 13 September 2014 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles United States   Guatemala 1–1 2–1 2014 Copa Centroamericana
17 13 November 2014 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay   Uruguay 2–1 3–3 Friendly
18 11 July 2015 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States   El Salvador 1–0 1–1 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
19 8 September 2015 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica   Uruguay 1–0 1–0 Friendly
20 17 November 2015 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama   Panama 1–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
21 29 March 2016 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica   Jamaica 2–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
22 9 October 2016 Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia   Russia 2–0 4–3 Friendly
23 13 June 2017 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica   Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
24 11 June 2018 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium   Belgium 1–0 1–4 Friendly
25 11 October 2018 Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico   Mexico 2–1 2–3 Friendly
26 29 June 2019 NRG Stadium, Houston, United States   Mexico 1–1 1–1 (4–5 pen.) 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
27 20 July 2021 Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States   Jamaica 1–0 1–0 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
28 10 October 2021 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica   El Salvador 1–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
29 27 January 2022 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica   Panama 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Alajuelense

Twente

Sporting CP

Costa Rica

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 24 June 2018. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Estadísticas" [Stats] (in Spanish). Bryan Ruiz. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 Bryan Ruiz Gonzalez at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Bryan Ruiz Gonzalez in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Bryan Ruiz Gonzalez in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Bryan Ruiz Gonzalez in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Bryan Ruiz Gonzalez in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Bryan Ruiz at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. ↑ "Bryan Jafet Ruiz - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Araya, José (20 December 2020). "Bryan Ruiz, el hijo prodigo que retornó para ser campeón | Teletica". www.teletica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Bryan Ruiz and Alex Morgan Named 2016 CONCACAF Players of the Year". CONCACAF. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "Navas, Wambach named 2014 CONCACAF Players of the Year". concacaf.com. 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Javier Hernandez and Carli Lloyd Named 2015 CONCACAF Players of the Year". CONCACAF.com. 22 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "2017 CONCACAF Award Winners Announced". CONCACAF. 19 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "IFFHS MAN TEAM - CAF - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 28 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "IFFHS".
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