Víctor Ruiz Torre (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiɣtoɾ ˈrwiθ ˈtore]; born 25 January 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Born in Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Ruiz arrived in RCD Espanyol's youth system in 2006 at the age of 17, from neighbouring UE Cornellà.[2] In the 2008–09 season he made his senior debut, helping the reserve side to win their Tercera División group and subsequently promote in the playoffs.[3][4]
Ruiz made his debut with the first team on 6 December 2009, starting and being booked in a 4–0 home loss against Racing de Santander.[5] Coach Mauricio Pochettino fielded him in a further 21 La Liga games that campaign, with the team finally finishing 11th; he added two goals, against Málaga CF (2–1 away defeat)[6] and Atlético Madrid (3–0, home).[7]
In 2010–11, Ruiz played all the minutes for Espanyol in the first 15 rounds.[8] On 31 January 2011, he was sold to SSC Napoli for €6 million cash in a four-and-a-half-year contract, with the Italians also ceding the sporting rights to Jesús Dátolo who was playing with the Spaniards on loan.[9][10]
Ruiz returned to his country on 30 August 2011, after signing a five-year deal with Valencia CF for €8 million.[11][12] He made his official debut on 10 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home victory over Atlético Madrid.[13]
On 12 December 2013, Ruiz was sent off in a 1–1 home draw against FC Kuban Krasnodar in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, for a professional foul on Djibril Cissé.[14]
On 1 July 2015, following a one-year loan there, Ruiz transferred to Villarreal CF also in the Valencian Community for an initial €2.7 million, potentially rising to €3 million.[15] He played his first competitive match for them in his second spell on 23 August, when he started and finished the 1–1 draw at Real Betis.[16]
Ruiz scored his first league goal for Villarreal on 7 April 2017, in a 3–1 home defeat of Athletic Bilbao where he also received his marching orders after a straight red card with 15 minutes left.[17]
On 7 August 2019, Ruiz joined Beşiktaş J.K. on a three-year contract.[18] He returned to the Spanish top flight one year later, however, with the free agent signing a one-year deal with Betis.[19]
Ruiz agreed to an extension until 2023 at the Estadio Benito Villamarín on 4 June 2021;[20] at its conclusion, he left.[21] In between, he won the 2021–22 edition of the Copa del Rey for his first major honour,[22] but contributed only three matches to this feat.[23]
On 20 September 2023, Ruiz returned to his first professional club Espanyol on a one-year deal.[24]
Shortly after making his debut with Espanyol, Ruiz was called to the Spain under-21 team by manager Luis Milla. On 8 February 2011, in the last minutes of a 2–1 friendly win over Denmark, he was sent off for punching Nicki Bille, who celebrated his goal in front of Ruiz's face.[25][26]
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