Luis Ruiz (footballer, born 1987)

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

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)
2016 → Sport 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

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

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

Club

Atlético Nacional

Junior

Millonarios

Notes

References

  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.