Rubén Yáñez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Yáñez and the second or maternal family name is Alabart.
Rubén Yáñez
Personal information
Full name Orlando Rubén Yáñez Alabart[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Blanes, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Gijón
Number 1
Youth career
2006–2009 Lloret
2009–2010 Girona
2010–2012 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Real Madrid C 26 (0)
2013–2015 Real Madrid B 34 (0)
2015–2017 Real Madrid 0 (0)
2017–2022 Getafe 10 (0)
2017–2019 → Cádiz (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Huesca (loan) 6 (0)
2022–2023 Málaga 29 (0)
2023– Sporting Gijón 53 (0)
International career‡
2013 Spain U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 July 2013

Orlando Rubén Yáñez Alabart (born 12 October 1993), known as Rubén Yáñez (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβeɲ ˈɟʝaɲeθ]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting de Gijón.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Blanes, Girona, Catalonia, Yáñez joined Real Madrid's youth academy from local side Girona FC in 2010, aged 17. He made his senior debut in the 2012–13 season, playing 26 games for the C-team in Segunda División B. In July 2013, Yáñez was promoted to the reserves, in Segunda División.[2]

On 8 September 2013, Yáñez made his professional debut, starting in a 0–1 home loss against CD Mirandés.[3] Mainly a backup to Fernando Pacheco during the campaign, he appeared in four matches as his side suffered relegation.

After Pacheco's promotion to the main squad, Yáñez was an undisputed starter for the reserves in 2014–15, contributing with 30 appearances. On 5 August 2015 he was promoted to the first team by new manager Rafael Benítez,[4] and made his debut four days later, coming on as a late substitute for Kiko Casilla in a 0–0 friendly draw against Vålerenga Fotball.[5]

Yáñez was the third option behind Keylor Navas and Casilla when the team won the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.[6] He did not make an appearance during the season when Madrid won the 2016–17 La Liga[7][8] and the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.[9] With 21 total appearances on the substitute bench across two years, he only played one official match for Real Madrid on 30 November 2016, again as a late substitute for Casilla in the last 15 minutes of an eventual 6–1 win (13–2 aggregate) against Cultural Leonesa in the Round of 32 of Copa del Rey.

Getafe

On 17 August 2017, Yáñez signed a four-year deal with Getafe CF, being immediately loaned to Cádiz CF for one year.[10] He made only six appearances during his time in Andalusia, all in the Copa del Rey.[11]

On 22 August 2019, after spending the whole 2018–19 season as a third-choice, Yáñez joined SD Huesca on a one-year loan deal.[12] He contributed with eight appearances overall for the side, acting as a backup to Álvaro Fernández as his side achieved promotion to the top tier as champions.

Yáñez finally made his debut for Getafe on 17 December 2020 in a 2–1 win at CD Anaitasuna in the first round of the cup.[13] Three days later he made his La Liga bow in a 2–0 win at former club Cádiz, to finally play in the top flight at the age of 26.[14] After ten consecutive games in all competitions – including once David Soria had returned from injury – he lost his place to him in February.[15][16]

On 15 July 2022, Yáñez terminated his contract with Getafe.[17]

Málaga

On 15 July 2022, hours after leaving Getafe, Yáñez signed a three-year deal with Málaga CF in the second division.[18] Second-choice to Manolo Reina, he made his debut on 3 November in the 14th game of the season, a 2–1 loss at FC Cartagena.[19] On 30 June of the following year, after the club's relegation, he left after activating an exit clause on his contract.[20]

Sporting Gijón

On 12 July 2023, free agent Yáñez signed a three-year contract with Sporting de Gijón, still in division two.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 September 2023.[22][23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid C 2012–13 Segunda División B 26 0 — 26 0
Real Madrid Castilla 2013–14 Segunda División 4 0 — 4 0
2014–15 Segunda División B 30 0 — 30 0
Total 34 0 0 0 34 0
Real Madrid 2015–16 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 La Liga 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 0 0 1 0 1 0
Getafe 2018–19 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 La Liga 10 0 1 0 11 0
2021–22 La Liga 0 0 2 0 2 0
Total 10 0 3 0 13 0
Cádiz (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 0 0 6 0 6 0
Huesca (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 6 0 2 0 8 0
Málaga 2022–23 Segunda División 29 0 0 0 29 0
Sporting Gijón 2023–24 Segunda División 7 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 112 0 12 0 124 0

Honours

Real Madrid
Huesca

References

  1. ^ a b c "Runén Yáñez". Málaga CF. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ Yáñez y Llorente tendrán el premio del Castilla (Yáñez and Llorente will have Castilla's prize); Defensa Central, 18 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Mirandés se pone líder a costa de un filial que sigue sin puntuar (Mirandés becomes leader under the expense of a reserve team which remains without points); Marca, 8 September 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Real Madrid boss Benitez: Ruben Yanez part of senior squad; Tribal Football, 5 August 2015
  5. ^ Rubén Yáñez debutó con el primer equipo (Rubén Yáñez debuted with the first team); Real Madrid's official website, 9 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ "Spot-on Real Madrid defeat Atlético in final again". uefa.com. 28 May 2016.
  7. ^ "El Real Madrid, campeón de LaLiga Santander 2016/17". laliga.es. 21 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Real Madrid win La Liga title with victory at Malaga". bbc.com. 21 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Majestic Real Madrid win Champions League in Cardiff". uefa.com. 3 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Un año demasiado gris para los cuatro jugadores cedidos" [A year that was too grey for the four loan players]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Rubén Yañez cedido al Huesca" [Rubén Yáñez loaned to Huesca] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  13. ^ Navacerrada, Juancar (17 December 2020). "Yáñez debuta tres años y medio después de su fichaje" [Yáñez debuts three and a half years after his signing]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  14. ^ de la Rosa, J. A. (21 December 2020). "Yáñez debutó en Primera a los veintisiete años" [Yáñez debuted in Primera at age twenty-six]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  15. ^ Alfaro, Javier (25 December 2020). "David Soria y Yáñez, dos hombres y un destino: la portería del Getafe" [David Soria y Yáñez, two men and one destination: Getafe's goal]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Posible nuevo cambio: "Tengo dos grandes porteros y esa es la mejor noticia para un entrenador"" [Possible new change: "I have two great goalkeepers and that is the best news for a manager"] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Comunicado Oficial | Rubén Yáñez" [Official announcement | Rubén Yáñez] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Yáñez bolsters the Malaguista goal". Málaga CF. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  19. ^ Alonso, Pedro Luis (3 November 2022). "Cal y arena para Yáñez en su regreso a la Liga... año y medio después" [Good news and bad news for Yáñez on his League return... after a year and a half]. Diario Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  20. ^ "Concluye la vinculación de 18 jugadores con ficha profesional" [Link of 18 players with professional registration ends] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  21. ^ "Oficial: Rubén Yáñez, nuevo fichaje del Sporting" [Official: Rubén Yáñez, new signing of Sporting] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  22. ^ Rubén Yáñez at BDFutbol
  23. ^ Rubén Yáñez at Soccerway