Salva Ruiz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Salva Ruiz
Ruiz playing for Spain U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Salvador Ruiz Rodríguez
Date of birth (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Albal, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Castellón
Number 17
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Valencia B 98 (2)
2012–2017 Valencia 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Tenerife (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2016 → Granada (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2019 Mallorca 19 (0)
2019 Valencia 0 (0)
2019 → Mallorca (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2021 Deportivo La Coruña 41 (0)
2021– Castellón 85 (4)
International career
2011 Spain U16 6 (0)
2010–2011 Spain U17 5 (0)
2012–2014 Spain U19 5 (0)
2012 Spain U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024

Salvador "Salva" Ruiz Rodríguez (born 17 May 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Castellón as a left-back.

Club career

Born in Albal, Valencian Community, Ruiz was a product of Valencia CF's youth system. He made his senior debut with the reserves when he was only 16, playing 19 Segunda División B games in 2011–12 and scoring one goal, in the 2–0 home win against CE Manacor.[1] He appeared in his first official match with the first team on 28 November 2012, featuring the full 90 minutes in the 3–1 home win over UE Llagostera in that season's Copa del Rey.[2]

Ruiz was loaned out to CD Tenerife for the 2013–14 campaign.[3][4] He made his first Segunda División appearance on 25 August, starting and being replaced in a 0–0 home draw with Hércules CF.[5]

On 13 July 2015, after a further two full seasons with Valencia B, Ruiz was loaned to Granada CF in a season-long deal.[6] He made his debut in La Liga on 24 August, being sent off in the 56th minute of an eventual 1–3 home loss to SD Eibar.[7]

After being diagnosed with aplastic anemia, Ruiz was inactive for more than one year.[8] On 10 January 2018, he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with RCD Mallorca.[9]

On 7 February 2019, Valencia activated their buy-back clause on Ruiz's contract; the player agreed a deal until June 2023, remaining on loan at Mallorca until the end of the season.[10] On 2 September, however, he joined Deportivo de La Coruña of the second division for three years.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 March 2021[12][13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Valencia 2012–13 La Liga 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Tenerife (loan) 2013–14 Segunda División 5 0 1 0 — 6 0
Granada (loan) 2015–16 La Liga 2 0 2 0 — 4 0
Mallorca 2017–18 Segunda División B 9 0 0 0 2[a] 0 11 0
2018–19 Segunda División 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Total 20 0 0 0 2 0 22 0
Valencia 2018–19 La Liga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Mallorca (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 8 0 0 0 — 8 0
Total Mallorca 28 0 0 0 2 0 30 0
Deportivo La Coruña 2019–20 Segunda División 25 0 1 0 — 26 0
2020–21 Segunda División B 12 0 1 0 — 13 0
Total 37 0 2 0 0 0 39 0
Career total 72 0 6 0 2 0 80 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honours

Mallorca

Spain U19

References

  1. ^ El árbitro desquicia al Manacor con seis expulsiones (Referee distresses Manacor with six ejections); Marca, 22 April 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Por algo se empieza (You have to start somewhere); Marca, 28 November 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Valencia y el Tenerife oficializan la cesión de Salva Ruiz (Valencia and Tenerife make Salva Ruiz loan official); Super Deporte, 9 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Salva Ruiz es el octavo fichaje (Salva Ruiz is signing number eight); Marca, 9 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El Tenerife consigue un empate que sabe a poco (Tenerife manage draw that leaves bad taste in mouth); Vavel, 25 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El Valencia cede al Granada a Salva Ruiz y Robert Ibañez (Valencia loan Salva Ruiz and Robert to Granada); Marca, 13 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Granada 1–3 Eibar; ESPN FC, 24 August 2015
  8. ^ Fin al calvario de dos años de Salva Ruiz (End to Salva Ruiz's two-year ordeal); Marca, 8 November 2017 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ El Mallorca ficha a Salva Ruiz (Mallorca sign Salva Ruiz); Diario de Mallorca, 10 January 2018 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ "Comunicado oficial | Salva Ruiz" [Official announcement | Salva Ruiz] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  11. ^ "New 2019–2020 Dépor player! Salva Ruiz". Deportivo La Coruña. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  12. ^ Salva Ruiz at BDFutbol
  13. ^ a b c Salva Ruiz at Soccerway
  14. ^ Salva Ruiz at ESPN FC