Raúl Ruiz Matarín
 Raúl in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raúl Ruiz Matarín | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Alicante, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Guijuelo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Sporting Plaza Argel | ||
| 2000–2008 | Hércules | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2009 | Hércules B | ||
| 2008–2009 | Hércules | 10 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Real Madrid B | 15 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Halmstads (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Albacete | 31 | (0) |
| 2013 | → S.S. Reyes (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014– | Guijuelo | 15 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Spain U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2008 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Raúl Ruiz Matarín (born 25 March 1990), known as simply Raúl, is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Guijuelo as a right winger.
Club career
Raúl was born in Alicante, Valencian Community. After reaching the club's youth system at the age of 10[1] he was promoted to hometown Hércules CF's first team for the 2008–09 season, appearing sparingly – but scoring once – as it fell short of a La Liga promotion.
In the 2009 summer Raúl signed with Real Madrid, being immediately relocated to its reserve side.[2] On 1 February 2011 he was loaned out to Swedish club Halmstads BK, along with Castilla teammates Javi Hernández and José Zamora.[3]
In late January 2012 Raúl rescinded contract with Real Madrid, and signed until June 2013 with Albacete Balompié in the third division.[4] After a loan stint at UD San Sebastián de los Reyes, in the same category,[5] he featured more regularly during the 2013–14 campaign, which ended in promotion.
On 1 August 2014 Raúl joined CD Guijuelo, also in the third level.[6]
International career
In November 2008 Raúl was summoned by the Spanish under-21 team, appearing in a friendly with Portugal in Cartaxo. He came on as a substitute for Daniel Parejo in the 80th minute of a 1–4 loss.[7]
On 10 February 2009, also from the bench and in a friendly (he took the place of Fran Mérida at half-time), Raúl scored the third and final goal for the under-19s in a 3–0 win over England, in Bournemouth.[8]
References
- ↑ «Estoy en una nube» ("I'm on a cloud"); Diario Información, 6 October 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ Raúl Ruiz, feliz en su nueva casa (Raúl Ruiz, happy in his new home); Real Madrid's website, 20 October 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Castilla players loaned to Halmstad". Real Madrid's website. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ↑ "El Alba ya cuenta con Raúl Ruiz y Torres se incorporó al Alcoyano" [Albacete has Raul Ruiz and Torres joined Alcoyano] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Albacete. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ↑ "Raúl Ruiz se marchará cedido al San Sebastián de los Reyes y deja hueco" [Raúl Ruiz will be loaned to San Sebastián de los Reyes and will leave a place] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Albacete. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ "Raúl Ruiz y Jonathan Ortiz, nuevos jugadores del Guijuelo" [Raúl Ruiz and Jonathan Ortiz, new players of Guijuelo] (in Spanish). La Gaceta de Salamanca. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ La Sub-21 naufraga en Portugal (U-21 sink in Portugal); Diario AS, 18 November 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ Exhibición de la Sub'19 en Inglaterra (U19 show in England); Diario AS, 10 February 2009 (Spanish)