Rubio Rubin
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rubio Yovani Mendez Rubin[1] | ||
Date of birth | March 1, 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Beaverton, Oregon, United States | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Stabæk | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2011 | Westside Metros | ||
2011–2013 | IMG Academy | ||
2013–2014 | FC Utrecht | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | FC Utrecht | 41 | (3) |
2016–2017 | Jong FC Utrecht | 6 | (0) |
2017 | Silkeborg IF | 3 | (0) |
2017– | Stabæk | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011–2013 | United States U17 | 37 | (14) |
2014–2015 | United States U20 | 11 | (6) |
2014–2015 | United States U23 | 3 | (0) |
2014– | United States | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 2, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 29, 2016 |
Rubio Yovani Mendez Rubin (born March 1, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Stabæk in the Eliteserien.[2][3]
Career
Youth
Rubio attended Whitford Middle School in Beaverton, Oregon. He started his youth career at Westside Metros and played at Beaverton High School.
Club
Rubin signed a four-year deal with FC Utrecht upon turning eighteen in March 2014.[4] Rubin started, played the full 90 minutes and recorded an assist in his professional debut for Utrecht on August 17, 2014 in a 2–1 victory over Willem II.[5]
Rubin signed with Silkeborg IF of the Danish Superliga in January 2017[6] after being released from FC Utrecht.
After his departure from Silkeborg, Rubin signed with Stabæk for the remainder of the 2017 season.[7]
International
A former United States under-17 player, Rubin in 2012 was named U.S. Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year.[8]
Rubin was eligible to play for Guatemala, Mexico or the United States. He joined the United States team for the match against the Czech Republic on September 3, 2014.[9] He earned his first cap when he started on November 14, 2014 in a 2–1 defeat against Colombia, narrowly failing to score a header in the second half and attracting praise from manager Jürgen Klinsmann.[10]
Personal life
Rubio was born to a Mexican father and a Guatemalan mother.[9][11]
References
- 1 2 "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. May 30, 2015. p. 23. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑ SIF tester spydspids fra Stuttgart‚ silkeborgnyt.dk, May 21, 2017
- ↑ http://www.stabak.no/nyheter/welcome-to-stabaek-rubio-rubin
- ↑ "American Exports: US youth int'l Rubio Rubin signs four-year deal with Eredivisie side Utrecht". MLSsoccer.com.
- ↑ "American Exports: US U-20 Rubio Rubin goes 90 in Dutch debut for FC Utrecht victory". MLSsoccer.com.
- ↑ "SIF henter amerikansk angriber". www.silkeborgif.com. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- ↑ http://www.stabak.no/nyheter/welcome-to-stabaek-rubio-rubin
- ↑ Ryan Rosenblatt (July 30, 2014). "Rubio Rubin signs 4-year contract with FC Utrecht". Stars and Stripes FC.
- 1 2 "Player Spotlight: For Rubio Rubin, It's All About the Red, White & Blue". www.ASN.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ↑ Prince-Wright, Joe. "Rubio Rubin, just 18, shows plenty of promise on US national team debut". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Getting to Know: U.S. U-17 MNT Forward Rubio Rubin". ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
External links
- Rubio Rubin at Soccerway