Luis_Carlos_Ruiz
Luis Ruiz (footballer, born 1987)
Colombian footballer
Luis Carlos Ruiz Morales (born 8 January 1987) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Categoría Primera A club Millonarios.
| 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) | |||
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.
| 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 | ||
Club
Atlético Nacional
- Categoría Primera A (3): 2014–I, 2015–II, 2017–I
- Superliga Colombiana (1): 2016
- Copa Libertadores (1): 2016
- Recopa Sudamericana (1): 2017
Junior
- Categoría Primera A (4): 2010–I, 2011–II, 2018–II, 2019–I
- Superliga Colombiana (1): 2019
Millonarios
- Categoría Primera A (1): 2023–I
- Copa Colombia (1): 2022
- "Новичок Нефтчи объявил о своем переходе (ФОТО)". azerisport.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ""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.
- ".... will not go to Neftchi". Twitter. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- "Luis Karlos Ruis Neftçi barədə açıqlamalarını təkzib etdi" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- "Luis Carlos Ruiz se va al fútbol de China". Futbolred.com (in Spanish).
- "Luis Carlos Ruiz Morales". fichajes.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
