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Rubén Peña

Rubén Peña

Spanish footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.

Rubén Peña Jiménez (born 18 July 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for La Liga club Osasuna.

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He made over 175 La Liga appearances for Valladolid, Eibar, Villarreal and Osasuna, winning the Europa League with the third of those clubs in 2021.

Career

Early career

Born in Ávila, Castile and León, Peña made his senior debut with local club Real Ávila CF in the Tercera División. In the summer of 2012 he signed for Real Valladolid, being initially assigned to the reserves in the same level.[2][3]

Peña appeared in his first official game with the first team on 1 November 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Real Betis in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey (3–1 aggregate loss).[4] He made his La Liga debut ten days later, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw with Valencia CF.[5]

On 13 August 2013, Peña joined CD Guijuelo of Segunda División B.[6] On 10 July of the following year he moved to CD Leganés, newly promoted to the Segunda División.[7]

Eibar

On 16 June 2016, after being an important figure in Lega's first-ever promotion to the top flight, Peña signed a three-year deal with SD Eibar in the same league.[8] He finished his first season with 28 appearances and one goal, helping to a tenth-place finish.[9]

Peña was converted into a right-back by manager José Luis Mendilibar during 2017–18. He became a regular starter in that position the following campaign, after the departure of Ander Capa.[10]

Villarreal

On 4 July 2019, Peña joined Villarreal CF on a five-year contract.[11] He made his competitive debut on 17 August, starting and scoring an own goal in a 4–4 home draw against Granada CF.[12] His first goal in the correct net came on 2 February 2020 in a 3–1 victory over CA Osasuna also at the Estadio de la Cerámica.[13]

Peña struggled for game time after the signing of Juan Foyth in 2020, and was an unused substitute as the team won the 2021 UEFA Europa League final against Manchester United.[14] He was put up for sale,[15] and was due to be loaned to Deportivo Alavés at the start of 2022, but it was called off when he injured his collarbone in a cup game at Atlético Sanluqueño CF.[16]

Osasuna

On 17 June 2022, with Foyth, Mario Gaspar and Serge Aurier ahead of him at right-back, Peña reached an agreement to terminate his Villarreal contract three years early. On the same day, he signed for Osasuna until 2025.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 May 2022[18][19]
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  1. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Villarreal

References

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    "Rubén Peña". Diario AS. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Rubén Peña, un centenario de Primera" [Rubén Peña, one hundred Primera appearances]. Diario de Ávila (in Spanish). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. [3]
    Domínguez, Jesús (6 February 2020). "Asenjo y Rubén Peña vuelven al lugar donde se estrenaron en Primera" [Asenjo and Rubén Peña return to place where they made their debut in Primera]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. [4]
    "El Valladolid mantiene su renta pese a estar media hora con diez" [Valladolid stay atop in spite of playing half an hour with ten]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 1 November 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Valencia end away-day blues". ESPN FC. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  6. [6]
    "Rubén Peña se suma al nuevo proyecto del CD Guijuelo" [Rubén Peña added to the new project of CD Guijuelo]. Tribuna de Salamanca (in Spanish). 13 August 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Rubén Peña, polivalencia en la banda derecha con pasado en Primera" [Rubén Peña, right-wing versatility with a past in Primera] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Rubén Peña será jugador de SD Eibar hasta 2019" [Rubén Peña will be a SD Eibar player until 2019] (in Spanish). 16 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  9. [9]
    Munilla, Pablo (8 August 2017). "Rubén Peña busca mayor protagonismo" [Rubén Peña in search of bigger protagonism]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  10. [10]
    Grífol, Jordi (5 February 2018). "Rubén Peña, ¿el sucesor de Capa?" [Rubén Peña, the successor of Capa?] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  11. [11]
    "Rubén Peña, nuevo jugador del Villarreal CF" [Rubén Peña, new player of Villarreal CF] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  12. [12]
    Flynn, Henry (18 August 2019). "Villarreal and Granada draw in eight-goal thriller". Marca. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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    Munday, Billy (2 February 2020). "Alcacer helps Villarreal into the European places". Marca. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  14. [14]
    Stone, Simon (26 May 2021). "Villarreal 1–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  15. [15]
    Mata, Javier (4 June 2021). "El Villarreal pone el cartel de transferible a Peña y busca lateral derecho" [Villarreal put Peña up for transfer and look for a right back]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  16. [16]
    Esteve, David (24 December 2021). "La lesión de Rubén Peña trunca su cesión al Deportivo Alavés" [Rubén Peña's injury thwarts his loan to Deportivo Alavés]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  17. [17]
    Kemble, Jamie (17 June 2022). "Defender finds new club instantly after Villarreal confirm his release three years early". SB Nation. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  18. [18]
    Rubén Peña at BDFutbol
  19. [19]
    Rubén Peña at Soccerway
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