List of international goals scored by Carlos Ruiz

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Carlos Ruiz is a former Guatemalan professional footballer who represented the Guatemalan national football team as a striker. Widely considered to be the greatest Guatemalan player of all time[1], he would go on to earn 133 caps and score 68 goals[2], becoming both his country’s most capped player and top goalscorer of all time[3]

Ruiz made his international debut in a friendly against Mexico on the 18 November 1998[2]; with his first goal coming less than a year later against El Salvador at the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup[4]. He became Guatemala’s all time top goalscorer on the 14th June 2008[5] with four goals against Saint Lucia, bringing his overall total to 39 goals[4], breaking the previous record of 35 goals held by Juan Carlos Plata[6].

In his final international appearance on the 6th September 2016, Ruiz scored 5 goals against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. This brought his total record in World Cup qualification to 39 goals in 47 goals, surpassing Ali Daei's record of 35 goals and thus becoming the top goalscorer in history of qualification[7]. This record remained until the 14th October 2025 when it was surpassed by Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored two goals against Hungary to set the new record of 41 goals[8].

Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ruiz goal.
List of international goals scored by Carlos Ruiz[2][4]
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 7 19 March 1999 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica  El Salvador 1–1 1–1 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup [9]
2 17 17 June 2000 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Antigua and Barbuda 2–0 8–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [10]
3 18 3 July 2000 Montreal, Canada  Haiti – 4–1 Friendly [11]
4 20 16 July 2000 Carlos Salazar Hijo Stadium, Mazatenango, Guatemala  United States 1–1 1–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [12]
5 21 22 July 2000 Mario Camposeco Stadium, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala  Barbados 1–0 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]
6 23 8 October 2000 Barbados National Stadium, Saint Michael, Barbados  Barbados 2–0 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [14]
7 24 15 November 2000 Carlos Salazar Hijo Stadium, Mazatenango, Guatemala  Costa Rica 1–0 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [15]
8 2–1
9 25 6 January 2001 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Costa Rica 1–0 2–5 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [16]
10 2–5
11 26 6 January 2002 Pedro Marrero Stadium, Havana, Cuba  Cuba 1–0 1–0 Friendly [17]
12 31 31 October 2002 Cementos Progreso Stadium, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Jamaica 1–0 1–1 Friendly [18]
13 36 18 February 2003 Rommel Fernández Stadium, Panama City, Panama  Nicaragua 1–0 5–0 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup [19]
14 2–0
15 3–0
16 40 16 July 2003 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Colombia 1–0 1–1 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup [20]
17 41 5 May 2004 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Haiti 1–0 1–0 Friendly [21]
18 42 20 June 2004 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Suriname 1–0 3–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [22]
19 3–1
20 44 18 August 2004 Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada  Canada 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [23]
21 2–0
22 46 8 September 2004 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Honduras 1–0 2–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [24]
23 47 13 October 2004 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Honduras 1–0 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [25]
24 49 13 November 2004 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States  Bolivia 1–0 1–0 Friendly [26]
25 51 21 December 2004 Brígido Iriarte Stadium, Caracas, Venezuela  Venezuela 1–0 1–0 Friendly [27]
26 52 17 January 2005 Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Colombia 1–0 1–1 Friendly [28]
27 55 26 March 2005 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 5–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]
28 3–1
29 58 8 July 2005 Home Depot Center, Carson, United States  Jamaica 1–2 3–4 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup [30]
30 2–3
31 3–4
32 63 8 October 2005 Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis Potosí, Mexico  Mexico 1–0 2–5 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [31]
33 64 12 October 2005 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Costa Rica 3–0 3–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [32]
34 68 10 October 2006 Herndon Stadium, Atlanta, United States  Honduras 1–2 1–2 Friendly [33]
35 72 12 June 2007 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 1–1 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup [34]
36 77 14 June 2008 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Saint Lucia 2–0 6–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [35]
37 3–0
38 4–0
39 6–0
40 81 10 September 2008 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Cuba 1–1 4–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [36]
41 2–1
42 87 28 March 2011 Carlos Salazar Hijo Stadium, Mazatenango, Guatemala  Bolivia 1–0 1–1 Friendly [37]
43 90 13 June 2011 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States  Grenada 3–0 4–0 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup [38]
44 91 18 June 2011 New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, United States  Mexico 1–0 1–2 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup [38]
45 92 11 October 2011 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Belize 3–1 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [39]
46 93 22 February 2012 Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay  Paraguay 1–2 1–2 Friendly [40]
47 95 25 May 2012 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 1–0 2–3 Friendly [41]
48 2–2
49 96 1 June 2012 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Costa Rica 1–0 1–0 Friendly [42]
50 100 15 August 2012 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States  Paraguay 3–3 3–3 Friendly [43]
51 101 7 September 2012 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Antigua and Barbuda 1–1 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [44]
52 2–1
53 102 11 September 2012 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda  Antigua and Barbuda 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [45]
54 103 12 October 2012 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Jamaica 2–1 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [46]
55 104 16 October 2012 Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City, United States  United States 1–0 1–3 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [47]
56 107 7 September 2014 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States  Belize 1–0 2–1 2014 Copa Centroamericana [48]
57 109 13 September 2014 Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Costa Rica 1–0 1–2 2014 Copa Centroamericana [48]
58 118 9 July 2015 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States  Trinidad and Tobago 1–3 1–3 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup [49]
59 122 8 September 2015 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Antigua and Barbuda 2–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [50]
60 127 25 March 2016 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  United States 2–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [51]
61 129 28 May 2016 StubHub Center, Carson, United States  Armenia 1–0 1–7 Friendly [52]
62 132 2 September 2016 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [53]
63 2–2
64 133 6 September 2016 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2–1 9–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [54]
65 3–1
66 4–2
67 6–2
68 7–2

Hat-tricks

Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Goals Result Competition Ref.
1 18 February 2003 Rommel Fernández Stadium, Panama City, Panama  Nicaragua 3 – (34', 45', 67') 5–0 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup [19]
2 8 July 2005 Home Depot Center, Carson, United States  Jamaica 3 – (11' pen, 45+3', 87') 3–4 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup [30]
3 14 June 2008 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Saint Lucia 4 – (36', 40', 58', 93') 6–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [35]
4 6 September 2016 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 – (20', 28', 37', 58', 60') 9–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [54]

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