Luis Ruiz (footballer, born 1987)
Colombian footballer
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Luis Carlos Ruiz Morales (born 8 January 1987) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Carlos Ruiz Morales | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Marta, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[citation needed] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2023 | Millonarios | 34 | (6) |
| Total | 379 | (93) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
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.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barranquilla | 2007 | Categoría Primera B | 32 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 18 | |
| Junior | 2008 | 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 | |||
| Total | 191 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 226 | 36 | ||
| Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 2014 | Chinese Super League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| Atlético Nacional | 2014 | Categoría Primera A | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 8 |
| 2015 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 10 | ||
| 2016 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 5 | ||
| 2017 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
| Total | 64 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 8 | 105 | 30 | ||
| Sport Recife (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Junior | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 39 | 8 | ||
| Cortuluá | 2021 | Categoría Primera B | 14 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Categoría Primera A | 18 | 11 | — | — | 18 | 11 | |||
| Total | 32 | 13 | — | — | 32 | 13 | ||||
| Millonarios | 2022 | Categoría Primera A | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 29 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 34 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 379 | 93 | 45 | 8 | 54 | 12 | 478 | 114 | ||
Honours
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
