Bryan Ruiz Gonzalez

Bryan Ruiz
Ruiz with Costa Rica at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Bryan Jafet Ruiz González
Date of birth (1985-08-18) 18 August 1985 (age 41)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Alajuelense 86 (24)
2006–2009 Gent 79 (26)
2009–2011 Twente 65 (35)
2011–2015 Fulham 97 (12)
2014 → PSV (loan) 14 (5)
2015–2018 Sporting CP 86 (12)
2018–2020 Santos 12 (0)
2020–2022 Alajuelense 63 (7)
Total 502 (121)
International career
2005–2022 Costa Rica 147 (29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bryan Jafet Ruiz González (es; born 18 August 1985) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer. A left-footed attacking midfielder, he also played as a second striker.

Life

At the age of twelve, Gonzalez started playing for Liga Deportiva Alajuelense minor leagues. He quickly became known as a skilled player. In 2003, at the age of 18, he began playing first division football. He would eventually become a professional soccer player with the same team.

Career

During his first tournament, Gonzalez played well. He soon became an important member of his team. He played in many important games, like “El Clásico” (The Classic), when Alajuela plays their biggest enemy, Saprissa. In his second year Gonzalez's team won the CONCACAF Champion's Cup.

Though Gonzalez had only been a professional soccer player for a short time, he was asked to represent his country by playing on the Costa Rica National Team. He played well and was celebrated by the public.

Suddenly, in 2006, Gonzalez was invited to play for a soccer team in Belgium. The team, K.A.A. Gent, wanted to sign him to a four-year deal. Gonzalez accepted. He became a popular player in Belgium by becoming the best scorer on his team. He also got a hat-trick.

His success gained Gonzalez a lot of attention and popularity. He was asked again to play with the Costa Rican national team. He returned to Costa Rica and played well for the national team. Afterward, he hoped to get signed by a good European team.

In 2009, Gonzalez played with FC Twente Enschede in Holland, where is team won the Cup. In 2010, he began playing for the UEFA Champions League Cup.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alajuelense 2003–04 Costa Rican Primera División 203——105—308
2004–05 3113————3113
2005–06 358——116—4614
2020–21 407——51—458
2021–22 422——2010452
2022–23 132——50—182
Total 18135——33121021547
Gent 2006–07 Belgian First Division 16320—10—193
2007–08 311173—10—3914
2008–09 321242—20—3814
Total 7926135—40—9631
Twente 2009–10 Eredivisie 342422—122—4828
2010–11 27931—90104010
2011–12 42——321185
Total 653553—244219643
Fulham 2011–12 Premier League 2722010——302
2012–13 2952010——325
2013–14 121—20——141
2014–15 Championship 2941021——325
Total 97125061——10813
PSV Eindhoven (loan) 2013–14 Eredivisie 145————145
Sporting CP 2015–16 Primeira Liga 348211183104613
2016–17 322202061—423
2017–18 202304060—332
Total 861271712041012123
Santos 2018 Série A 120——20—140
2019 0000——0000
Total 12000002000140
Career total 534125309132832041664157
  1. ↑ Six appearances and four goals in UNCAF Interclub Cup, four appearances and one goal in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  2. ↑ Seven appearances and six goals in UNCAF Interclub Cup, four appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  3. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in CONCACAF League, one appearance in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in CONCACAF League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa de Costa Rica
  6. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  7. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  8. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  9. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  10. 1 2 Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  11. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  12. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  13. ↑ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  14. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Costa Rica 200571
200620
200762
200884
2009102
201060
201170
201230
2013113
2014125
2015133
2016102
2017131
2018102
201971
202000
2021132
202291
Total14729
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ruiz goal.
List of international goals scored by Bryan Ruiz
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
116 July 2005Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States Honduras2–32–32005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
224 March 2007Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica New Zealand3–04–0Friendly
32 June 2007Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica Chile2–02–0Friendly
421 June 2008Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica Grenada2–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
56 September 2008Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica Suriname7–07–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
610 September 2008Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Haiti1–03–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
72–1
814 October 2009Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, United States United States1–02–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
92–0
106 February 2013Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Panama2–22–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1118 June 2013Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Panama2–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1215 October 2013Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Mexico1–02–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
132 June 2014Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States Japan1–01–3Friendly
1420 June 2014Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil Italy1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup
1529 June 2014Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil Greece1–01–1 (5–3 pen.)2014 FIFA World Cup
1613 September 2014Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles United States Guatemala1–12–12014 Copa Centroamericana
1713 November 2014Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay2–13–3Friendly
1811 July 2015BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States El Salvador1–01–12015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
198 September 2015Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Uruguay1–01–0Friendly
2017 November 2015Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Panama1–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2129 March 2016Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Jamaica2–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
229 October 2016Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia Russia2–04–3Friendly
2313 June 2017Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Trinidad and Tobago2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2411 June 2018King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Belgium1–01–4Friendly
2511 October 2018Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico Mexico2–12–3Friendly
2629 June 2019NRG Stadium, Houston, United States Mexico1–11–1 (4–5 pen.)2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2720 July 2021Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States Jamaica1–01–02021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2810 October 2021Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica El Salvador1–12–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2927 January 2022Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Panama1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Alajuelense

Twente

Sporting CP

Costa Rica

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 24 June 2018. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Estadísticas" [Stats] (in Spanish). Bryan Ruiz. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Bryan Ruiz Gonzalez at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Bryan Ruiz Gonzalez in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Bryan Ruiz Gonzalez in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Bryan Ruiz Gonzalez in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Bryan Ruiz Gonzalez in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  9. 1 2 Bryan Ruiz at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. ↑ "Bryan Jafet Ruiz - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Araya, José (20 December 2020). "Bryan Ruiz, el hijo prodigo que retornó para ser campeón | Teletica". www.teletica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Bryan Ruiz and Alex Morgan Named 2016 CONCACAF Players of the Year". CONCACAF. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "Navas, Wambach named 2014 CONCACAF Players of the Year". concacaf.com. 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Javier Hernandez and Carli Lloyd Named 2015 CONCACAF Players of the Year". CONCACAF.com. 22 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "2017 CONCACAF Award Winners Announced". CONCACAF. 19 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "IFFHS MAN TEAM - CAF - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  17. ↑ "IFFHS". Archived from the original on 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2024-09-28.