Arkaitz Ruiz

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Arkaitz Ruiz
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Personal information
Full name Arkaitz Ruiz de Miguel
Date of birth (1989-07-18) 18 July 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth Navarre, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Osasuna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Basconia 30 (9)
2009–2010 Bilbao Athletic 25 (4)
2010–2011 Polideportivo Ejido 35 (2)
2011–2012 Sporting Mahonés 13 (2)
2012–2014 Burgos 84 (14)
2014–2015 Zamora 34 (11)
2015–2016 Tudelano 32 (3)
2016–2017 Somozas 37 (8)
2017–2018 Dreams 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2018

Arkaitz Ruiz de Miguel (born 18 July 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre forward.

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Club career

Born in Navarre, Ruiz graduated from the youth academy of CA Osasuna. He made his senior debut with CD Basconia in 2008–09] season and in the following year, he was promoted to Bilbao Athletic, which competed in the Segunda División B. On 22 July 2011, he signed for CF Sporting Mahones after a season with Polideportivo Ejido. [1]

In December 2011, Ruiz was transferred to Burgos CF in the same division, but at the end of the season, the club was relegated to the Tercera División. He continued his career with the club in Tercera, scoring the winning goal in the promotion play-offs. On 17 July 2013, his contract was renewed, keeping him with the club for another season. [2]

After three seasons with Burgos CF, Ruiz joined Zamora CF on 14 July 2014. [3] In the following two seasons, he went on to represent CD Tudelano and UD Somozas. [4]

In September 2017, Ruiz moved abroad and signed for Hong Kong club Dreams Sports Club, sharing team with fellow Spaniards Pablo Gallardo, José Pedrosa Galán, Nacho Martínez and Joaquin García. [5] On 31 August, he made his debut, scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Tai Po. [6]

Career statistics

As of match played on 29 April 2018
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Basconia 2008–09 [7] Tercera División 299299
2009–10 [7] Tercera División1010
Total309309
Bilbao Athletic 2009–10 [8] Segunda División B 254254
Poli Ejido 2010–11 [8] Segunda División B35230382
Sporting Mahonés 2011–12 [8] Segunda División B13200132
Burgos 2011–12 [8] Segunda División B16300163
2012–13 [9] Tercera División346002 [lower-alpha 1] 1367
2013–14 [8] Segunda División B34530375
Total841430218915
Zamora 2014–15 [8] Segunda División B3411123513
Tudelano 2015–16 [8] Segunda División B32322345
Somozas 2016–17 [8] Segunda División B37800378
Dreams 2017–18 [10] HK Premier League 13220152
Career total303551142131660
  1. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

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