Christian Rutjens

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Christian Rutjens
Personal information
Full name Christian Rutjens Oliva
Date of birth (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Marbella, Spain [1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Lincoln Red Imps
Number 3
Youth career
–2015 Alcobendas
2015–2016 Rayo Vallecano
2016–2018 Benevento
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Benevento 1 (0)
2018 → Recanatese (loan) 16 (0)
2019 Cesena 14 (1)
2019–2020 Recanatese 14 (2)
2020–2021 Torres 25 (0)
2021–2023 Floriana 31 (2)
2023 Foggia 11 (1)
2023 Chindia Târgoviște 1 (0)
2024 Ħamrun Spartans 10 (0)
2024–2025 Europa 17 (1)
2025– Lincoln Red Imps 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:00, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

Christian Rutjens Oliva (born 5 January 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Gibraltarian club Lincoln Red Imps.

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Career

In 2016, Rutjens signed for Italian Serie A side Benevento, where he made one league appearance. [2] On 20 May 2018, he debuted for Benevento in a 1–0 loss to Chievo. [2] Before the second half of 2018–19, Rutjens signed for Cesena in the Italian fourth division. [3] In 2021, he signed for Maltese club Floriana. [4]

On 6 January 2023, Rutjens returned to Italy and signed with Foggia until the end of the season, with an option to renew. [5]

On 24 October 2025, Rutjens helped Lincoln Red Imps win their first UEFA Conference League game, scoring a header in the 87th minute against Lech Poznań, making it 2–1 for his team. [6]

Honours

Floriana

References

  1. 1 2 Christian Rutjens at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 Christian Rutjens at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ "Rutjens: "Come i nostri tifosi, metteremo passione ed impegno in ogni partita"". cesenamio.it.
  4. ↑ "Floriana set to sign Spanish defender Rutjens". timesofmalta.com.
  5. ↑ "RUTJENS È ROSSONERO" (in Italian). Foggia. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Stephen Ignacio (23 October 2025). "Lincoln Red Imps grab first three points in League Phase against Polish side Lech Poznan" . Retrieved 24 October 2025.
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