Daniel Ruiz (footballer, born 2001)

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Daniel Ruiz
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Ruiz in 2023
Personal information
Full name Daniel Felipe Ruiz Rivera
Date of birth (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Millonarios
Youth career
2011–2015 Dinhos
2016–2017 Deportivo Cali
2018 Fortaleza CEIF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Fortaleza CEIF 19 (1)
2021Millonarios (loan) 44 (4)
2022– Millonarios 48 (7)
2023Santos (loan) 12 (0)
International career
2021 Colombia U20 1 (0)
2023– Colombia 2 (0)
2023 Colombia U23 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:39, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023

Daniel Felipe Ruiz Rivera (born 30 July 2001) is a Colombian footballer who plays as winger for Millonarios and the Colombia national team.

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Club career

Fortaleza CEIF

Born in Bogotá, Ruiz began his career with a local side named CD Dinhos, before joining Deportivo Cali's youth setup in 2016. After two years playing for the latter, he left and moved to Fortaleza CEIF. [1]

Ruiz made his senior debut with Fortaleza on 7 October 2018, playing the last four minutes in a 1–1 Categoría Primera B away draw against Deportes Quindío; it was his only appearance of the season. He subsequently started to feature more regularly for the side, becoming a starter in the later stages of the 2020 season and scoring his first goal on 14 November of that year, in a 1–1 draw at Llaneros. [2]

Millonarios

On 30 December 2020, Ruiz moved to Categoría Primera A side Millonarios on a one-year loan deal, with a buyout clause. [3] He made his club – and top tier – debut on 16 January 2021, replacing Emerson Rodríguez in a 1–0 home win over Envigado. [4]

Ruiz scored his first goal in the main category on 20 June 2021, netting the opener in a 2–1 home loss against Deportes Tolima. On 12 September, he scored a brace in a 4–3 win at Atlético Bucaramanga. [5]

In January 2022, Millonarios bought Ruiz outright, for a rumoured fee of US$ 350,000; Fortaleza also kept 20% over a future sale. [6]

Loan to Santos

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Ruiz training with Santos in 2023

On 7 February 2023, Ruiz moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a loan deal with Brazilian club Santos until the end of the year. [7] He made his debut with the club nine days later, replacing Sandry in a 1–1 Campeonato Paulista away draw against Santo André. [8]

After featuring rarely, Ruiz was separated from the first team squad by new head coach Paulo Turra on 4 July 2023. [9] On 4 August, his loan was terminated. [10]

International career

After representing Colombia at under-20 level in a friendly in 2021, Ruiz received his first call-up for the full side on 18 January 2023, for a friendly against the United States. [11] [12] He made his full international debut ten days later, replacing Dylan Borrero in the 0–0 draw at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 June 2023 [14]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalState LeagueOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fortaleza CEIF 2018 Categoría Primera B 100010
2019 6040100
2020 12140161
Total19180271
Millonarios 2021 Categoría Primera A 44410454
2022 487722 [lower-alpha 1] 0579
Total9211822010213
Santos (loan) 2023 Série A 90304 [lower-alpha 2] 03 [lower-alpha 3] 0190
Career total1201219260300014814
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista

International

As of 16 December 2023 [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Colombia 202320
Total20

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