Rubén Cruz Gil (born 13 October 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Cruz Gil | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Utrera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Betis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Betis C | ||
| 2005–2010 | Betis B | 98 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Unión Estepona | 26 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Melilla | 24 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Écija | 29 | (9) |
| 2013–2016 | Albacete | 108 | (43) |
| 2016–2018 | Cádiz | 33 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Cartagena | 57 | (17) |
| 2019–2020 | Recreativo Huelva | 19 | (2) |
| 2020–2023 | Utrera | 81 | (29) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023 | |||
Club career
editCruz was born in Utrera, Seville, Andalusia. A Real Betis' youth graduate, he made senior debuts with the C-team, and later spent several seasons with the reserves in Tercera División and Segunda División B.
In the 2010 summer Cruz moved to neighbouring Unión Estepona CF. He continued to appear in the third level in the following years, representing UD Melilla, Écija Balompié[1] and Albacete Balompié.[2] With the latter he achieved promotion to Segunda División, scoring a career-best 26 goals in 39 matches.
On 24 August 2014 Cruz played his first match as a professional, replacing Chumbi and scoring his side's last of a 2–3 home loss against AD Alcorcón.[3] He finished the campaign as the club's top goalscorer, with ten goals in 37 appearances.
On 5 August 2016, after Alba's relegation, Cruz signed a one-year contract with Cádiz CF still in the second division.[4] On 15 January 2018, he moved to FC Cartagena in the third level.[5]
References
edit- ^ Último fichaje Rubén Cruz (Rubén Cruz, last signing); Écija's official website, 31 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Alba ficha a Rubén Cruz (Alba signs Rubén Cruz) Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine; El Digital de Albacete, 12 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Los errores defensivos estropea el regreso del Alba (Defensive errors ruins Alba's return); Marca, 24 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Rubén Cruz se suma al proyecto cadista (Rubén Cruz joins the cadista project); Cádiz CF, 5 August 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Rubén Cruz abandona el Cádiz y se marcha al Cartagena" [Rubén Cruz leaves Cádiz and joins Cartagena] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 January 2018.
External links
edit- Rubén Cruz at BDFutbol
- Beticopedia profile (in Spanish)
- Rubén Cruz at Soccerway