In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is González.
Bryan Ruiz
Ruiz with Costa Rica at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Bryan Jafet Ruiz González[1]
Date of birth
(1985-08-18) 18 August 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth
San José, Costa Rica
Height
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
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, correct as of 20:16, 15 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:15, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
Bryan Jafet Ruiz González (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈbɾaʝanˈrwis]; born 18 August 1985) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer. A left-footed attacking midfielder, he also played as a second striker.
Ruiz is the only Central American footballer to have played in the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, and the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores.[3]
^"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.
^"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.
^"Top 5: Los mejores costarricenses en la historia de Champions League". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 27 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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