Bryan Ruiz
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Bryan Ruiz González commonly known as Bryan Ruiz is a Costa Rica
n footballer who plays for Fulham
in the Premier League. He is an attacking all-rounder, with good ball control, heading and passing.
and Froylan Ledezma
, where he built a reputation as a goalscorer and a play maker. In Alajuelense, Bryan was nicknamed "la comadreja" (the weasel), for his ball-control ability. He was on the team when it won regional titles such as the UNCAF Cup and the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
from Deportivo Saprissa and Roy Myrie from Liga Deportiva Alajuelense.
He scored his first hat trick playing for the Gent on December 8, 2007 against Lokeren. In that season in the Belgian League, he was the captain and top scorer for the team.
announced that they had signed Ruiz for around five million Euro and agreed to receive a percentage of a subsequent transfer. Ruiz signed a 4-year deal with the Eredivisie side.
Ruiz made his debut for the new club by scoring the second goal of the match, with an assist
from another newcomer, Miroslav Stoch
. Ruiz's goal against Sporting on 12 December 2009 marked the 10th consecutive match in which he had scored. On March 27, 2010, Ruiz made one of the quickest hat tricks ever against Sparta Rotterdam
, with goals in the 46th, 49th and 50th minutes.
On May 2, 2010, FC Twente were crowned champions of Eredivisie for the first time in their history, with a 2–0 win at NAC Breda; Ruiz scored the first goal of the match during the 23rd minute of play. Ruiz finished the season as top scorer for Twente with 24 goals in Eredivisie
play.
As of August 2011, Ruiz is currently being watched by Arsenal
and Tottenham Hotspur
. On 18 August 2011 Ruiz claimed that Fulham
was in talks with him. Ruiz stated to a local source "Fulham is a serious option for me. "That is also a Premier League side and it is a fantastic league. "Fulham already contacted my agent. If Fulham does become serious, we will definitely talk."
on 23 October 2011.
on several occasions, most notably the 2010 FIFA World Cup
qualifiers. He played in the CONCACAF Gold Cup and in the qualifiers for World Cup 2006. However, at the World Cup itself, he was not part of the team.
In the qualifier for World Cup 2010, Ruiz was a member of the starting team and he scored six goals, which tied him with Álvaro Saborío as top scorers. Costa Rica was defeated in the play-off against Uruguay and thus didn't qualify for the World Cup in South-Africa.
Alajuelense
Gent
Twente
Individual
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
n footballer who plays for Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
in the Premier League. He is an attacking all-rounder, with good ball control, heading and passing.
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense
He began his professional career at 18 playing for Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, in Costa Rica's top division. He formed a trio with 2 strikers, Rolando FonsecaRolando Fonseca
Rolando Fonseca Jiménez is a Costa Rican footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Comunicaciones of the Guatemalan National League...
and Froylan Ledezma
Froylán Ledezma
Froylán Ledezma Stevens is a Costa Rican international football forward who currently plays for Admira Wacker. His nickname is "El Cachorro" which means "The Puppy".-Club career:...
, where he built a reputation as a goalscorer and a play maker. In Alajuelense, Bryan was nicknamed "la comadreja" (the weasel), for his ball-control ability. He was on the team when it won regional titles such as the UNCAF Cup and the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
Gent
In the summer of 2006, Ruiz was signed by K.A.A. Gent in a 4-year deal along with Randall AzofeifaRandall Azofeifa
Randall Azofeifa Corrales is a Costa Rican football midfielder who played for K.A.A. Gent in the Jupiler League. In January 2011 he was transferred to the Turkish team Gençlerbirligi at a transfer price of 1,6 million Euros....
from Deportivo Saprissa and Roy Myrie from Liga Deportiva Alajuelense.
He scored his first hat trick playing for the Gent on December 8, 2007 against Lokeren. In that season in the Belgian League, he was the captain and top scorer for the team.
Twente
On July 15, 2009, the Dutch club FC TwenteFC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
announced that they had signed Ruiz for around five million Euro and agreed to receive a percentage of a subsequent transfer. Ruiz signed a 4-year deal with the Eredivisie side.
Ruiz made his debut for the new club by scoring the second goal of the match, with an assist
Assist
-Sports:Several sports have a statistic known as an "assist", generally relating to action by a player leading to a score by another player on their team:*Assist , a pass by a player that facilitates a basket by another...
from another newcomer, Miroslav Stoch
Miroslav Stoch
Miroslav Stoch is a Slovak international footballer who currently plays as an Winger for the Turkish football club Fenerbahçe in the Süper Lig.-Early life and career:...
. Ruiz's goal against Sporting on 12 December 2009 marked the 10th consecutive match in which he had scored. On March 27, 2010, Ruiz made one of the quickest hat tricks ever against Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
, with goals in the 46th, 49th and 50th minutes.
On May 2, 2010, FC Twente were crowned champions of Eredivisie for the first time in their history, with a 2–0 win at NAC Breda; Ruiz scored the first goal of the match during the 23rd minute of play. Ruiz finished the season as top scorer for Twente with 24 goals in Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
play.
As of August 2011, Ruiz is currently being watched by Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
and Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
. On 18 August 2011 Ruiz claimed that Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
was in talks with him. Ruiz stated to a local source "Fulham is a serious option for me. "That is also a Premier League side and it is a fantastic league. "Fulham already contacted my agent. If Fulham does become serious, we will definitely talk."
Fulham
On August 31, 2011, in the last hour of the Barclay's Premier League transfer window, Ruiz signed with Fulham for a reported £10.6 million. His debut was on Sunday, 11 September 2011 at home to Blackburn Rovers. He scored his first goal for Fulham in a 3–1 defeat against EvertonEverton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
on 23 October 2011.
International career
Ruiz has played for Costa Rica's under-20 teams and has also been capped for the full Costa Rican national sideCosta Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
on several occasions, most notably the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
qualifiers. He played in the CONCACAF Gold Cup and in the qualifiers for World Cup 2006. However, at the World Cup itself, he was not part of the team.
In the qualifier for World Cup 2010, Ruiz was a member of the starting team and he scored six goals, which tied him with Álvaro Saborío as top scorers. Costa Rica was defeated in the play-off against Uruguay and thus didn't qualify for the World Cup in South-Africa.
International goals
- Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 July 6, 2005 Gillette Stadium Gillette StadiumGillette Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, 21 miles southwest of downtown Boston and from downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It serves as the home stadium and administrative offices for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution...
, FoxboroFoxborough, Massachusetts-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,246 people, 6,141 households, and 4,396 families residing in the town. The population density was 809.1 people per square mile . There were 6,299 housing units at an average density of 313.7 per square mile...
, USA2–3 2–3 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005 CONCACAF Gold CupThe 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested in the United States in July 2005. The United States emerged victorious in the final against an upstart Panama team led by tournament...2 March 24, 2007 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José San José, Costa RicaSan José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...
, Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
4–0 4–0 Friendly 3 June 2, 2007 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José San José, Costa RicaSan José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...
, Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
2–0 2–0 Friendly 4 June 21, 2008 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José San José, Costa RicaSan José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...
, Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
2–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified...5 September 6, 2009 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José San José, Costa RicaSan José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...
, Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
7–0 7–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified...6 September 10, 2008 Stade Sylvio Cator Stade Sylvio CatorStade Sylvio Cator is a multi-purpose stadium in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is currently used mostly for association football matches, and is turfed with artificial turf. The stadium bears the name of Haitian Olympic medalist Sylvio Cator. With a capacity of 30,000, the structure is undergoing...
, Port-au-PrincePort-au-PrincePort-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
, HAIHAIHAI may stand for:*List of IOC country codes for Haiti*Hellenic Aerospace Industry*Helicopter Association International*Hospital-acquired infection*Human Awareness Institute, an organization offering workshops on intimate relationships and sexuality...
0 - 1 1–3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified...7 September 10, 2008 Stade Sylvio Cator Stade Sylvio CatorStade Sylvio Cator is a multi-purpose stadium in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is currently used mostly for association football matches, and is turfed with artificial turf. The stadium bears the name of Haitian Olympic medalist Sylvio Cator. With a capacity of 30,000, the structure is undergoing...
, Port-au-PrincePort-au-PrincePort-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
, HAIHAIHAI may stand for:*List of IOC country codes for Haiti*Hellenic Aerospace Industry*Helicopter Association International*Hospital-acquired infection*Human Awareness Institute, an organization offering workshops on intimate relationships and sexuality...
0 - 2 1–3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified...8 October 14, 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Robert F. Kennedy Memorial StadiumRobert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Washington, D.C., United States, and the current home of MLS's D.C. United....
, Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, USA0 -1 2 - 2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified...9 October 14, 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Robert F. Kennedy Memorial StadiumRobert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Washington, D.C., United States, and the current home of MLS's D.C. United....
, Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, USA0 -2 2 - 2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified...
Honors
Alajuelense
- CONCACAF Champions' CupCONCACAF Champions LeagueThe CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....
- Winner (1): 2004
- Copa Interclubes UNCAFCopa Interclubes UNCAFThe UNCAF Club Tournament was an annual international football competition held in the UNCAF region . The competition was open to the leading domestic club teams in the region. The winners of each national league qualified automatically. It also provided qualification places for the CONCACAF...
- Winner (1): 2005Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2005The 2005 Copa Interclubes UNCAF was the 23rd edition of the international club football competition held in the UNCAF region representing the seven nations of Central America. This was the seventh year of the current format using the name Copa Interclubes UNCAF. The tournament was also a qualifying...
- Winner (1): 2005
- Primera División de Costa RicaPrimera División de Costa RicaPrimera División de Costa Rica is a professional league for association football clubs in Costa Rica. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Segunda División...
- Winner (1): 2004–05
Gent
- Belgian CupBelgian CupThe Belgian Cup is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgian Football Association. The first cup was held in 1911-12. The most successful cup club is Club Brugge KV with 10 titles followed by RSC Anderlecht and R Standard de Liège...
- Runners-up: 2007-08
TwenteFC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
- EredivisieEredivisieThe Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
- KNVB CupKNVB CupThe KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
- Winner (1): 2010–112010–11 KNVB CupThe 2010–11 KNVB Cup was the 93rd season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The competition began on 18 August 2010 with the matches of Round 1 and end with the final on 8 May 2011...
- Winner (1): 2010–11
- Johan Cruijff Schaal
- Winner (2): 2010Johan Cruijff-schaal XVThe 2010 Johan Cruijff Schaal was held on July 31, 2010 at the Amsterdam ArenA. The match was between the Eredivisie 2009–10 champions FC Twente and KNVB Cup 2009–10 winners Ajax. FC Twente won the match 1–0 by a goal from de Jong.-Match details:...
, 2011Johan Cruijff-schaal XVIThe 2011 Johan Cruijff Schaal was held on July 30, 2011 at the Amsterdam ArenA. The match was between 2010–11 KNVB Cup winners FC Twente and the 2010-11 Eredivisie winners Ajax. FC Twente won 2-1 in the Amsterdam ArenA in front of 45,000 fans....
- Winner (2): 2010
Individual
- Player of the season at Gent: 2009
- Player of the season at FC TwenteFC TwenteFC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
: 2010