Abel Ruiz

Abel Ruiz Ortega (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈβel ˈrwiθ]; born 28 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Braga and the Spain national team.

Abel Ruiz
Ruiz with Spain U19 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Abel Ruiz Ortega
Date of birth (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000
Place of birth Almussafes, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Braga
Number 9
Youth career
2008–2012 Valencia
2012–2017 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Barcelona B 68 (9)
2019–2020 Barcelona 1 (0)
2020 → Braga (loan) 6 (1)
2020– Braga 113 (16)
International career
2015–2017 Spain U17 38 (25)
2017–2018 Spain U18 4 (7)
2017–2019 Spain U19 18 (7)
2019–2023 Spain U21 27 (13)
2021– Spain 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2023 Georgia–Romania
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner2019 Armenia
Mediterranean Games
Winner2018 Spain
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Runner-up2017 India
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2017 Croatia
Runner-up2016 Azerbaijan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:25, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 July 2023

Formed at Barcelona, where he made one first-team appearance, he moved to Braga in January 2020, where he won the Taça de Portugal in 2021.

Ruiz set the record for caps and goals for Spain's under-17 team, winning the European Championship in 2017 and finishing runners-up in 2016 and at the 2017 World Cup. He made his senior international debut in 2021.

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