Luis Ruiz (footballer, born 1987)

Luis Carlos Ruiz
Personal information
Full name	Luis Carlos Ruiz Morales
Date of birth	8 January 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Santa Marta, Colombia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[citation needed]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Millonarios
Number	27
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007	Barranquilla
2008–2014	Junior
2014	Shanghai Shenhua
2014–2017	Atlético Nacional
2016	→ Sport Recife (loan)
2018–2019	Junior
2021-2022	Cortuluá
2022-	Millonarios
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:42, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Luis Carlos Ruiz Morales (born 8 January 1987) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Categoría Primera A club Millonarios.

Career

Ruiz was the joint top goal scorer during the 2013 Torneo Finalización with Dayro Moreno, both scoring 16 goals.

In December 2013, Ruiz claimed he had signed a Four-year contract with Neftchi Baku in the Azerbaijani Premier League, though this claim was denied by Neftchi.^[1]^[2] On 4 January 2014, Ruiz announced that he wouldn't be joining Neftchi after all and that the statement posted had been the result of hackers hacking his Twitter account.^[3]^[4]

In February 2014, Ruiz joined Shanghai Greenland Shenhua in the Chinese Super League. The transfer fee was about €3 million,^[5] and he linked up with fellow Colombian Giovanni Moreno. In June 2014, Ruiz returned to Colombia, signing for Atlético Nacional.

Career statistics

As of 19 January 2015^[6]^[7]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2007	Barranquilla	Categoría Primera B	32	18	0	0	—		32	18
2008	Junior	Categoría Primera A	12	0	5	0	—		17	0
2009			37	3	0	0	—		37	3
2010			30	1	6	0	—		36	1
2011			31	3	8	0	1	0	40	3
2012			38	8	4	0	6	1	48	9
2013			37	18	5	1	—		42	19
2014			6	1	0	0	—		6	1
2014	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Chinese Super League	9	1	0	0	—		9	1
2014	Atlético Nacional	Categoría Primera A	12	2	3	3	11	3	26	8
2015			9	3	1	0	8	4	18	7
2016			18	5	2	1	6	1	26	7
Total	Colombia		262	62	34	5	32	9	338	76
Total	China		9	1	0	0	—		9	1
Career total			271	63	34	5	32	9	338	76

Honours

Club

Atlético Nacional

Categoría Primera A (3): 2014–I, 2015–II, 2017–I
Superliga Colombiana (1): 2016
Copa Libertadores (1): 2016
Recopa Sudamericana (1): 2017

Junior

Categoría Primera A (4): 2010–I, 2011–II, 2018–II, 2019–I
Superliga Colombiana (1): 2019

Millonarios

Categoría Primera A (1): 2023–I
Copa Colombia (1): 2022

Notes

References

^ "Новичок Нефтчи объявил о своем переходе (ФОТО)". azerisport.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
^ ""Görünür, Azərbaycanda "Neftçi"dən başqa klub tanımadığından, "Neftçi"yə gələcəyini düşünür"" (in Azerbaijani). korner.az. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
^ ".... will not go to Neftchi". Twitter. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
^ "Luis Karlos Ruis Neftçi barədə açıqlamalarını təkzib etdi" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
^ "Luis Carlos Ruiz se va al fútbol de China". Futbolred.com (in Spanish).
^ "Luis Carlos Ruiz Morales". fichajes.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
^ "L. RUIZ". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2014.

External links

Luis Ruiz on Twitter

[1] "Новичок Нефтчи объявил о своем переходе (ФОТО)". azerisport.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

[2] ""Görünür, Azərbaycanda "Neftçi"dən başqa klub tanımadığından, "Neftçi"yə gələcəyini düşünür"" (in Azerbaijani). korner.az. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.

[3] ".... will not go to Neftchi". Twitter. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

[4] "Luis Karlos Ruis Neftçi barədə açıqlamalarını təkzib etdi" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

[5] "Luis Carlos Ruiz se va al fútbol de China". Futbolred.com (in Spanish).

[6] "Luis Carlos Ruiz Morales". fichajes.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

[7] "L. RUIZ". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2014.

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