Pirulo

José Antonio Ruiz Lopéz (born 17 April 1992), commonly known as Pirulo, is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for ŁKS Łódź.

Pirulo
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Ruiz Lopéz
Date of birth (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992
Place of birth Los Barrios, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 ŁKS Łódź
Number 20
Youth career
2006–2007 Los Barrios
2007–2009 Cádiz
2009–2011 Espanyol Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Espanyol B 33 (8)
2012–2013 Málaga B 27 (3)
2013–2014 Hospitalet 30 (6)
2014–2015 Espanyol B 30 (3)
2015–2016 Sabadell 25 (2)
2016 Senica 17 (4)
2017 Cherno More Varna 15 (1)
2017–2018 Los Barrios 26 (11)
2018–2019 Linense 30 (8)
2019– ŁKS Łódź 29 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 July 2020

Club career

Spain

Born in Los Barrios, Cádiz, Andalusia, Pirulo joined Espanyol's youth setup in January 2009, after refusing to train with his previous club, Cádiz.[2][3] He made his senior debut for the former's reserves in 2011, in Tercera División.

On 8 July 2012 Pirulo signed for another reserve team, Atlético Malagueño also in the fourth tier.[4] The following year he moved to Segunda División B club L'Hospitalet,[5] scoring six goals in 30 appearances as his side missed out promotion in the play-offs.

On 30 June 2014 Pirulo returned to the Pericos and its B-team, now in the third division.[6] On 14 July 2015, he joined fellow league team Sabadell.[7]

Senica

In July 2016, Pirulo signed a contract with Fortuna Liga club Senica, after impressing on a trial basis.[8] He made his professional debut on 16 July, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Slovan Bratislava.[9]

Cherno More

On 6 February 2017, Pirulo joined Bulgarian club Cherno More.[10] He made his debut against CSKA Sofia in a 0–2 home defeat on 19 February.[11] On 19 March 2017, Pirulo scored his first and only goal in a 3–1 away win over Neftochimic Burgas.[12] On 29 May 2017, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[13]

References
  1. "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2016/2017" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  2. "El club exige a Pirulo que normalice su situación" [The club demands Pirulo to normalize his situation] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. "Pirulo, el periquito barreño" [Pirulo, the barreño parakeet] (in Spanish). Europa Sur. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  4. "El barreño Pirulo, al Atlético Malagueño" [The barreño Pirulo, to Atlético Malagueño] (in Spanish). Diario de Jerez. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  5. "Pirulo (Atlético Malagueño), nou jugador de l'Hospi" [Pirulo (Atlético Malagueño), new player of Hospi] (in Catalan). El Blog de l'Hospi. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  6. "Importantes refuerzos para el Espanyol B" [Important additions for Espanyol B] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  7. "Marc de Val y Pirulo presentados como arlequinados" [Marc de Val and Pirulo presented as arquelinados] (in Spanish). CE Sabadell FC. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  8. "Predstavujeme Josého Pirula" [Introducing José Pirulo] (in Slovak). FK Senica. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  9. "FK Senica – ŠK Slovan Bratislava 0:1 (0:0)" (in Slovak). Futbalnet. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  10. "Испанецът Пируло подписа с Черно море" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 6 February 2017.
  11. "Cherno More vs. CSKA Sofia 0–2". soccerway.com. 19 February 2017.
  12. "Neftohimik vs. Cherno More 1–3". soccerway.com. 19 March 2017.
  13. "ПФК "Черно море" се раздели с 8 футболисти" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 29 May 2017.
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