Rubén Cruz

Rubén Cruz Gil (born 13 October 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Recreativo de Huelva as a left winger.

Rubén Cruz
Personal information
Full name Rubén Cruz Gil
Date of birth (1985-10-13) 13 October 1985
Place of birth Utrera, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Recreativo Huelva
Number 19
Youth career
Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Betis C
2005–2010 Betis B 98 (4)
2010–2011 Unión Estepona 26 (8)
2011–2012 Melilla 24 (2)
2012–2013 Écija 29 (9)
2013–2016 Albacete 108 (43)
2016–2018 Cádiz 33 (0)
2018–2019 Cartagena 57 (17)
2019– Recreativo Huelva 11 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:14, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cruz and the second or maternal family name is Gil.

Club career

Cruz was born in Utrera, Seville, Andalusia. A Real Betis' youth graduate, he made senior debuts with the C-team, and later spent several seasons with the reserves in Tercera División and Segunda División B.

In the 2010 summer Cruz moved to neighbouring Unión Estepona CF. He continued to appear in the third level in the following years, representing UD Melilla, Écija Balompié[1] and Albacete Balompié.[2] With the latter he achieved promotion to Segunda División, scoring a career-best 26 goals in 39 matches.

On 24 August 2014 Cruz played his first match as a professional, replacing Chumbi and scoring his side's last of a 2–3 home loss against AD Alcorcón.[3] He finished the campaign as the club's top goalscorer, with ten goals in 37 appearances.

On 5 August 2016, after Alba's relegation, Cruz signed a one-year contract with Cádiz CF still in the second division.[4] On 15 January 2018, he moved to FC Cartagena in the third level.[5]

References
  1. Último fichaje Rubén Cruz (Rubén Cruz, last signing); Écija's official website, 31 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. El Alba ficha a Rubén Cruz (Alba signs Rubén Cruz) Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine; El Digital de Albacete, 12 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. Los errores defensivos estropea el regreso del Alba (Defensive errors ruins Alba's return); Marca, 24 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. Rubén Cruz se suma al proyecto cadista (Rubén Cruz joins the cadista project); Cádiz CF, 5 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  5. "Rubén Cruz abandona el Cádiz y se marcha al Cartagena" [Rubén Cruz leaves Cádiz and joins Cartagena] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 January 2018.
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