Rubén Duarte

Rubén Duarte Sánchez (born 18 October 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo Alavés. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Duarte and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Rubén Duarte
Personal information
Full name Rubén Duarte Sánchez
Date of birth (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995
Place of birth Almería, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Alavés
Number 3
Youth career
Los Molinos
2008–2009 Poli Ejido
2009–2012 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Espanyol B 72 (1)
2015–2017 Espanyol 36 (0)
2017– Alavés 49 (0)
National team
2011 Spain U16 4 (1)
2012 Spain U17 2 (1)
2013 Spain U18 2 (0)
2013–2014 Spain U19 10 (0)
2015–2016 Spain U21 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:57, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Almería, Andalusia, Duarte joined RCD Espanyol's youth system in 2009, aged 13,[1] after spells at Los Molinos CF and Polideportivo Ejido. In 2012, he was linked to Manchester City,[2] and made his senior debuts with the reserves in Segunda División B.

On 7 January 2015, Duarte made his first-team debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against Valencia CF for the season's Copa del Rey.[3] His maiden La Liga appearance occurred on 8 February, against the same opponent and with the same scoreline, but at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat.[4]

Duarte renewed his contract with the Catalans on 11 June 2015, signing until 2019 and being definitely promoted to the main squad.[5] On 29 May 2017, after falling down the pecking order, he agreed to a three-year deal at fellow league club Deportivo Alavés.[6]

International career

After playing for Spain at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels, Duarte was first called to the full side on 26 May 2015 for a friendly with Costa Rica and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Belarus.[7]

References
  1. "Rubén Duarte, infantil del Poli Ejido, ficha por el RCD Espanyol" [Rubén Duarte, infantil from Poli Ejido, signs for RCD Espanyol] (in Spanish). Join Futbol. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. "Ruben Duarte (RCD Espanyol), en la órbita del Manchester City" [Ruben Duarte (RCD Espanyol), Manchester City's target] (in Spanish). Join Futbol. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. "El Valencia aprovecha la inercia" [Valencia take advantage of inertia]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  4. "A Champions por la izquierda" [Taking the left lane to the Champions]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 February 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. "Duarte, renovado hasta 2019" [Duarte, renewed until 2019] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  6. "El Alavés incorpora a Rubén Duarte, el primer fichaje de la temporada" [Alavés add Rubén Duarte, the first signing of the season] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  7. "Rubén Duarte, convocado por Del Bosque" [Rubén Duarte, called up by Del Bosque]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
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