Salva Ruiz

Salvador 'Salva' Ruiz Rodríguez (born 17 May 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña as a left back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Salva Ruiz
Ruiz playing for Spain U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Salvador Ruiz Rodríguez
Date of birth (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995
Place of birth Albal, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Deportivo La Coruña
Number 21
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Valencia B 99 (2)
2012–2017 Valencia 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Tenerife (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2016 → Granada (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2019 Mallorca 20 (0)
2019 Valencia 0 (0)
2019 → Mallorca (loan) 6 (0)
2019– Deportivo La Coruña 27 (0)
National team
2011 Spain U16 6 (0)
2010–2011 Spain U17 5 (0)
2012–2014 Spain U19 5 (0)
2012 Spain U20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 October 2020

Club career

Born in Albal, Valencian Community, Ruiz was a product of Valencia CF's youth system. He made his senior debut with the reserves when he was only 16, playing 19 Segunda División B games in 2011–12 and scoring one goal, in the 2–0 home win against CE Manacor.[1] He appeared in his first official match with the first team on 28 November 2012, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 home win over UE Llagostera for the season's Copa del Rey.[2]

Ruiz was loaned out to CD Tenerife for the 2013–14 campaign.[3][4] He made his first appearance in Segunda División on 25 August, starting and being replaced in a 0–0 home draw against Hércules CF.[5]

On 13 July 2015, after a further two full seasons with Valencia B, Ruiz was loaned to Granada CF in a season-long deal.[6] He made his debut in La Liga on 24 August, starting and being sent off in the 56th minute of an eventual 1–3 home loss to SD Eibar.[7]

After being diagnosed with aplastic anemia, Ruiz was inactive for more than one year.[8] On 10 January 2018, he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with RCD Mallorca.[9]

On 7 February 2019, Valencia activated their buy-back clause on Ruiz's contract. The player agreed a deal until June 2023, remaining on loan at Mallorca until the end of the campaign.[10] On 2 September, however, he joined Deportivo de La Coruña of the second division for three years.[11]

Club statistics
As of 5 January 2014[12][13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valencia 2012–13 00100010
Tenerife (loan) 2013–14 5010–60
Valencia 2014–15 0000–00
Granada (loan) 2015–16 0000–00
Career totals 50200070

Honours

Spain U19

References
  1. El árbitro desquicia al Manacor con seis expulsiones (Referee distresses Manacor with six ejections); Marca, 22 April 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. Por algo se empieza (You have to start somewhere); Marca, 28 November 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. El Valencia y el Tenerife oficializan la cesión de Salva Ruiz (Valencia and Tenerife make Salva Ruiz loan official); Super Deporte, 9 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. Salva Ruiz es el octavo fichaje (Salva Ruiz is signing number eight); Marca, 9 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. El Tenerife consigue un empate que sabe a poco (Tenerife manage draw that leaves bad taste in mouth); Vavel, 25 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. El Valencia cede al Granada a Salva Ruiz y Robert Ibañez (Valencia loan Salva Ruiz and Robert to Granada); Marca, 13 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. Granada 1–3 Eibar; ESPN FC, 24 August 2015
  8. Fin al calvario de dos años de Salva Ruiz (End to Salva Ruiz's two-year ordeal); Marca, 8 November 2017 (in Spanish)
  9. El Mallorca ficha a Salva Ruiz (Mallorca sign Salva Ruiz); Diario de Mallorca, 10 January 2018 (in Spanish)
  10. "Comunicado oficial | Salva Ruiz" [Official announcement | Salva Ruiz] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  11. "New 2019–2020 Dépor player! Salva Ruiz". Deportivo La Coruña. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  12. "Salva Ruiz". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  13. Salva Ruiz at ESPN FC
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