Bryan Ruiz
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Bryan Jafet Ruiz González | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Second striker Attacking Midfielder Winger |
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| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Alajuelense | 68 | (25) |
| 2006–2009 | Gent | 79 | (26) |
| 2009–2011 | Twente | 65 | (35) |
| 2011–2015 | Fulham | 97 | (12) |
| 2014 | → PSV (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2015– | Sporting CP | 58 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005– | Costa Rica | 95 | (22) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:08, 18 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:56, 4 February 2017 (UTC) |
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Bryan Jafet Ruiz González (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbɾajan ˈrwis]; born 18 August 1985) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Sporting CP. He is a left-footed attacking midfielder who can play as a second striker, and the captain of the Costa Rica national team.
He began his professional career at 18, making his debut for Liga Deportiva Alajuelense on 30 November 2003 against Municipal Pérez Zeledón, in Costa Rica's top division. He formed a trio with 2 strikers, Rolando Fonseca and Froylán Ledezma, where he built a reputation as a goalscorer and a play maker. He scored his first goal on 23 December 2003 against Ramonense, netting twice against Fernando Patterson. In Alajuelense, Bryan was nicknamed "la comadreja" (the weasel), for his facial profile. He was on the team when it won regional titles such as the UNCAF Cup and the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
In the summer of 2006, Ruiz was signed by Gent in a four-year deal along with Randall Azofeifa from Deportivo Saprissa and Roy Myrie from Liga Deportiva Alajuelense.
He scored his first hat trick playing for Gent on 8 December 2007 against Lokeren. In that season in the Belgian League, he was the captain and top scorer for the team.
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