Enzo_Ruiz_(Uruguayan_footballer)

Enzo Ruiz (Uruguayan footballer)

Uruguayan footballer (born 1988)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Eizaga.

Enzo Daniel Ruiz Eizaga (born 31 August 1988) is an Uruguayan naturalized Chilean former footballer who played as a defender.

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Enzo Ruiz
Personal information

Full name	Enzo Daniel Ruiz Eizaga^[1]
Date of birth	(1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Mercedes, Uruguay
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
	Peñarol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Peñarol	4	(0)
2009–2010	Grasshopper II	18	(2)
2009–2011	Grasshopper	17	(0)
2011–2013	Bellinzona	24	(2)
2012	→ Luzern (loan)	2	(0)
2013–2015	Racing de Montevideo	12	(1)
2014–2016	Deportes Concepción	66	(3)
2016	Villa Española	14	(0)
2016–2017	San Marcos	22	(0)
2018–2020	Deportes La Serena	59	(14)
2020–2021	Rangers	13	(0)
2021	Lautaro de Buin	0	(0)
2021	Deportes Iquique	9	(1)
2022	Deportes Melipilla	13	(0)
Total		273	(23)
International career
2007	Uruguay U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Ruiz started his career playing with the Uruguayan giant C.A. Peñarol. He made his first team debut in the hands of Gregorio Pérez.

He was signed by the Swiss giant club Grasshopper in February 2009.^[2]

In July 2011, he signed a three-year contract with the Swiss Challenge League side AC Bellinzona.^[3]

In June 2012, it was announced that he was sent off on loan for one season to Swiss Super League side FC Luzern.^[4]

In August 2013, he returned to his country to play for Racing Club de Montevideo.

On 2021 season, he joined the club recently promoted to Primera B, Lautaro de Buin.^[5]

He retired at the end of the 2022 season as a player of Deportes Melipilla.^[6]

[1]
"FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
[2]
"Enzo Ruiz al Grasshopper" (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
[3]
"ENZO RUIZ. Seguirá en Suiza, firmó contrato por 3 años con Bellinzona, ubicado en zona de la frontera con Italia" (in Spanish). Todo Soriano. 23 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
[4]
"Official: Enzo Ruiz transferred to Luzern on a loan". soccerfame.com. 28 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
[5]
@LautaroDeBuin (February 17, 2021). "Para pelear en la Primera B se necesita de los mejores guerreros y en Lautaro sumamos a uno de los mejores futbolistas de la categoría de los últimos torneos" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2021 – via Twitter.
[6]
"26 JUGADORES SE BENEFICIAN CON FONDO DE RETIRO OTORGADO POR EL SIFUP". SIFUP (in Spanish). 7 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
[7]
"FIFA player statistics:Enzo RUIZ". FIFA. 2007. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012.

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