Óscar Ruiz (footballer)

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

Óscar Ramón Ruiz Roa (born 14 May 1991) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Novorizontino.

Óscar Ruiz

Ruiz with Libertad in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Óscar Ramón Ruiz Roa
Date of birth	(1991-05-14) 14 May 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Novorizontino
Number	22
Youth career
2005–2010	Libertad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Libertad	5	(0)
2011	General Caballero ZC	19	(1)
2012	Guarani	6	(0)
2012	Rubio Ñu	10	(1)
2013–2015	Deportivo Capiatá	70	(13)
2015–2016	Libertad	10	(0)
2015	→ Sportivo Luqueño (loan)	25	(3)
2016	→ Deportivo Capiatá (loan)	39	(13)
2017–2021	Cerro Porteño	148	(36)
2021–2022	Bahia	25	(1)
2022	→ Juventude (loan)	24	(5)
2023–2024	Tacuary	54	(8)
2024–	Novorizontino	13	(1)
International career‡
2007	Paraguay U17	11	(2)
2011	Paraguay U20	10	(2)
2014–	Paraguay	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2015

Club career

Ruiz played in different clubs of Paraguay starting with Libertad, General Caballero ZC, Guarani, Rubio Ñu and Deportivo Capiatá.

On 31 March 2021, Ruiz moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a three-year deal with the Bahia.^[1]

International career

Ruiz's first call up was for a friendly match against Peru in November 2014.^[2]

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 23 October 2024^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Libertad	2011	Paraguayan Primera División	5	0	—		—		0	0	—		5	0
General Caballero ZC	2011	Paraguayan Primera División	19	1	—		—		—		—		19	1
Guaraní	2012	Paraguayan Primera División	6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
Rubio Ñu	2012	Paraguayan Primera División	10	1	—		—		—		—		10	1
Deportivo Capiatá	2013	Paraguayan Primera División	38	9	—		—		—		—		38	9
	2014	Paraguayan Primera División	32	4	—		—		6[b]	1	—		38	5
	Total		70	13	—		—		6	1	—		76	14
Libertad	2015	Paraguayan Primera División	10	0	—		—		3[c]	0	—		13	0
Sportivo Luqueño (loan)	2015	Paraguayan Primera División	17	2	—		—		8[b]	1	—		25	3
Deportivo Capiatá (loan)	2016	Paraguayan Primera División	39	13	—		—		—		—		39	13
Cerro Porteño	2017	Paraguayan Primera División	38	10	—		—		5[b]	1	—		43	11
	2018	Paraguayan Primera División	26	5	—		0	0	4[c]	0	—		30	5
	2019	Paraguayan Primera División	29	10	—		0	0	8[c]	1	—		37	11
	2020	Paraguayan Primera División	26	7	—		—		4[c]	1	—		30	8
	2021	Paraguayan Primera División	6	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		6	0
	Total		125	32	—		0	0	21	3	—		146	35
Bahia	2021	Série A	19	0	0	0	3	0	6[b]	0	5[d]	1	33	1
	2022	Série B	0	0	1[e]	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	Total		19	0	1	0	3	0	6	0	5	1	34	1
Juventude (loan)	2022	Série A	24	5	0	0	2	1	—		—		26	6
Tacuary	2023	Paraguayan Primera División	37	6	—		0	0	5[b]	2	—		42	8
	2024	Paraguayan Primera División	17	2	—		0	0	—		—		17	2
	Total		54	8	—		0	0	5	2	—		59	10
Novorizontino	2024	Série B	4	0	0	0	—		—		—		4	0
Career total			402	75	1	0	5	1	49	7	5	1	462	84

1. Includes Copa Paraguay, Copa do Brasil
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
4. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
5. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Baiano

International

As of match played 18 November 2014^[4]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Paraguay	2014	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Cerro Porteño

• Paraguayan Primera División: 2017 Clausura, 2020 Apertura

Bahia

• Copa do Nordeste: 2021