Adrián Ripa

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

Adrián Ripa Cruz (born 12 August 1985) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Adrián Ripa

Ripa with Numancia in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Adrián Ripa Cruz
Date of birth	(1985-08-12) 12 August 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth	Épila, Spain
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
	SMD Épila
1995–2004	Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Zaragoza B	69	(14)
2007–2008	→ Huesca (loan)	33	(2)
2008–2009	Huesca	31	(0)
2009–2010	Orihuela	18	(0)
2010–2011	Elche	42	(0)
2011–2019	Numancia	138	(0)
2020–2022	Tarazona	25	(0)
Total		356	(16)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played 211 matches in Segunda División over 11 seasons (no goals), with Huesca, Elche and Numancia.

Club career

Born in Épila, Province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Ripa started his career with Real Zaragoza's reserves.^[2] He scored 11 Tercera División goals in the 2006–07 season, but they could not achieve promotion in the playoffs in spite of finishing the regular season in first position.

In 2007, Ripa signed with Segunda División B club SD Huesca on loan. He won promotion in his first year,^[3] then made his professional debut in Segunda División on 7 September 2008 by coming on as a late substitute in the 1–1 away draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.^[4]

Ripa started the 2009–10 campaign back in the third level, with Orihuela CF. During the winter transfer window, however, he returned to the division above after Elche CF paid his €30.000 buyout clause.^[5] He played 25 matches in 2010–11, helping his team to the fourth position in the standings and the subsequent playoffs.^[6]

On 20 June 2011, Ripa signed a two-year deal at CD Numancia as a free agent.^[7] He made 11 second-tier appearances in his first season, as understudy to Nano.^[8]

Ripa left the Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos in June 2019, as the 34-year-old's contract expired.^[9][10] He then returned to his native region, joining amateurs SD Tarazona.^[11][12]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 May 2021^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zaragoza B	2004–05	Segunda División B	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	2005–06		24	3	—		—		—		24	3
	2006–07	Tercera División	31	11	—		—		—		31	11
	Total		69	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	69	14
Huesca	2007–08	Segunda División B	33	2	2	0	—		4[a]	0	39	2
	2008–09	Segunda División	31	0	0	0	—		—		31	0
	Total		64	2	2	0	0	0	4	0	70	2
Orihuela	2009–10	Segunda División B	18	0	—		—		—		18	0
Elche	2009–10	Segunda División	17	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
	2010–11		25	0	2	0	—		1[b]	0	28	0
	Total		42	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	45	0
Numancia	2011–12	Segunda División	11	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
	2012–13		16	0	1	0	—		—		17	0
	2013–14		31	0	1	0	—		—		32	0
	2014–15		26	0	0	0	—		—		26	0
	2015–16		7	0	1	0	—		—		8	0
	2016–17		19	0	1	0	—		—		20	0
	2017–18		20	0	2	0	—		1[b]	0	23	0
	2018–19		8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	Total		138	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	146	0
Tarazona	2019–20	Tercera División	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2020–21	Segunda División B	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Career totals			344	16	11	0	0	0	6	0	361	16

1. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
2. Appearance in La Liga play-offs