Alan Ruiz

For the Mexican footballer, see Alan Ruiz (footballer, born 2001).

Alan Nahuel Ruiz (born 19 August 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora.

Alan Ruiz

Ruiz playing for Sporting CP in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Alan Nahuel Ruiz
Date of birth	(1993-08-19) 19 August 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Estrela da Amadora
Number	10
Youth career
2007–2011	Gimnasia LP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Gimnasia LP	27	(0)
2012–2016	San Lorenzo	37	(3)
2014	→ Grêmio (loan)	34	(4)
2015–2016	→ Colón (loan)	25	(8)
2016–2019	Sporting CP	28	(6)
2018–2019	→ Colón (loan)	20	(2)
2019	→ Aldosivi (loan)	7	(1)
2019–2020	Aldosivi	6	(1)
2020–2022	Arsenal de Sarandí	29	(3)
2022–2023	Arouca	40	(4)
2023–2024	Sport Recife	33	(5)
2024–	Estrela da Amadora	27	(1)
International career
2011–2013	Argentina U20	8	(1)
2011	Argentina U23	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 June 2025

International career

He was called in 2011 for the Argentina U-20 National Team, as part of the squad that played on the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Career statistics

As of match played 28 October 2023^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gimnasia LP	2010–11	Primera División	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	2011–12	Primera B Nacional	20	0	2	0	—		—		22	0
	Total		27	0	2	0	—		—		29	0
San Lorenzo	2012–13	Primera División	24	3	4	0	—		—		28	3
	2013–14	Primera División	10	0	0	0	1[b]	0	—		11	0
	2015	Primera División	3	0	1	0	2[c]	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		37	3	5	0	3	0	0	0	45	3
Grêmio (loan)	2014	Série A	23	4	1	0	5[c]	1	11[d]	0	40	5
Colón (loan)	2015	Primera División	16	1	0	0	—		—		16	1
	2016	Primera División	9	7	0	0	—		—		9	7
	Total		25	8	0	0	—		—		25	8
Sporting CP	2016–17	Primeira Liga	23	6	2	0	0	0	1[e]	1	26	7
	2017–18	Primeira Liga	5	0	1	0	1[f]	0	1[e]	0	8	0
	Total		28	6	3	0	1	0	2	1	34	7
Colón (loan)	2017–18	Primera División	14	2	2	0	2[b]	0	—		18	2
	2018–19	Primera División	6	0	0	0	4[b]	0	—		10	0
	Total		20	2	2	0	6	0	—		28	2
Aldosivi (loan)	2018–19	Primera División	7	1	1	0	—		4[g]	0	12	1
Aldosivi	2019–20	Primera División	6	1	1	0	—		1[g]	0	8	1
	Total		13	2	2	0	—		5	0	20	2
Arsenal de Sarandí	2020–21	Primera División	29	3	1	0	6[b]	0	—		36	3
Arouca	2021–22	Primeira Liga	9	1	0	0	—		0	0	9	1
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	31	3	3	0	—		6[e]	1	40	4
	Total		40	4	3	0	—		6	1	49	5
Sport Recife	2023	Série B	17	2	0	0	—		0	0	17	2
Career total			259	34	19	0	21	1	24	2	323	37

1. Includes Copa Argentina, Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
4. Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho
5. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
6. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
7. Appearance(s) in Copa de la Superliga

Honours

San Lorenzo

• Argentine Primera División: 2013 Torneo Inicial

Sport Recife

• Campeonato Pernambucano: 2024

Personal

He is the younger brother of Federico Ruiz.