Luis Ruiz (footballer, born 1987)

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

Luis Carlos Ruiz Morales (born 8 January 1987) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Categoría Primera A club Millonarios.

Luis Carlos Ruiz

Personal information
Full name	Luis Carlos Ruiz Morales
Date of birth	(1987-01-08) 8 January 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Santa Marta, Colombia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[citation needed]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Millonarios
Number	27
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	Barranquilla	32	(18)
2008–2014	Junior	191	(34)
2014	Shanghai Shenhua	9	(1)
2014–2017	Atlético Nacional	64	(17)
2016	→ Sport Recife (loan)	12	(1)
2018–2019	Junior	20	(4)
2021-2022	Cortuluá	32	(13)
2022-	Millonarios	12	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:42, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Career

Ruiz was the joint top goal scorer during the 2013 Torneo Finalización with Dayro Moreno, both scoring 16 goals.

In December 2013, Ruiz claimed he had signed a Four-year contract with Neftchi Baku in the Azerbaijani Premier League, though this claim was denied by Neftchi.^[1][2] On 4 January 2014, Ruiz announced that he wouldn't be joining Neftchi after all and that the statement posted had been the result of hackers hacking his Twitter account.^[3][4]

In February 2014, Ruiz joined Shanghai Greenland Shenhua in the Chinese Super League. The transfer fee was about €3 million,^[5] and he linked up with fellow Colombian Giovanni Moreno. In June 2014, Ruiz returned to Colombia, signing for Atlético Nacional.

Career statistics

As of 19 January 2015^[6][7]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2007	Barranquilla	Categoría Primera B	32	18	0	0	—		32	18
2008	Junior	Categoría Primera A	12	0	5	0	—		17	0
2009			37	3	0	0	—		37	3
2010			30	1	6	0	—		36	1
2011			31	3	8	0	1	0	40	3
2012			38	8	4	0	6	1	48	9
2013			37	18	5	1	—		42	19
2014			6	1	0	0	—		6	1
2014	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	Chinese Super League	9	1	0	0	—		9	1
2014	Atlético Nacional	Categoría Primera A	12	2	3	3	11	3	26	8
2015			9	3	1	0	8	4	18	7
2016			18	5	2	1	6	1	26	7
Total	Colombia		262	62	34	5	32	9	338	76
	China		9	1	0	0	—		9	1
Career total			271	63	34	5	32	9	338	76

Honours

Club

Atlético Nacional

• Categoría Primera A (3): 2014–I, 2015–II, 2017–I
• Superliga Colombiana (1): 2016
• Copa Libertadores (1): 2016
• Recopa Sudamericana (1): 2017

Junior

• Categoría Primera A (4): 2010–I, 2011–II, 2018–II, 2019–I
• Superliga Colombiana (1): 2019

Millonarios

• Categoría Primera A (1): 2023–I
• Copa Colombia (1): 2022

Notes