Ricard Artero

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

Ricard Artero Ruiz (born 5 February 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Girona FC B.

Ricard Artero

Personal information
Full name	Ricard Artero Ruiz
Date of birth	(2003-02-05) 5 February 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Girona B
Number	24
Youth career
	Atlètic Bisbalenc
	Girona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Girona B	35	(2)
2021–	Girona	18	(0)
International career‡
2022	Spain U19	3	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 March 2022

Career

Born in La Bisbal d'Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Artero represented Atlètic Bisbalenc and Girona FC as a youth. In July 2021, after finishing his formation, he signed a professional contract until 2026.

Artero made his senior debut with Girona's reserves on 5 September 2021, starting in a 2–1 Tercera División RFEF away win against CE L'Hospitalet.^[1] He made his first-team debut on 4 November, coming on as a second-half substitute for Nahuel Bustos in a 3–1 home success over AD Alcorcón in the Segunda División.^[2][3]

Artero made his La Liga debut on 17 February 2023, replacing Borja García late into a 6–2 home routing of UD Almería.^[4] In May, he underwent surgery due to an ankle injury,^[5] and spent the 2023–24 season recovering, only managing to feature in one match with the B's during the entire campaign.

Career statistics

As of match played 23 May 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Girona B	2021–22	Tercera Federación	35	2	—		—		—		35	2
Girona	2021–22	Segunda División	11	0	4	1	—		1[a]	0	16	1
	2022–23	La Liga	7	0	1	0	—		—		8	0
	2023–24	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2024–25	La Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2025–26	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		18	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	24	1
Career total			53	2	5	1	0	0	1	0	59	3

1. Appearance in La Liga play-offs