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(s)	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.