Ruben Aguilar

For the Mexican politician, see Rubén Aguilar Jiménez.

Ruben Aguilar (born 26 April 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lens.

Ruben Aguilar

Aguilar with Lens in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Ruben Aguilar
Date of birth	(1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth	Grenoble, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Lens
Number	2
Youth career
1999–2005	Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux SP
2005–2011	Grenoble
2011–2013	Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Saint-Étienne B	39	(1)
2013–2014	Grenoble	16	(0)
2014–2017	Auxerre	81	(0)
2015	Auxerre B	1	(0)
2017–2019	Montpellier	60	(1)
2019–2023	Monaco	100	(1)
2023–	Lens	41	(2)
International career
2020	France	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025

Early life

Ruben Aguilar^[3] was born on 26 April 1993 in Grenoble, Isère.^[1]

Club career

Aguilar playing for Auxerre in 2015

Aguilar joined Auxerre in 2014 from Grenoble. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 1 August 2014 against Le Havre in a 2–0 home win.^[4] In the 2016–17 season, he played 30 league matches for the club.^[5]

In May 2017, Aguilar signed with Montpellier.^[5] On 6 August 2019, he joined Monaco on a five-year deal.^[6]

International career

On 9 November 2020, Aguilar was called-up to the France national team for the first time, having previously never played for France at any level.^[7]

Personal life

Aguilar was born in Grenoble, Isère to a French mother and a Spanish father.^[1] He was once called to the Bolivia national team even though he has no Bolivian descent, due to a Football Manager database mismatch.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Saint-Étienne B	2011–12	CFA	15	1	–		–		–		15	1
	2012–13	CFA	24	0	–		–		–		24	0
	Total		39	1	–		–		–		39	1
Grenoble	2013–14	CFA	16	0	0	0	–		–		16	0
Auxerre	2014–15	Ligue 2	29	0	6	0	3	0	–		38	0
	2015–16	Ligue 2	22	0	0	0	0	0	–		22	0
	2016–17	Ligue 2	30	0	4	1	1	0	–		35	1
	Total		81	0	10	1	4	0	–		95	1
Auxerre B	2015–16	CFA	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
Montpellier	2017–18	Ligue 1	31	0	3	0	4	0	–		38	0
	2018–19	Ligue 1	29	1	1	0	0	0	–		30	1
	Total		60	1	4	0	4	0	–		68	1
Monaco	2019–20	Ligue 1	19	0	2	0	2	1	—		23	1
	2020–21	Ligue 1	33	1	5	1	—		—		38	2
	2021–22	Ligue 1	28	0	3	0	–		8[a]	0	39	0
	2022–23	Ligue 1	20	0	1	0	–		2[b]	0	23	0
	Total		100	1	11	1	2	1	10	0	123	3
Lens	2023–24	Ligue 1	25	1	1	0	—		2[c]	0	28	1
	2024–25	Ligue 1	16	1	0	0	—		0	0	16	1
	Total		41	2	1	0	—		2	0	44	2
Career total			338	5	26	2	10	1	12	0	386	8

1. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 11 November 2020^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2020	1	0
Total		1	0