Ricky Rubio

Ricard "Ricky" Rubio i Vives (born October 21, 1990) is a Spanish basketball player. He was born on 21 October 1990 in El Masnou, near Barcelona. He began playing in the Spanish ACB League on October 15, 2005, at age 14. He was the youngest player to ever play in the ACB.^[1][2] In 2009, he was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. He was the first person born in the 1990s to be drafted in the NBA.^[3]

Ricky Rubio

Rubio with the Timberwolves
No. 9 – Minnesota Timberwolves
Position	Point guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1990-10-21) October 21, 1990 (age 35) El Masnou, Barcelona, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career	2005–present
Career history
2005–2009	DKV Joventut Badalona (Spain)
2009–2011	FC Barcelona Bàsquet (Spain)
2011–present	Utah Jazz
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2012) NBA BBVA Rising Star (2012) FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship MVP (2006) 3× FIBA European Young Player of the Year (2007, 2008, 2009) Mr. Europa (2008) Euroleague Rising Star (2010)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Spain Olympic Games 2008 Beijing National Team FIBA European Championship 2011 Lithuania National Team 2009 Poland National Team

In 2011, after two further seasons in Spain with FC Barcelona Bàsquet, the basketball section of the famous FC Barcelona football (soccer) club, he joined the Timberwolves. But he has changed his team and now plays for the Phoenix Suns.