Álvaro Ruvira Yáñez (born 23 March 2000) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in Pinoso,

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, Ruvira joined

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team in Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Primera Federación and plays its home games ...

's youth setup in 2010, aged ten, from hometown side Pinoso CF. Ruvira made his senior debut with the reserves on 9 September 2017, starting in a 3–2 Regional Preferente home win against Benferri CF. The following July, after four appearances, he signed for

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. They compete in La Liga, the top tier of the Football in Spain, Spanish football. The team has pla ...

and returned to the youth setup. Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Ruvira moved to

CF Fuenlabrada Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. is a football club based in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, the third tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded in 1975. It holds ...

and was assigned to the B-side in the regional leagues. He made his first-team debut on 8 August 2020, starting in a 1–2 away loss at

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in the

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, as several first-team players were out due to a

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outbreak in the squad.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruvira, Alvaro 2000 births Living people People from Vinalopó Mitjà Footballers from the Province of Alicante Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Segunda División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Hércules CF B players CF Fuenlabrada B players CF Fuenlabrada footballers 21st-century Spanish sportsmen